With the standings so tight Lakehead needed to get two points tonight to keep pace but had to settle for one losing 4-3 in OT to Laurier.
Laurier would get on the board first just before the midway point of the first period when Caleb Petrie would beat Christian Cicigoi top shelf to put the Golden Hawks up 1-0.
Lakehead would respond late in the period when Ben Badalamenti would snap a shot past Laurier's Paris O'Brien to send the teams into the intermission knotted up at 1.
Lakehead would break the deadlock 1:54 into the 2nd period when Trentyn Crane would get his first of the season finishing up a beautiful tic tac goal play tapping the puck into the open side of the net.
Laurier would keep up the pressure and tie the game up just past the midway point with Evan Benwell getting credit for the goal.
The Hawks would take the lead in the early stages of the 3rd period with Brenden Andersen wristing a shot past Ciciogoi on the powerplay.
Lakehead would respond just over 10 minutes later with another tic tac goal this time by Olivier Pouliot to send the game to OT.
In OT both teams would get chances but Laurier's Tyler Hunt would pick up a lose puck in front of Christian Cicigoi and snap it past hime to win the game for Laurier 4-3.
3 Stars of the game
1. Tyler Hunt Laurier
2.Josh Van Unen
3. Brenden Andersen
Lakehead and LAurier Conclude the 2 game set Saturday night at 7pm on OUA.TV