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th-rated Minnesota State could not get untracked offensively in falling by a 4-0 margin to #12 St. Cloud State in nonconference men's hockey contest played in St. Cloud Friday.
The host Huskies took a 1-0 first period lead at 8:43 on an odd man rush opportunity. Maverick netminder
Cole Huggins was able to get his left pad on a shot from the left side by
Joey Benik, but
David Morley crashed the net for the rebound and found the back of the net for his second goal of the season. At the 19:43 mark, Maverick sophomore
Brad McClure took a penalty shot after a Husky player threw the puck while it was in the SCSU crease. McClure's shot was stopped by
Charlie Lindgren and SCSU entered the locker room owning a 1-0 edge after the first period of play.
A blast from the point from SCSU defenseman
Jimmy Schuldt beat Huggins high on the glove side at 10:55 and the Huskies owned a 2-0 lead after two periods of action
The Huskies scored twice in the third to close out the game.
Patrick Russell jammed one in from the side at 10:39 and
Kalle Kossila beat a screened Huggins with a shot from the wing at 14:32.
The Mavericks went zero-for- 1 in power play chances on the night, while SCSU was also zero-for-one with the man advantage in the game. St. Cloud State owned a 33-30 advantage in shots on goal in the game as Minnesota State junior netminder
Cole Huggins, who recorded 20 stops, saw his record for the season to 0-2-0.
Minnesota State, which stands 0-3-0 for the season closes out the two-game series with St. Cloud State Saturday night with a 7:07 face-off scheduled.
Head coach
Mike Hastings commented following the game.
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