Box Score    Anchorage, Alaska  --- 14^th-rated Minnesota State used three second-period goals to take control of the game in coming away with a 4-0 win over Alaska Anchorage  in Western Collegiate Hockey Association game played in Anchorage Saturday night.

The Mavericks capitalized on a five-on-three power play at 6:46 of the first period when sophomore forward Matt Leitner put a rebound off an Eriah Hayes’ shot past UAA netminder Chris Kamel for the first goal of the game.

MSU used three second-period goals to take control of the contest.  Sophomore defenseman Zach Palmquist scored with a shot along the ice at the seven-minute mark and was followed at 10:30 when senior blueliner Evan Mosey’s bullet from the point beat Kamal.  It became a 4-0 Maverick lead at 17:51 when Palmquist got his second of the nite (and fifth of the season with MSU on the power play.

Neither team dented the twine in the third period as the Mavericks closed out the win.

Freshman netminder Stephon Williams was credited with 18 stops in registering his fourth shut-out of the year and MSU is now 12-3-1 mark in its last 16 games.

Now 15-8-3 overall on the season and 9-8-1 WCHA, Minnesota State outshot the Seawolves by a 28-18 margin in the game.  The Mavericks converted on two-of-four power play chances while UAA went zero-for-six.

Minnesota State returns to the lower 48 for a pair of league games vs. #1-rated Minnesota next weekend with the Mavericks and the Gophers playing in Minneapolis Friday and Mankato Saturday.

Head coach Mike Hastings commented following the win.