NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Minnesota State saw 13 different players record a point and used a four-goal second period burst to erase a 1-0 deficit en route to a 7-2 victory over Boston University Sunday afternoon in the finale of the Smashville Classic.
Junior
MacKenzie Bourgerie's
goal at the 11:51 mark of the second - her first as a Maverick - and Minnesota State never looked back. Bourgerie's goal was assisted by junior
Jessica Boland, her fifth of the season.
Minnesota State then rattled off three goals in under three minutes to close out the second frame. Junior
Claire Vekich, senior
Jamie Nelson, and junior
Shelbi Guttormson found the back of the net giving the Mavericks a 4-1 lead heading into the second intermission.
Sophomore
Whitney Tuttle added her first career short-handed goal to open the third period taking the wind out of BU's sails. Nelson and senior
Jayden Seifert registered assists on Tuttle's sort-handed marker. The Mavericks wrapped up the win as freshman
Kamryn Van Batavia notched her second goal of the year while senior
Sydney Langseth collected her third goal on the weekend at the 13:22 mark of the final period to close out the Maverick scoring. Freshman
JuliAnna Gazdik and sophomore
Taylor Otremba registered assists on Langseth's third power play tally of the year.
Junior
Suzette Faucher picked up the win in the net for the Mavericks after a 19 save preformance improves her record to 2-6 on the season.
"We are really proud of the effort from our players this weekend," said acting head coach
Shari Dickerman. "Having goals from all four lines while grabbing the momentum at key spots throughout the game helped deliver the win."
Minnesota State is back in action on Friday as they host St. Thomas at the Mayo Clinic HSEC at 6 p.m.