Mankato, Minn. ---  Bemidji State got on the board first and never trailed in picking up a 4-1 win at 16^th-ranked in Central Collegiate Hockey Association action in Mankato, Minn., Friday night.
 
The Beavers led after the first 20 minutes of action on a goal that was scored at 19:01 when Jakub Lewandowski converted on a chance after a turnover in the Minnesota State defensive zone.
 
The Mavericks knotted the score at 4:54 of the second on a goal from Ondrej Pavel. Pavel took a cross-ice pass from defenseman Steven Bellini and ripped a shot from the left dot past Mattias Sholl for his third goal of the year. The Beavers responded on a shot from the left circle by Jere Vaisanen that leaked through Alex Tracy at the 10:40 mark and after two periods of action, BSU held a 2-1 lead.
 
The Beavers took a 3-1 lead on a power play goal by Jackson Jutting at 2:57 of the third and then closed out the scoring in the game when Adam Flammang tallied an empty-netter at 18:20.
 
Minnesota State outshot the Beavers 32-16 in the contest and freshman netminder Alex Tracy, who finished with 12 saves in the game, now owns a 6-3-0 record on the season.
 
The last time the Mavericks, who lost twice to Ferris State Dec. 2-3, have been swept at home two times in a row was during the 2006-07 season.  (5-4 and 8-5 losses to North Dakota Oct. 27-28, 2006 and 4-3 ot loss and 3-2 loss to Bemidji State Nov. 3-4, 2006).
 
Next action for Minnesota State (10-9-1 overall, 7-6-1 CCHA) is Jan. 6 and 7 when the Mavericks play a two-game league set at Northern Michigan.
 
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