Freddy's three thoughts of the game ...
1. Feeling better: I'm not sure if Minnesota State completely flushed Saturday's clunker against St. Cloud State, but bouncing back to beat Bemidji State with a really solid first period and a shutout from Dryden McKay (his fifth of the season and ninth of his career) was a big-time rebound for the Mavericks. Marc Michaelis and Reggie Lutz scored first-period goals, and that was enough to get through the next 40 minutes against a really good defensive team.
2. Shot-blockin': The Mavericks closed out the game by blocking six shots during a penalty kill with under 4 minutes to play. The Beavers pulled goalie Henry Johnson for an extra attacker, and although Minnesota State couldn't pot an empty-netter, its efforts to get in front of shots and preserve the win was impressive. "You knew Bemidji was going to take a push, especially when we took a penalty. ..." coach Mike Hastings said. "I thought we had some selfless acts on the penalty kill, and we didn’t have a lot of that last night."
3. Newbies come through: Saturday's debacle led to some major line changes on Sunday. Out were Charlie Gerard, Dallas Gerads, Walker Duehr and Chris Van Os-Shaw. In were rookies Ryan Sandelin, Cade Borchardt and Colby Bukes, along with Jared Spooner, who was out sick on Saturday. (Connor Mackey remained out with a lower-body injury.) Bukes, a defenseman, was playing just his second college game and assisted on Lutz’s goal for his first collegiate point. Borchardt was playing in his sixth game and got some power-play time. "Best thing for the coach is there’s some competition right now," Hastings said.
Read my game story here.
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