HOUGHTON, Mich – The Bemidji State men’s hockey team lost its fourth straight game on Friday night in Houghton, Mich. The Beavers could not keep up with Michigan Tech and lost 5-2.
The Huskies took the lead in the first period with goals by Logan Ganie at 14:01 and Eric Gotz at 14:41. Lukas Sillinger had a late counter for BSU at 19:59, sending the Beavers into the break down just one.
But MTU added to the lead in the second period, as Brian Halonen scored at 8:25 to make it 3-1.
Sillinger scored again at 1:14 in the third to halve the difference, but Michigan Tech answered yet again. First, Colin Swoyer scored on the power play at 5:38 to double the deficit. Then, the knockout blow – Halonen’s second at 18:28 to seal the game.
Blake Pietila flummoxed BSU all night and finished with 32 saves to earn the win. Mattias Sholl collected 21 saves for Bemidji State and took the loss.
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The defeat drops the Beavers to 13-14 (11-8 CCHA), while the Huskies improved to 13-8-1 (10-5 CCHA). The two teams will match up again at 5:07 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 29, in Houghton.
