Mankato, Minn. --- Minnesota State scored the first two goals of the game and then held on for a 3-2 win over visiting Michigan Tech in a WCHA game Saturday in Mankato.
Combined with last night's 5-2 win over the Huskies, the Mavericks earned their first sweep over a conference opponent since beating Minnesota twice last January.
The Mavericks got even-strength goals Saturday from senior forwards Kael Mouillierat and Zach Harrison three minutes apart early in the first period with Mouillierat's goal coming at 1:22 and Harrison's at 4:45 in jumping out to a 2-0 first-period lead.
The two teams battled through a scoreless second period before combining for three goals in the third period. Mouillierat got his second of the game with what proved to be the game-winner coming at 3:16. Tech's Anthony Schooley beat MSU sophomore Austin Lee at 16:26 and then at 19:47, with its goaltender sitting on the bench for an extra attacker, Tech's Drew Dobson put the puck past Lee low on the right side to make it a one-goal game.
The Mavericks, who owned a 30-24 advantage in shots on goal, were scoreless in four power play chances. The Huskies finished with a zero-for-four ledger with the man advantage.
MSU, which stands 6-7-1 overall and is 4-7-1 in WCHA action, plays a home-and-home series with the University of Minnesota next Friday and Saturday in it's next action. Michigan Tech falls to 3-9-0 overall and is 2-8-0 in league games.
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