Bowling Green, Ohio. --- Third-ranked Minnesota State won its sixth straight game and got goals from six different players in skating to a 6-3 victory at #15 Bowling Green in a Western Collegiate Hockey Association game played in Big Rapids, Mich., Friday.

Both teams were able to generate some offensive chances in the opening period and it was the visiting Mavericks who were able to cash in first.  Senior forward Charlie Gerard tallied his fifth power play goal of the season after taking a pass from Lucas Sowder and ripping a shot past Eric Dop at 4:46.  The Falcons evened the score four minutes later when freshman winger Adam Conquest found some space in the offensive zone and backhanding a shot underneath the pads of Dryden McKay for an even-strength marker at 9:36.

The Mavericks outscored the Falcons by a 4-1 margin in the second period to take a commanding 5-2 lead. Senior captain Marc Michaelis perfectly executed a give and goal with linemate Parker Tuomie on a two-on-one situation in picking up his team-leading 16th goal of the year at 5:17, but Conquest's second goal of the game a scant eight seconds later evened things up at 2-2.  Josh French's second goal of the season, which came at the 10:14 mark, made it a 3-2 Maverick lead. Sophomore forward Julian Napravnik's seventh goal or the year made it 4-2 and a backhanded marker from junior blue liner Riese Zmolek at 19:09 gave Minnesota State its first three-goal lead of the contest.

BGSU cut into the Maverick lead with Sam Cragg's deflection at the 11:03 mark, but an empty-net tally from senior captain Nick Rivera at 17:35 put the kibosh on any thought of a Falcon rally. Rivera's fourth goal of the season closed out the scoring in the game as Minnesota State claimed the 6-3 road victory.

Michaelis finished with a three-point night on a goal and two assists and freshman forward Lucas Sowder had the third three-point game of his career with three assists in the victory.

The Mavericks, who have won 16 of their last 18 games, converted on one of four power play chances while limiting the Falcons to a zero-for-five performance in power play opportunities in the game.

Sophomore netminder Dryden McKay was credited with 23 saves in the contest and now stands 20-2-1 on the season.

The Mavericks, now 21-3-1 overall and 15-2-0 WCHA, and the Falcons conclude the two-game series Saturday at Slater Family Ice Arena.

Head coach Mike Hastings commented following the game.