Box Score MANKATO, Minn. – A pair of first period goals helped the Mavericks preserve a 2-2 tie against Lake Superior State at Taffy Abel Arena Friday night in CCHA play. Sam Morton and Lucas Sowder tallied goals in a shootout victory for Minnesota State.
 
At 7:04, Brian Carrabes fed a pass from the offensive corner up to Brandon Koch, who took a shot from the left point and saw it tipped in front by Lucas Sowder for his third goal of the year. The Mavericks second goal started from the right point. Jakob Stender made a well-placed pass off Jordan Steinmetz's forehand for a 2-0 lead. Koch collected the second assist at 10:43.
 
Luke Levandowski got one back for the Lakers at 11:11 of the first period (Branden Piku assist). A scoreless second period yielded a partial breakaway for Tanner Edwards but Ethan Langenegger kept it out and the teams skated 4-on-4 after coincidental minors for roughing. The Lakers tied it 2-2 early in the third period on a slick passing play from Cam Kungle to Ross Roloson to Timo Bakos. Bakos' power play marker came at 7:05.
 
The Lakers outshot the Mavericks 17-2 in the third period and struck iron three times, but Tracy stood tall in goal and sent the game into overtime. Tracy then stopped a breakaway in the extra session. At the opposite end, Adam Eisele posted a shot from the slot, swallowed by Langenegger.
 
Morton scored in the shootout first for the Mavericks and Lucas Sowder sealed it after Tracy blocked all three LSSU attempts.
 
The Mavericks were outshot 37-33 overall and went 0-3 on the power play. Lake Superior State was 1-1 with the man advantage. Kaden Bohlsen led MSU with eight shots on goal.
 
"They played their best period in the third," commented head coach Luke Strand. "There were a lot of bend-don't-break moments for us and we earned some good quality chances. Then overtime is all about possession. You have to be mentally tough to stay in it when you don't have the puck. It's not easy when your back is against the wall but our guys showed a lot of fortitude when we needed it. Credit to our opponent as well."

Minnesota State is 1-1-2 in overtime this season while Lake Superior State is 3-1-2.
 
The Mavericks (5-6-2, 3-3-1) take on Lake Superior State (7-7-1, 4-4-1) again Saturday at 6:07 p.m. EST.