DULUTH, Minn. - [stats] Bemidji State’s men’s ice hockey team assembled a late rally, scoring two unanswered goals and holding 14th-ranked Minnesota Duluth scoreless over the game’s final 34:38, but it was not enough to overcome an early deficit and the Bulldogs prevailed, 3-2.

Minn.-Duluth grabbed a 2-0 lead at the first intermission, getting goals at 9:35 of the first from Marco Peluso and at 19:20 from Junior Lessard.

The Bulldogs ran their lead to 3-0 on Tim Stapleton’s fifth goal of the season, taking a helper from Tyler Brosz and Neil Petruic, on a five-on-five opportunity at 5:22 of the second.

Wade Chiodo picked up BSU’s first goal of the game, scoring even-strength at 10:24 to being the Beaver rally off a pass from Riley Riddell. It was Chiodo’s second goal of the season.

Brendan Cook picked up his fourth goal of the season, a power-play tally to punish the Bulldogs for a high sticking penalty to Justin Williams, at 5:32 of the third period to get the Beavers back within a goal, 3-2. Cook took the helper from Andrew Murray and Luke Erickson.

The score remained 3-2, and BSU pulled goalie Layne Sedevie with 1:12 to play in regulation for an extra attacker. Sedevie was off the ice for 34 seconds, then had to come back in for 10 seconds before BSU skated with an extra attacker for the game’s final 28 seconds. It was unable to push across the equalizer and UM-Duluth escaped with the 3-2 win.

Sedevie turned in a game effort for the Beavers in just the third appearance - and second start - of his career. He saved 33 of 36 shots faced, including an 18-save effort on 20 shots faced in the first period alone. Bemidji State’s defense tightened late in the game, and Sedevie stopped 11 of 12 shots in the second and all four shots faced in the third as BSU mounted its comeback. Sedevie took the loss and fell to 0-1-2.

Duluth freshman goalie Josh Johnson out-duelled Sedevie, earning the win while saving 24 of 26 shots faced. He had little work early, as the Bulldog defense allowed only two first-period shots, but Johnson turned away 15 of 16 shots faced as BSU turned up the pressure in the second. The win improved Johnson to

BSU went 1-for-7 on the power play, giving it four counsecutive games with a power-play goal after failing to score with the man advantage through the first four games of the season. UM-Duluth went 0-for-4 with the man advantage; Bemidji State’s penalty killers have yet to allow a power-play goal in three road games this year. Road opponents are 0-for-11 on the power play against BSU so far this year.

BSU’s penalty killers are operating at a .911 efficiency (41 of 45), a figure which should put the Beavers amongst the nation’s Top 10 in penalty killing after tonight’s games are completed.

The loss leaves Bemidji State at 3-3-2 on the season, while the Bulldogs claw back to .500 for the year at 5-5-1. Bemidji State continues its longest non-conference streak of the season next weekend with a two-game set at Hockey East foe Merrimack. Opening faceoffs on Nov. 22 and 23 are set for 7:00 p.m. Eastern time.