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Mavericks Head North to Bemidji to Continue WCHA Action

1/6/2010 10:33:44 AM

Mankato, Minn.--- The Mavericks, now 4-10-4 on the year and 2-8-4-2 in Western Conference Hockey Association  play, will travel to Bemidji, Minn. to face the Beavers of Bemidji State in WCHA action this weekend. The puck drops at 7:07 p.m. on Friday and 3:07 p.m. Saturday.

About Bemidji State: The Beavers of Bemidji State are 6-11-3 and 5-6-3 in the WCHA. In their last action, the Beavers traveled to Duluth, Minn. to take on The University of Minnesota, Duluth. Bemidji State earned a 0-1-1 record in Duluth by losing 4-1 in Firday’s contest and finishing in a 2-2 tie on Saturday. The Bemidji State Beavers are led by junior forward Erin Cody (10-8--18), junior forward Erin Johnson (9-5--14) and junior forward Annie Bauerfeld (3-9--12). In net for the Beavers will likely be sophomore Zuzana Tomcikova who owns a 6-8-2 record, holds a 2.24 goals against average and a .933  save percentage.

MSU/BSU History: The Mavericks are 20-16-8 all-time against the Beavers. Earlier this season the Mavericks played host to the Beavers of Bemidji State and finished the weekend 0-1-1.

Easton Holiday Showcase Notes: The Mavericks opened 2010 by participating in St. Cloud State’s Easton Holiday Showcase with games against #1 Mercyhurst College and Providence College...The Mavericks started their weekend off facing the Mercyhurst Lakers on Saturday and after a early 2-0 lead, the Lakers pulled away to a 8-2 win...The Mavericks took an early 1-0 lead in the first peroid on their first power play chance. Junior forward Lisa Edman (Ornskoldsvik, Sweden) tallied her fifth goal of the season, third on the power play...Assists came from senior forward Ashley Young (South Saint Paul, Minn) and senior blueliner Holly Snyder (Kenosha, Wis.)...Midway through the first period the Mavericks continued to attack the net capitalizing on their second power play chance with a sophomore forward Emmi Leinonen (Valkeakeski, Finland) goal. The goal marked Leinonen’s eighth goal of the season and assists came from senior forward Christina Lee (Maple Plain, Minn.) and sophomore center Moira O’Connor (Chicago, Ill.)...Maverick goaltender Paige Thunder (Cloquet, Minn.) finished the first period with 11 saves and helped the squad kill off three penalties. The Mavericks outshot the Lakers 12 to 11 in the first and finished the period 2-2 with an extra skater...The Lakers of Mercyhurst cut the Mavericks lead to one 5:08 into the second period on a junior forward Vicki Bendus goal, assisted by junior forward Jesse Scanzano and sophomore forward Jess Jones...Not long after the Lakers tied the game on a even strength goal from Bendus. The two-on-one breakaway goal was assisted by Jones and junior defenseman Melissa Lacroix...The Lakers finished the second period with three more goals giving them a 5-2 lead over the Mavericks heading into the third...The Lakers out shot the Mavericks 20-6 in the second period; Thunder finished the period with 15 saves...The Lakers added three goals in the third period, making the final 8-2...Young’s assist increased her team-high points to 14, five goals and nine assists...The Lakers out shot the Mavericks 39 to 23...The Mavericks ended the contest 2-9 on the power play while the Lakers finished 2-7...Thunder finished the contest with 31 saves...Minnesota State wrapped up St. Cloud State’s Easton Holiday Showcase with a non-conference loss to the Providence Friars, 2-0...The Mavericks and Friars played a scoreless first period of hockey with MSU out shooting Providence, 11-1...Maverick goaltender Alli Altmann (Eagan, Minn.) shutdown the Friar attack in the first with 10 saves...Early in the second period the first penalty of the game was called putting Providence on the power play; junior defenseman Amy Udvig (New Brighton, Minn.) was called for a body check...The Friars quickly took advantage of the extra-skater when junior forward Alyse Ruff scored off of a rebound to put PC up 1-0...Assists on the goal came from junior forward Jean O’Neill and rookie forward Jessica Cohen...The Mavericks out shot the Friars in the second period, 10-7...Midway through the third period PC netted their second goal of the contest...It was Ruff again tallying her second goal of the game on assists from senior forward Arianna Rigano and junior blueliner Leigh Riley...The Mavericks and the Friars each finished the non-conference battle with 31 shots...Altmann earned 29 saves in the game.

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