Defenseman Kurt Davis scored a goal and assisted on another and Mick Berge had three assists as No. 18 Minnesota State, Mankato, held off a hard-charging Bemidji State 4-2 and finished off a series sweep Saturday.
The game was scoreless until 5:20 remained in the second period when Mankato's Zach Harrison scored his first goal of the season.
The Mavericks (2-0-0) built a 3-0 lead on goals by Davis and Jason Wiley in the third period. Berge assisted on both goals.
Goaltender Mike Zacharias (29 saves) appeared to be on his way to his seventh career shutout, but the Beavers (0-2-0) stormed back with goals by Shea Walters and Tyler Scofield with 2:12 and 1:45 remaining in the game, respectively.
The Mavericks finally sealed the win on Geoff Irwin's empty-net goal with 24 seconds to go. Berge got his third assist of the game on the play.
Midway through the second period, Irwin was awarded a penalty shot but was stopped by goalie Orlando Alamano (33 saves).
It was Mankato's fourth consecutive win over Bemidji.
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The Mavericks broke nearly 35 minutes of scoreless hockey when junior center Zach Harrison scored his first goal of the season. Rylan Galiardi, who was a shot-blocking force in Friday's opener assisted on the goal. ... Earlier, MSU's Geoff Irwin was awarded a penalty shot after Ben Kinne dragged him down during a short-handed breakaway. Irwin made a nice move to get goalie Orlando Alamano down and open the left side of the goal. But he didn't lift the puck, and Alamano saved the shot with a flail of his glove.
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The first period was scoreless with neither team getting great scoring chances. The Mavericks outshot the Beavers 11-9, and there were six penalties called between them. MSU did kill off 45 seconds of 5x3 power play.
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