MENDOTA HEIGHTS, Minn. – No. 16 Minnesota State scored four third-period goals to win 5-3 Friday night over St. Thomas in CCHA men's hockey. Brian Carrabes posted a goal and a pair of assists and Adam Eisele scored the game-winner as the Mavericks improved to 7-4-0, 2-1-0 in conference play. UST and MSU meet again Saturday night at 6:07 p.m. at the Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center.
 
The Tommies took advantage of two power play goals to lead 2-0 after 20 minutes, including an 11-4 advantage in shots on goal. Cooper Gay tipped a Chase Foley point shot at 13:46 for the game's opening goal. Then Lucas Wahlin tapped in a bouncing rebound on the back doorstep, approaching one minute to play. Liam Malmquist and Foley assisted.
 
Carrabes began to turn the tide for MSU in the second. After collecting a loose puck at the top of the Tommie zone, he fired a forehand over the blocker of Aaron Trotter at even strength, unassisted at 4:29.
 
Malmquist nearly scored from the high slot but his shot was disallowed after a collision occurred in the crease with goaltender Alex Tracy. The Mavericks headed to the locker room with a one-goal deficit.
 
The Mavericks played two players short early in the third period. Tracy made a sprawling save to stop a point-blank shot but Malmquist one-timed a power play goal a minute later for a 3-1 edge.
 
Luke Ashton answered for Minnesota State at 3:06 and ripped a wrister from in front of the Tommie bench to the glove side. Luigi Benincasa caused a turnover at the top of the Maverick defensive zone and Luciano Wilson cashed in on the ensuing 2-on-1 to tie the game 3-3 at 6:35, his first goal of the season.
 
Then Eisele tipped Rhett Pitlick's sharp-angle shot in the corner and the Mavericks took the lead 4-3 on a 5-on-3 power play. Wilson hit the crossbar with a try seconds later for MSU.
 
A five-minute major penalty and game misconduct for contact to the head was assessed to the Tommies' Ryder Donovan following a heavy collision with Tracy. He remained in the game and with 1:10 remaining and the Mavericks went on a 5-on-3 power play. Brett Moravec scored on an empty net to seal the road victory.
 
St. Thomas (2-5-1, 1-2-0 CCHA) finished 3-5 on the power play while Minnesota State went 2-6. St. Thomas led 31-24 in shots on goal. Eisele helped the Mavericks by going 19 of 29 in the faceoff circle. Eisele was back in the lineup after missing time due to injury and finished with one goal and one assist.