http://www.statenews.com Marquette — Scoring first has become vital for the MSU hockey team. On numerous occasions, MSU head coach Rick Comley has said that when his team nets the first goal, they play much better. On Friday night, the Spartans were able to record the first goal of the game, but only 15 seconds later Northern Michigan answered to tie the game and never gave up the lead again en route to a dominating 5-3 victory over MSU at Berry Events Center. en-us Gryphon 2.2.3b-tsn (woodward)/Foundry5 webmaster@statenews.com