Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. ---   #1-ranked Minnesota State dropped a 1-0 decision at Lake Superior State Friday in Central Collegiate Hockey Association action in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.

The Mavericks, who had won five games in a row entering the game, but was missing several players due to illness, outshot the host Lakers by a 22-10 margin in the contest.

The host Lakers got the game's only goal in taking a 1-0 lead on a shorthanded breakaway marker from junior forward Louis Boudon, who beat Maverick freshman goaltender Keenan Rancier with a shot to the stickside at 9:20 of the opening period. Rancier made his college debut tonight with regular netminder Dryden McKay on the shelf due to illness.

The Mavericks outshot the Lakers by a 7-6 margin in the second period and the shots were 6-6 in the third, but neither team was able to score in the final 40 minutes.

The shutout by Lake Superior State netminder Ethan Langenegger is the first by an opposing goaltender against the Mavericks since Feb. 22, 2019 (Anton Martinsson of Alaska in Mankato) and the first by an opposing goaltender on the road against the Mavericks since Jan. 19, 2019 (Mareks Mitens of Lake Superior State).

Minnesota State, which stands 11-4-0 for 2021-22 (7-2-0 CCHA) and Lake Superior State (8-8-1, 4-5-0 CCHA) close out the two-game league series Saturday night with a 5:07 p.m. CST face-off scheduled.

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