Box Score ST. CLOUD, Minn. --- Minnesota State scored once in each period and sophomore Erin Krichiver collected 37 saves as the Mavericks claimed a 3-1 victory and series split with host St. Cloud State Saturday afternoon at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center.
 
The win elevates MSU to 6-10-0 overall and 3-9-0 in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association, while the Huskies fall to 3-12-3 on the season and 2-8-2-1 in conference competition.
 
Minnesota State claimed a 1-0 lead after 20 minutes of play in an up-and-down first period that saw 27 combined shots between the pair of rivals. At 6:44, senior Lauren Barnes (Burnsville, Minn.) ripped a slap shot through traffic and past sophomore Katie Fitzgerald on the right side for her third marker of the year. Seniors Kari Lundberg (Woodbury, Minn.) and Melissa Klippenstein (Neubergthal, Man.) were awarded assists on the play.
 
The Mavericks built a two-goal advantage in the second period using a strong even-strength effort to outshoot the Huskies 16-7 in the frame. Just 2:05 into the period, Barnes fed senior Nicole Germaine (Mississauga, Ont.) who hit junior Kathleen Rogan (Vancouver, B.C.) in the slot, then Rogan fired a wrist shot that glanced off Fitzgerald's glove before trickling across the goal line to make it, 2-0. Sophomore Erin Krichiver (Chicago,Ill.) - who made her first start this season - was in the zone from the opening faceoff and ensured MSU a two-goal cushion going into the second intermission when she stoned SCSU senior Molli Mott with the right pad on a breakaway chance with just over two minutes remaining in the stanza.
 
St. Cloud State cut the lead in half 4:32 into the third period on senior Audrey Hanmer's power-play goal from the blue line that deflected off the left post and by Krichiver. However, Minnesota State retaliated 37 seconds later when Lundberg beat Fitzgerald through the five-hole after a behind-the-net feed from Klippenstein. Sophomore Giulianna Pallotta (Beeton, Ont.) recorded her first point this year with a helper on the play as MSU walked away with a 3-1 victory.
 
Rogan's game-winning goal, her third this season, extends her point-scoring streak to five games in which she's produced 4-1--5. Additionally, Klippenstein's pair of assists tied her career-high.
 
Krichiver totaled a game-high 37 saves, one shy of her career-high, and earned her first win this season for MSU who was unable to convert on two power-play chances. Fitzgerald registered 30 saves for the Huskies who owned a 38-33 edge in shots. St. Cloud State finished one-of-five on the man advantage.
 
The Mavericks kick off a six-game home stand next weekend when they host North Dakota beginning Friday at 7:07 p.m. inside All Seasons Arena.