Box Score ST. CLOUD, Minn. --- Minnesota State scored first and was within one at the second intermission, but three St. Cloud State goals in the first and third periods ultimately propelled the Huskies to a 6-2 victory in Western Collegiate Hockey Association action Friday evening at the Brooks Center.
 
MSU slips to 5-10-0 overall and 2-9-0 in the WCHA, while SCSU improves to 3-11-3 on the season and 2-7-2-1 in league play.
 
The Mavericks opened the scoring in a four-goal first period, but it was St. Cloud State who entered the first intermission with a 3-1 lead. Junior Kathleen Rogan (Vancouver, B.C.) split the Husky blue line and beat SCSU junior Julie Friend between the pads at 3:55 for her eighth goal of the season. Less than a minute later, senior Molli Mott used a strong second effort on the power-play to stuff the equalizer by the right pad of MSU senior Danielle Butters (London, Ont.).  Then, a pair of Husky juniors each notched their first goal of the season as Kalli Funk scored on a wrist shot from the slot at 14:52 and Amanda Arbogast handcuffed Butters with a chance above the left shoulder at 17:47.
 
Minnesota State trimmed the deficit to one early in the second period on senior Tracy McCann's (Lakewood, Ohio) fifth marker of the year. McCann slipped a back-hand chance between the post and Friend's pads, before it deflected off a Husky defender and across the goal line at 1:01 cutting the SCSU lead to 3-2.
 
St. Cloud State fired back early in the third period netting a trio of goals in the frame's first eight minutes. With a Maverick penalty about to expire, senior Michelle Burke fired a shot from the point that Mott redirected by Butters on the blocker side at 4:06. Junior Amy Olson joined the act at 5:41 by redirecting freshman Kelsey Saelens' chance just beneath the crossbar, before junior Abby Ness slipped the Huskies' third power-play goal of the night inside the left post at 7:36 extending SCSU a four-goal lead and completing the 6-2 final.
 
Butters finished with a game-high 39 saves for the Mavericks who were outshot 45-27 on the night and were unable to convert on three power-play opportunities. Friend recorded 25 saves for the Huskies who ended three-of-seven on the man advantage.
 
Seniors Lauren Barnes (Burnsville, Minn.) and Kelsie Scott (Souris, Man.) each picked up assists for Minnesota State in the defeat.
 
The two in-state rivals will conclude the series tomorrow at 3:07 p.m. back inside the Brooks Center.