After a road sweep at Ferris State last weekend, Minnesota State is back in Mankato to host longtime rival Bemidji State Friday at 7:07 p.m. and Saturday at 6:07 p.m. at Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center. The Mavericks are 2-2-0 at home and 68-64-21 all-time against the Beavers in games dating back to 1974-75. Last season, Bemidji State swept Minnesota State 4-3 and 4-1 in Mankato on February 17-18.

Game Info

• Friday, Nov. 17/Saturday Nov. 18 | | 7:07 p.m. CST/6:07 p.m. CST
• Bemidji State (4-6-0, 3-3-0 CCHA) | Minnesota State (4-3-1, 2-0-0 CCHA) 
• Mayo Clinic HSEC (4,832) | Radio: KTOE AM 1420  | Live Stats: msumavericks.com | Stream: FloHockey
• Television: The Circle 7-3, Charter 193, Mediacom 140, Comcast 228, Midco 595, Spectrum 191 & 826 

Sweeping the Bulldogs

• Minnesota State won 6-2, then 3-2 in overtime against Ferris State to begin CCHA play.
• Sam Morton led the team with three goals, three assists and six points on the weekend, including both regulation goals Saturday night.
• Lucas Sowder also contributed with three assists Friday and another Saturday.
• Freshman Evan Murr highlighted the series when he scored with 6.3 seconds remaining in overtime.
• It was Murr's first career goal and the Stillwater, Minnesota native was named CCHA Rookie of the Week Monday.
• Both teams totaled 75 shots on goal. The Maverick penalty kill went 5-for-5 while the power play produced three goals in 10 opportunities.
• MSU also swept FSU on the road last season. 

Scouting the Beavers 

• Bemidji State split a home series against Michigan Tech last week. First, the Beavers fell 4-2 at Sanford Center after the Huskies scored a pair of first period goals and held on Friday night. Then BSU came back from a four goal deficit to win 6-4 Saturday. The Beavers scored three goals in the final 4:27 of the second period to spark the largest from behind victory in Bemidji State's Division I era. Kyle Looft finished with three points, including two goals and an assist for his second career three-point night.
• Looft, a fifth-year senior earned CCHA Defenseman of the Week for the second time in his career Monday afternoon, leading BSU with a team-high five points off three goals and two assists. He was also a plus-2 skater with a pair of blocked shots on the weekend.
• Looft (116 points at Mankato West High School) has a career-high 12 points with five goals this fall. He leads CCHA defensemen in both categories and is tied for fifth-most points by a defenseman in Division I.
• Goaltender Gavin Enright has started eight of nine games and holds a 3.16 goals against average and .876 save percentage with a 3-4-0 record.
• Lleyton Roed has seven goals in 10 games for the Beavers, which ranks fourth best in the CCHA. Roed's three game-winning-goals rank first in the conference.
• Tom Serratore is in his 23rd season as head coach at Bemidji State. He is a seven-time conference Coach of the Year and the second-winningest coach in Beaver Hockey history. Since taking over in 2001, Serratore's teams have achieved six regular-season conference championships, three CHA tournament titles, five NCAA Tournament appearances and one NCAA Frozen Four appearance (2009). He is a seven-time conference Coach of the Year.
• Last season, Bemidji State finished 14-17-5 overall, 12-11-3 in CCHA play. The Beavers fell to Northern Michigan in the CCHA quarterfinal round in Marquette 7-3 and 2-1 OT. 
• The Beavers play in the Sanford Center, located on the south shore of Lake Bemidji. The event center seats 4,373 for hockey and was opened on October 15, 2010.

Last Time They Met 

• Minnesota State and Bemidji State split on Feb. 17-18 in Bemidji. Friday night, the Mavericks scored two third period goals to win 4-1.
• Lucas Sowder posted one of the final period tallies.
• Saturday night, Kyle Looft scored in overtime on the power play to lift BSU to a 2-1 win.
• oth teams scored a first period marker, including Steven Bellini on the power play.

A Quick Check of the Polls

• Minnesota State has been Nationally ranked as high as No. 20 in the USCHO Division I Ice Hockey Poll and No. 19 in the USA Hockey/The Rink Live Rankings Poll.
• The Mavericks are receiving votes in the USCHO.com poll this week.
• University of Wisconsin was ranked No. 1 in the country in both polls this week, with North Dakota, Denver, Boston College and Providence rounding out the top-five.

On a Roll

• Sam Morton brings a four-game point streak (5-1--6) into this weekend after scoring three goals with two assists against Ferris State.
• Morton leads the Mavericks and ranks second in the CCHA in goals (seven) and 10th in the CCHA in points (10).
• His 29 shots on goal ranks 12th in the conference and .553 faceoff win percentage lands him fifth (He won 21 of 34 draws Saturday).
• Morton is responsible on both ends of the ice and holds a plus/minus of plus-7, good for fourth in the CCHA.

Steady Weekend for Tracy

• Alex Tracy earned the net both nights of MSU's sweep of Ferris State and was tested frequently, with 31 saves and two goals allowed Friday, followed by two goals allowed and 40 saves Saturday (career high).
• Tracy currently ranks third in the CCHA in both goals against average (2.68) and save percentage (.914).
• He is one of six netminders with at least eight starts so far.

MSU Team Summary

• Goals for: 24 (7th)
• Goals against: 22 (2nd)
• Shots: 250 (8th)
• Power Play Goals: 4 (T-6th)
• Power Play Percentage: .114 (7th)
• Penalties per Game: 4.00 (4th)
• Penalty Kill Percentage: .800 (3rd)
• Faceoff Win Percentage: .487 (6th)
• Blocked Shots per Game: 10.38 (8th)
• Home attendance: 4,514 (1st)

CCHA Matchups Friday

• Bowling Green at Lake Superior St. 7:07 p.m. ET
• Ferris State at Michigan Tech 7:07 p.m. ET
• Alaska at Northern Michigan 7:07 p.m. ET
• Bemidji State at Minnesota State 7:07 p.m. CT

CCHA Matchups Saturday

• Bowling Green at Lake Superior St. 6:07 p.m. ET
• Ferris State at Michigan Tech 6:07 p.m. ET
• Alaska at Northern Michigan 6:07 p.m. ET
• Bemidji State at Minnesota State 6:07 CT