DATE: December 2, 2006
Luke Erikson passes Andrew Murrary for BSU’s career
Division I-era scoring lead
DETROIT, Mich. (Michigan State Fairgrounds)
- Bemidji State’s Luke Erickson (Roseau, Minn.) picked
up two first period goals to lead the Beavers to 4-2 victory
over the Wayne State Warriors tonight in a College Hockey
America contest. Luke Erickson took over sole possession of
BSU’s career Division I-era score mark, previously held
by Andrew Murray, with his first goal on the night. With the
two goals Erikson now has 117 career points scored.
It took Bemidji State just over five minute into the first
period to score the games first goal. Luke Erickson put the
Beavers up 1-0 on his ninth goal of the season at 5:23 of
the period. Cody Bostock (Salmon Arm, British Columbia) and
Travis Winter (St. Cloud, Minn.) picked up the helpers on
Erickson’s ninth goal of the season.
Erickson would strike again late in the first period on the
penalty kill. Erickson would push the Beaver lead to 2-0,
scoring BSU’s fifth-short handed goal of the season
and the first short-handed goal of his career. Chris Peluso
(Wadena, Minn.) and Blaine Jarvis (Gladstone, Manitoba) would
pick up the assists on Bemidji State’s second goal of
the night.
The Beavers would once again capitalize on the penalty kill
in the second period. At 1:01 of the second period Matt Pope
(Langley, British Columbia) would net Bemidji State’s
second short-handed goal of the game and sixth of the season
to increase the Bemidji State lead to 3-0. This was Pope’s
first short-handed goal of his career. Helping on Pope’s
short-handed goal was Tyler Lehrke (Park Rapids, Minn.) and
Riley Weselowski (Pilot Mound, Manitoba). Lehrke’s assist
was his first collegiate point wearing a Bemidji State uniform.
Bryan Olds was called for hooking at 3:49 of the second period,
and that penalty allowed Bemidji State to push its lead to
4-0. With assists from John Vadnais (Stillwater, Minn.) and
Chris Peluso (Wadena, Minn.), Ryan Miller (Fergus Falls, Minn.)
picked up his second goal on the season at 3:49 of the period.
Miller’s goal chased Wayne State goaltender Brett Bothwell
from the game and Bothwell was replaced by Will Hooper in
net at 4:42 of the second period.
Riley Weselowski (Pilot Mound, Manitoba) was called for interference
at 10:53 of the period and this allowed Wayne State to break
up the shutout. With assists from Ryan Bernardi and Jeff Caister,
Derek Bachynski would score his fourth goal of the season
at 12:47 to get the Warriors back with in a three goal deficit.
Wayne State showed that it could also score on the penalty
kill. At 16:32 of the second period Matt Krug scored a short-handed
goal for his second goal of the season to bring the Warriors
to with in 4-2. Helping on Krug’s goal was Derek Bachynski
and Jason Baclig.
The third period saw Wayne State get all the scoring opportunities
as the Warriors out shot Bemidji State 6-to-0 in the final
frame. Bemidji State goaltender Matt Climie (Leduc, Alberta)
stopped all six shots to complete a 4-2 victory and a weekend
series split over the Wayne State Warriors.
This was the first series sweep in Conference Hockey America
action this season for the Beavers.
Clime saved 29 of 31 shots faced in 60:00 of work. With the
victory Climie improves to 4-2-3 on the season.
Brett Bothwell picked up the loss for the Warriors stopping
10 of 14 shots faced in 24:42 of work dropping him to 3-5-0
on the season. Will Hooper didn’t have to make any saves
in 34:02 minutes of work in his relief appearance.
Bemidji State moved to 5-4-3 overall with tonight’s
win and 3-2-3 in CHA play, while Wayne State fell to 3-12-0
overall and 1-3-0 in CHA play. BSU will take a break from
CHA play next weekend as it will play a home and home series
with Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) oppenent
Minnesota Duluth next weekend, Dec. 8-9. Friday nights game
will start at 7:05 p.m. from the John S. Glas Fieldhouse while
Saturday’s game will start at 7:35 p.m. from the Duluth
Entertainment and Convention Center (DECC) in Duluth, Minn.
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