Minnesota State's Kala Buganski scored two goals to help lift the Mavericks over the Bemidji State women's hockey team 4-1 at the John S. Glas Fieldhouse Friday evening.
Minnesota State scored four unanswered goals to take a 4-0 lead and coast to a 4-1 Western Collegiate Hockey Association win.
Buganski took a pass from Lindsay Macy and skated in on Bemidji State goalie and clanked one off the far post for the game's first goal.
Minnesota State increased it's lead in the second period as the Mavericks put up three goals in the period to push it's lead to 4-0. Christina Lee started the scoring for the Mavericks as she picked up a loose rebound in front of the net and tapped the puck past Brookshaw for her 13th goal of the season. Ashley Young picked up the lone helper.
Ida Clark took an interference penalty at 11:27 of the second period to give the Beavers its first power-play opportunity of the night. The power-play opportunity turned into offense for the Mavericks as Buganski scored a short-handed goal just 17 seconds into the Bemidji State power-play. Maggie Fisher picked up her 12th assist on the goal.
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The Mavericks then scored on the power play as Noelle Needham found the net at 17:52 of the period to record the Mavericks third goal of the period and her eighth goal of the season. Lee took a slap shot that trickled through the pads of Brookshaw and Needham was there to poke the loose puck into the net and push the Mavericks' lead to 4-0 late in the second period.
Jessica Ptachick replaced Brookshaw in net for the Beavers at the start of the third period. This is Ptachick's third appearance this season and her second relief appearance in the last five games.
Bemidji State broke up the shutout just 30 seconds into the final frame. Tara Hiscock was able to net the Beavers lone goal of the contest, her fourth goal of the season to bring the score to 4-1. Picking up the helpers on the goal was Lisa Kissick and Jamie LeDuc.
Bemidji State outshot Minnesota State 27-to-25 in the game, including 20-to-15 in the final two periods.
Brookshaw took the loss for the Beavers stopping 13 of 17 shots faced in 40:00 of work dropping her record to 9-15-4 on the season. Ptachick stopped all eight shots that she faced in the relief appearance, extending her shutout sequence to 90:48 on the season.
Minnesota State goalie Britni Kehler stopped 26 of 27 shots faced in 60:00 minutes of work, and saw her record improve to 14-12-1 on the season for the Mavericks.
Bemidji State (10-15-4, 8-12-3 WCHA) and Minnesota State (14-13-1, 10-12-1 WCHA) will wrap up it's two game set this afternoon at 2:07 p.m. from the John S. Glas Fieldhouse. Prior to the contest the Beavers will honor it's seven seniors as they will play their final home game.
Minnesota State 1 3 0 - 4
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Bemidji State 0 0 1 - 1
First Period - 1, MSU, Kala Buganski 3 (Lindsay Macy), 3:23. Penalties - Brooke Collins, BSU (hooking), :21.
Second Period - 2, MSU, Christina Lee 13 (Ashley Young), 1:15. 3, MSU, Bugnaski 4 (Maggie Fisher), 11:44 (sh). 4, MSU, Noelle Needham 8 (Lee), 17:52 (pp). Penalties - Ida Clark, MSU (Interference), 11:27; Jackie Robertson, BSU (checking), 16:28.
Third Period - 5, BSU, Tara Hiscock 4 (Lisa Kissick, Jaime LeDuc), :30. Penalties - LeDuc, BSU (hooking), 6:48; Needham, MSU (high sticking), 13:04; Sammy Jo Miller, MSU (holding), 13:34; Jenn Sadler, BSU (holding), 13:34; Mandy Bambrough, BSU (high sticking), 15:51.
Shots on goal - Minnesota State 10-7-8 25, Bemidji State 7-9-11 27. Power play opportunities - Minnesota State 1 of 4. Bemidji State 0 of 2. Goalies - Minnesota State, Britni Kehler 14-12-1 (27 shots-26 saves), 60:00. Bemidji State, Emily Brookshaw 9-15-4 (17-13), 40:00; Jessica Ptachick (8-8) 20:00. A - 361. Referee - Evonne Young. Assistant Referees - Tom Jerome, Liz Kellerman.
