Last month, Wisconsin-Whitewater could not escape Ames with a win against the ISU hockey team. Last weekend, the Warhawks stole one away, earning a split with the cardinal and gold. The home team pulled out a 6-5 overtime victory Saturday night after being throttled 9-2 by the Cyclones Friday. In the first game of the series, Iowa State got on the board quickly with goals by Mark Krueger and Nat Little to lead 2-0 after the first frame. Nate Dahlen let the puck slide past him twice in the second, but the ‘Clones countered with scores by Glenn Detulleo and Jason McCollum, handing the visitors a 4-2 advantage at the second intermission. The third period was dominated by the Cyclones, outscoring their opponents 5-0 in the period. Detulleo, Rob Rose, Andrew Murdoch, Mike Gilbertson and Chris Leyen provided the scoring as the ISU squad cruised to victory. Saturday, the visitors got an early lead again from tallies by Detulleo and Jeremy Meyer. However, the Warhawks would fight harder than the night before in tying the game at two after the first. The second period was almost a photocopy of the first with ISU forwards Detulleo and Murdoch scoring early on, followed by three straight goals by Whitewater to give them the lead heading into the third. It looked as if the Warhawks would pull off the win in regulation, but Gilbertson had other plans, tying the contest with 2:05 left. The goal extended the game, but not for long as Whitewater placed the game-winner into the ‘Clone’s net only 40 seconds into the extra session. “They came out more physical on Saturday, which our team had to adjust to,” said ISU head coach Al Murdoch. “Usually, our team wins on Saturday nights, so this was a character-building game for the squad.” The team will continue their alternating schedule with a home series this weekend against Western Michigan. One issue the Cyclones will address is the man-advantage situations, which resulted in four of the Warhawks six goals Saturday. With the postseason coming up, Murdoch also stressed the diversity of the ISU scoring units. Only two of the four front lines were able to score Saturday compared with all four lighting the lamp the night before. “In the playoffs, there are lots of opponents that will shut you down if you’re limited to two lines,” Murdoch said. Iowa State will be back in action at home this weekend against Western Michigan University.