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North Dakota 4, St. Cloud 2

GRAND FORKS, N.D. - The St. Cloud State University men’s hockey team (3-4-2, 2-2-1 WCHA) lost a tough 4-2 decision against #2 ranked North Dakota (7-1-1, 5-1-1 WCHA) on Friday, Nov. 13 before a crowd of 11,792 at the Ralph Engelstad Area in Grand Forks, N.D.

UND a pair of goals in the first period by Darcy Zajac and Mario Lamoureux to gain a 2-0 lead in the contest.  UND pushed its lead to 3-0 in the second period with a goal by David Toews at 7:50, with assists from Carter Rowney and Evan Trupp.

The Huskies charged back into the fray at 11:09 of the second period with a goal by senior forward Ryan Lasch (Lake Forest, Calif.).  He was assisted on the play by junior forward Aaron Marvin (Warroad) and senior defender Garrett Raboin (Detroit Lakes).

The goal was Lasch’s third of the season and was his 62nd goal as a Husky.  For Marvin, the assist was his first point of the 2009-10 season and it was Raboin’s third assist of the season.

SCSU added a power play goal at 16:42 of the second period with a marker credited to junior forward Tony Mosey (Prior Lake).  This was Mosey’s team leading fourth goal of the season.  He was assisted on the play by sophomore forward Travis Novak (Lethbridge, Alberta) and Lasch.  The assist was Novak’s first of the 2009-10 season.

UND iced the contest at 5:13 of the third period with a power play goal by Toews.  Derrick LaPoint and Chris VandeVelde had assists on the play.

Wisconsin 5, Anchorage 1

MADISON, Wis. - Five unanswered goals led the Wisconsin Badgers over the Alaska Anchorage Seawolves, 5-1 in a Western Collegiate Hockey Association game at the Kohl Center on Friday night in front of 11,870 spectators.

The Seawolves (4-7-0, 2-5-0 WCHA) lone tally was posted by junior forward Craig Parkinson on the power play after he sent a backhander into the mesh at 6:54 of the third frame of play. Freshmen forwards Daniel Naslund and Mickey Spencer were credited with the assists on Parkinson third tally of the season.

Sparked by a Wisconsin (5-3-1, 3-3-1 WCHA) goal within just 14 seconds of the game, the Badgers gained the momentum early and carried it through most of the 60 minutes of play. Wisconsin added two more goals in the first period and one in the second and third for the final.

Michigan Tech 3, Minnesota-Duluth 2

Freshman Kevin Genoe made 48 saves on 50 shots to lead Michigan Tech to a 3-2 victory over No. 18 Minn.-Duluth in WCHA play Friday (Nov. 13). His 48 saves were the most by a Tech goalie since Josh Robinson made 49 saves in a 6-5 overtime win against Minnesota on March 6, 2009.

Denver, idle

Minnesota (3-4-1) vs. Bemidji State (7-0-1)
Date: Saturday-Sunday, Nov. 14-15
Time: 7:30 p.m. (Sat.) / 6 p.m. (Sun.)
Location:Mariucci Arena (10,000)
Series History: Minnesota leads 6-0-0
A Frozen Four squad from last season, Bemidji State brings the nation’s longest unbeaten streak and a No. 7 national ranking into Mariucci Arena this weekend for a two-game series with the Gophers. Minnesota is playing its first non-conference games of the season after opening the year with eight straight conference games.

Series History
Minnesota has won all six previous meetings with Bemidji State, outscoring the Beavers 35-9. The past five matchups have been played at Mariucci Arena with the most recent series being Feb. 6-7, 2004. The teams first met on Oct. 14, 2000 in Bemidji. Aside from a 2-1 win on Feb. 6, 2004, the Gophers have won each of the other five matchups by at least four goals.

About the Beavers
Bemidji State is one of two remaining undefeated teams in the country along with Cornell, which has played just three games. The Beavers are the nation’s top defensive team, having allowed just 10 goals in their eight games. Sophomore goaltender Dan Bakala has played seven games and has a 1.40 goals against average and .946 save percentage to rank fourth nationally in both categories.

The Beavers have posted sweeps of Air Force, Alabama Huntsville and Robert Morris while outscoring foes 30-10. They have a win and a tie against Northern Michigan and own a five-game winning streak, which is also the nation’s longest. Bemidji State reached last year’s Frozen Four and finished 20-16-1 overall. The Beavers beat Notre Dame and Cornell to win the Midwest Regional and lost to Miami in the national semifinals. They lost nine letterwinners and both goaltenders from last year’s team. Bemidji State was 8-13 at one point last year and is now 19-3-2 over its last 24 games. Junior forward Matt Read ranks fourth in the country in points per game with seven goals and seven assists for 14 points. Read was the top scorer on last year’s squad with 15 goals and 25 assists for 40 points. Sophomore defenseman Brad Hunt has a goal and nine assists for 10 points.

Powering Down
The Gophers have killed off 19 straight opponent power plays since Alaska Anchorage’s first period power play goal on Oct. 30. Minnesota had allowed seven power play goals in its opponents’ first 22 chances this season. The Gophers have been successful shorthanded during those chances as well with two shorthanded goals during the current streak.

Playing Short
Oddly, Minnesota has scored more shorthanded goals than power play goals this season. The Gophers lead the country with three shorthanded goals, but they are just 2-for-35 on the power play. Army and Quinnipiac have also scored three times shorthanded. Minnesota’s power play ranks 56th of 58 teams nationally.

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