On Tap: Minnesota State (9-18-1 overall, 5-14-1 WCHA) continues Western Collegiate Hockey Association action with a two-game home league series with Michigan Tech (12-12-2 overall, 9-7-2 WCHA) visiting this weekend. Face-off at MSU’s Verizon Wireless Center (4,832) is slated for 7:37 p.m. Friday and 7:07 p.m. Saturday.

About the MSU-MTU Series: MSU split a road series at Tech back in November (1-0 loss and 6-3 win) to stand 24-15-4 in the all-time series between the two schools. The first game between the Mavericks and the Huskies dates back to the 1996-97 season.

Most Recently: Now 9-18-1 overall and 5-14-1 WCHA after splitting a two-game WCHA series at Bemidji State (2-1 loss, 5-2 win), MSU has gone 4-3-0 in its last seven games and has earned splits in the last four consecutive weekends (loss Friday, win Saturday vs. St. Lawrence, Wisconsin, Nebraska-Omaha and Bemidji State).

About Michigan Tech: The Huskies enter the series with the Mavericks standing 12-12-2 overall, 9-7-2 WCHA on the year. Tech, which has gone 3-1-1 in its last five contests, earned a 4-4 tie and a 5-0 win at #1-rated Minnesota Duluth last weekend in its most-recent action.

MTU is led offensively by a pair of senior forwards in Brett Olson (7-17--24) and Jordan Baker (8-14--22). Freshmen forwards David Johnstone (8-11--19) and Blake Pietila (8-11--19) round out the top four Husky scorers.

Senior Josh Robinson (11-9-2, 2.69, .912) has seen the bulk of action in goal for Tech with 23 starts in 26 games.

Former long-time Michigan assistant coach Mel Pearson, a 1981 Michigan Tech grad, is in his first season as head coach of the Huskies.

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