Box Score

OMAHA, Neb. – The #6 Bemidji State Beavers beat the #19 UNO hockey team 3-1 on Friday night at Qwest Center Omaha.  The Beavers scored two second period goals and held on against a frantic UNO counterattack in the third.

The game was the first between the two teams in seven years and a battle of schools who will enter the Western Collegiate Hockey Association next season.  They'll meet again on Saturday night for a special 8:05 p.m. face off.

The Beavers broke a scoreless deadlock 2:40 into the second period.  Jordan George broke down the left wing and threw the puck to Matt Read who tapped in his team-leading 17th goal of the year.

Bemidji State doubled its lead on the power play.  Jamie McQueen wristed in a shot off the left post past UNO goalie Jeremie Dupont to give the Beavers a 2-0 lead after two.

Rich Purslow got the Mavs on the board when he beat BSU goalie Dan Bakala with a wrist shot just 1:29 into the third period.

But the Mavericks could not get the equalizer and surrendered an empty-net goal to Tyler Lehrke in the final minute.

It was just the third home loss for the Mavs this season.  They are now 17-14-3 on the year while the Beavers improve to 22-7-2.