DATE: Nov. 20, 2004
Bemidji State 2, Niagara 1 (overtime)

Series Updates
• BSU improves to 8-11-4 all-time against Niagara, 8-10-4 in regular-season College Hockey America play.
• BSU improves to 3-8-1 in 11 all-time games against Niagara in Dwyer Arena. BSU has won each of the last three road games in the series after going 0-8-1 in the first nine.
• Tonight’s win marks the first time in the history of the series either team has swept a series on the opponents’ home ice.

BSU Team Notes
• BSU improves to 854-388-69 (.678) in its 1,311th game and its 49th year of varsity competition.
• Bemidji State improves to 22-3-2 in its last 27 regular-season games against College Hockey America opposition.
• BSU held Niagara to one goal, its fewest-ever in a home game against Bemidji State. Niagara had previously not scored fewer than two goals against Bemidji State against Dwyer Arena.
• BSU defeated Niagara in overtime for the first time in six overtime games the series. BSU is 1-1-4 now in overtime against Niagara.
• BSU improved to 6-9-21 in 36 overtime games in its Division I era.
• Bemidji State won an overtime game for the first time since March 15, 2003 against Ala.-Huntsville in the semifinals of the College Hockey America Tournament.
• Niagara went 0-for-9 on the power play...
...Niagara’s nine power-play chances tied for seventh-most by an opponent in BSU’s Division I era.
...BSU set a Division I-era record for most penalties killed without allowing a power-play goal. The Beavers held three previous Division I opponents to 0-for-8 performance with the man advantage.
...BSU’s nine penalties killed are tied for third-most in a single game in its Division I era.
...Niagara went 1-for-22 (.045) with the man advantage in the series.
• BSU has held its opponents to 1-for-37 (.027) on the power play over its last four games.
• Bemidji State out-shot Niagara, 41-30, marking the first time in four road games this year BSU has out-shot an opponent.
• BSU’s 41 shots on goal are its most in a road game since Jan. 24, 2004, when it had 45 in a 6-1 victory at Wayne State.
• BSU’s 41 shots on goal are its most against Niagara since it had 43 in a 3-2 win on Jan. 10, 2004.
• Brendan Cook’s game-winning goal 11 seconds into overtime was...
...the fastest goal to open an overtime in BSU’s six Division I-era overtime victories. The previous mark was 1:18, by Daryl Bat on March 12, 2000 against Air Force.
...tied for the second-fastest goal to open any period in BSU’s Division I era. It is even with a Stefan Bjork goal 11 seconds into the third period against Findlay on Jan. 21, 2000.
• Bemidji State’s six Division I-era overtime goals have been scored by six different skaters.
• Bemidji State’s five game-winning goals this season have been scored by four different skaters.

BSU Head Coach Tom Serratore
• Serratore saw his career record improve to 51-48-16 in 115 games at Bemidji State.
• Improved to 36-16-9 in 60 games at Bemidji State against College Hockey America competition.
• Improved his career record against Niagara to 7-6-2 in 15 games, 7-5-2 in 14 regular-season CHA games.

Player Notes
• Brendan Cook (Sr, W; Reston, Manitoba) scored Bemidji State’s game-winning goal 11 seconds into overtime.
...scored career point no. 70 and career goal no. 40.
...against CHA opponents, scored career point no. 48 and career goal no. 30.
...became just the fifth player in BSU’s Division I era to reach 70 career points scored.
...became just the second player in BSU’s Division I era to reach 40 career goals scored, and now sits just seven goals shy of Marty Goulet’s BSU Division I-era career record (47).
...scored his first career overtime goal.
...scored his ninth career game-winning goal.
...has eight goals in 15 career games against Niagara, most amongst active BSU players.

• Luke Erickson (So, W; Roseau, Minn.) assisted on Brendan Cook’s overtime game-winning goal.
...scored career point no. 41 and career assist no. 26.
...against CHA opponents, scored career point no. 21 and career assist no. 13.
...extended his personal scoring streak to a career-best four games.
...extended his personal streak of consecutive games with an assist to four.

• Ryan Huddy (Jr, W; Stony Plain, Alberta) saw his three-game scoring streak come to an end.

• Peter Jonsson (Sr., D, Astorp, Sweden) assisted on both Bemidji State goals.
...scored career points no. 38 and 39 and career assists no. 33 and 34.
...moved into sole possession of 44th place on BSU’s career scoring list for defensemen. Needs one point to tie Anders Olsson (2001-04) for 43rd place (40 points).
...moved into a tie with Wade Chiodo (2001-04) for sixth place on BSU’s career Division I-era assist scoring list.
...had his first multi-point game of the season and the sixth of his career.
...had his first multi-assist game of the season and the fifth of his career.

• Andrew Murray (Sr., C, Selkirk, Manitoba) scored Bemidji State’s first goal in the second period.
...scored career point no. 83 and career goal no. 32.
...against CHA opponents, scored career point no. 43 and career goal no. 14.
...extended his personal scoring streak to four games.
...saw his personal streak of consecutive games with an assist snapped at three.
...first four-game scoring streak since Feb. 6-14, 2004, his first four games after returning from an 11-game injury absence.

• Layne Sedevie (So, G; Bismarck, N.D.) improved to 4-3-0, allowing one goal with 29 saves in 60:11 of work.
...picked up his third consecutive victory at Niagara; he is undefeated (3-0-0) in three career starts against Niagara, with all three starts coming at Dwyer Arena.
...improved to 3-1-0 all-time against Niagara; the lone loss came in relief.
...picked up his 10th career win, improving to 10-7-3.

• Rob Sirianni (So, W; Edmonton, Alberta) saw his personal scoring streak snapped at three games.

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