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1. Saturday splits: It was almost a predictable outcome. For the fourth series in a row, the Mavericks bounced back from a Friday-night loss to get a series split. This time, they got a two-goal, one-assist performance from Michael Dorr, as well as goals from Eriah Hayes, Zach Lehrke and Mike Louwerse to top Bemidji State. "Really, the only difference between tonight and last night," MSU coach Troy Jutting said of the goal scoring. "We gave up the same two goals; we just scored when we had chances. We probably had more chances last night than we did tonight."
2. Passing fancy: While MSU couldn't score on great chances on Friday, they converted those on Saturday. The goals were the easy part, as there was some nifty passing. A nice touch pass from Matt Leitner from the slot to left wing for Hayes' goal, which opened the scoring. Adam Mueller passed the puck from the left corner through the crease to Dorr at the right post for the second. A nifty move by Johnny McInnis got the D and the goalie out of position to set up Lehrke's goal. Lehrke later set up Dorr's insurance second goal on a 3 on 1 late in the third period.
3. Keep Cooking: Mavericks goaltender Phil Cook remained calm, cool and confident, stopping 29 shots. With 8:38 left in the second period, Cook stretched out to put a toe on Jeff Jubinville's move across the front of the crease after a nice pass from Danny Mattson. For the weekend, Cook stopped 53 of 57 shots. He was a victim of his teammates' goal-scoring problems on Friday but certainly enjoyed Saturday's goal support.
Quote of the night: "We're snakebitten on Fridays. We realize what we have to do and we come out and capitalize on Saturdays." — Phil Cook
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Around the WCHA: Minnesota 3, St. Cloud State 2 ... Michigan Tech 5, Minnesota Duluth 0 ... North Dakota 4, Wisconsin 2 ... Denver at Alaska Anchorage (night)
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