Freddy's three thoughts of the game ...
1. Paging Morgan Ward: Ward was the woman who won $30,000 on Friday night with an almost-impossible, nearly three-quarter rink shot into an opening barely bigger than a puck. On Saturday, the Mavericks were stopped on all 29 of their shots, thanks to goalie Mareks Mitens and some hard-nosed, physical play by the Lakers, who seemed content to ride their 1-0 lead for nearly 52 minutes after scoring the game's lone goal. MSU outshot Lake State 29-11, 11-1 in the third period. "We can't flush this," coach Mike Hastings said. "(We had) effort, discipline ... the only thing that was missing a little bit tonight, I thought, was execution. I can't beat up our guys for tonight's game."
2. Home and away: There was a nice crowd of 4,838 on hand hoping to witness MSU extend its home winning streak to 13 games. But that didn't happen, as the Lakers improved to 12-2 on the road this season. They moved into a tie for fourth place in the WCHA standings, and it looks like they'll be tough to beat no matter where they play. The Mavericks, meanwhile, have four home games left in the regular season and have three tough road trips of their own remaining: next week at Northern Michigan and later at Michigan Tech and Alaska.
3. Injury report: Just when the Mavericks get one important player, Parker Tuomie, back in the lineup, they lose another, as senior forward and captain Max Coatta was scratched from Saturday's lineup with a lower-body injury. Not sure when he got hurt, but it was sometime during Friday's game. Walker Duehr moved into Coatta's spot on the second line with Jake Jaremko and Reggie Lutz. Hastings didn't have a timeline for Coatta's return and hoped to know more early this week.
Read my game story here.
Around the WCHA: Bemidji State 3, Michigan Tech 0 ... Alabama Huntsville 6, Alaska Anchorage 3 ... Bowling Green at Alaska (late)
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