Mavericks 4, Seawolves 2 - final

Kael Mouillerat scored two goals as No. 15 Minnesota State, Mankato defeated Alaska-Anchorage 4-2 Saturday.

Joel Hanson added two assists for the Mavericks who won their sixth game in a row, their longest winning streak in five years. The last time Mankato swept three consecutive WCHA opponents was at the end of the 2002-03 season, the last time it finished in the top half of the conference and earned a bid to the NCAA tournament.

Minnesota State is currently in a tie with Wisconsin for fourth place in the WCHA standings, and the two teams will play each other next weekend.

Zach Harrison and Mick Berge also scored goals for Mankato (15-10-4, 9-9-4 in WCHA), which built a 4-0 lead. Anchorage cut the deficit down on back-to-back gols by Craig Parkinson and Josh Lunden midway through the third period.

The Mavericks outshot the Seawolves (7-14-7, 3-14-5) 42-24.

Mike Zacharias got the win in goal. Freshman goalie Bryce Christianson, making his third career start, took the loss.

Alaska-Anchorage 0-0-2--2
Minnesota State 1-1-2--4

FIRST PERIOD
Scoring: 1. MSU-Harrson 5 (Irwin 8) 17:37
Penalties: MSU bench (too many on ice) 3:55; Gunderson, MSU (hooking) 15:10; Tasson, UAA (hooking) 19:07
SECOND PERIOD
Scoring: 2. MSU-Berge 15 (Kalinski 4, Friesen 3) 2:59
Penalties: Carlson, UAA (cross-checking) 3:36; Galiardi, MSU (roughing the goaltender) 9:53; Beaverson, UAA (tripping) 12:22
THIRD PERIOD
Scoring: 3. MSU-Mouillierat 5 (Hanson 12, Youds 9) 4:24; 4. MSU-Mouillierat 6 (Linder 6, Bruess 18) 6:47; 5. UAA-Parkinson 7 (Tassone 7) 8:16; 6. UAA-Lunden 13 (Vidmar 5, Waldrop 6) ppg 10:05
Penalties: Kilburg, MSU (holding) 9:34; Wiley, MSU (hooking) 10:20; Kalinski, MSU (boarding) 14:55
SUMMARIES
Shots on goal: UAA 6-5-13--24; MSU 16-14-12--42. Penalties: UAA 3 for 6 minutes; MSU 6 for 12 minutes. Power-play opportunities: UAA 1 for 6; MSU 0 for 3. Goalie saves: UAA-Christianson 15-13-10--38 (4 GA); MSU-Zacharias 6-5-11--22 (2 GA)
Referee: Jon Campion. Assistant referees: Brad Shepherd, C.J. Beaurline.
UAA called its timeout at 6:47 of the third period.
Attendance: 4,442