BEMIDJI, Minn. (John S. Glas Fieldhouse) - Two goals from junior Tyler Scofield (Jr., F, Prince George, British Columbia) and a strong defensive effort powered the Beavers to a 4-1 College Hockey America victory over long-time rival Alabama-Huntsville Friday at the John Glas Fieldhouse.

Defensive play by the Beavers made generating scoring opportunities tough for the Chargers. Beavers defenders blocked eight shots in the contests and the squad never really let the UAH get comfortable in the zone. After netting a goal 1:44 into the second period to tie the game at 1-1, UAH recorded just four shots on goal during the remaining 38:16. In all UAH recorded eight shots on goal claiming three in the first and in the second and adding two in the final period. The total equals a school mark for fewest shots allowed in a contest matching a mark set Jan. 14, 2005 versus Robert Morris University.

A lethargic first period of hockey that saw just nine total shots on goal and play whistled dead for three penalties less than 45 seconds into the game, was capped with a BSU power-play marker by Blaine Jarvis (Sr., F, Gladstone, Manitoba) at the 17:31 mark. With less than ten seconds to go on the Beavers’ second man advantage of the game, Chris Peluso (So., D, Wadena, Minn.) passed the puck into Matt Pope (Sr., C, Langley, British, Columbia) who was in the corner. Pope cycled the puck to Jarvis who came from behind the net to stuff his team-leading sixth goal of the season past the UAH goaltender two seconds before the power-play expired.

The Chargers evened the score 1:44 into the second period. Kevin Morrison netted the even-strength goal after Scott Kalinchuk fired a pass from a scrum from the far corner to Josh Murray on the blue line. Murray found Morrison who was alone streaking up the ice.

But the tempo of the game would change as the third period got underway. The Beavers claimed the ice as their own and dominated the final stanza out shooting UAH 15-2 and netting a trio of goals.

Scofield got things started 4:26 in tallying his fourth goal of the season to extend his scoring streak to four games. Graham McManamin (So. D, Anchorage, Alaska) was credited with his third assist of the season when dug the puck out of the corner and fed Travis Winter (Jr., C, St. Cloud, Minn.) with a pass. Winter found Scofield who buried the eventual game-winner.

At the 7:48 mark of the period, Winter and McManamin would again team up to find Matt Read (Fr., F, Ilderton, Ontario) who received the puck on the far wall and found the net vacated by the UAH goaltender. He fired a shot as he neared the goal line converting the tough angle into his fourth marker of the season. With the goal, he extended his lead in the CHA rookie scoring race to five points and solidified himself as the top scorer in all of league play increasing his season totals in CHA play to 4-4=8 points in the 19th minute of the third when he feed Scofield for the Beavers forth goal of the night. The goal would not only help the Beavers put the game away, with two goals in the evening, Scofield recorded his second multi-goal game of 2007-08.

The junior also continued his own trend of playing well versus the Chargers. In 11 career games versus UAH, Scofield now has 7-6-=13 points--that is nearly one-quarter (.240) of his career points accounted for in just 11 games.

BSU goaltender Matt Climie (Sr., Leduc, Alberta) was called upon to face just eight shots in the contest allowing only the UAH second period goal. He equalled a career-low seven saves in the decision matching a Jan. 14, 2005 win over Robert Morris. He improved to 6-2-2- on the year.

The Charger goaltender, Cameron Talbot, turned away 25 BSU shots and allowed all four goals, falling to 1-5-0 on the season in the loss.

BSU penalty-kill was perfect on the night killing all four of the UAH power-play opportunities extending a streak of holding opponents scoreless on the man advantage to seven periods and increased its season total to 74-of-84 (.857). On the other side, of the special teams coin, the BSU power-play unit converted two if its four opportunities on the man advantage to mark is third multi-power-play goal contest of 2007-08. Since a Nov. 9th 2-0 win at Alabama-Huntsville, the Beavers have netted a power-play goal in six of seven games converting eight of 25 opportunities during that stretch (.320).

Continuing a trend in 2007-08, the Beavers out shot UAH 29-8. BSU has yet to be out shot in a contest this season holding a 469-348 (+121) advantage in shots on goal this season. The Beavers were last out shot Feb. 3, 2007 (43-27) in a 3-1 victory over the Chargers in Huntsville, Ala.

The victory helps the Beavers to close the UAH advantage in the all-time series to 26-21-3 while the Beavers have dominated the series as of late posting a 9-1-2 record versus the Chargers since Mar. 3, 2006.

The Beavers improved to 7-6-2 overall in the contest and are now 5-2-2 in CHA play while Alabama-Huntsville falls to 2-8-1 with a 0-2-1 mark in the league. The series finale between the teams is set for a 7:05 p.m. opening face off Saturday at the John Glas Fieldhouse.

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