BEMIDJI, Minn. (John S. Glas Fieldhouse) -- Tyler Scofield (Sr., F, Prince George, British Columbia) netted a pair of goals, powering the Bemidji State University men's ice hockey team to a 2-1 victory over Michigan Tech at the John S. Glas Fieldhouse Saturday.

The victory helped BSU to complete its first series sweep of the season and the first over a team hailing from the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) since back-to-back wins over University of Minnesota Duluth Dec. 8-9, 2006.

In addition to Scofield's scoring outburst, the Beavers owe a large portion of the victory to their defensive performance and the strength of special teams play.

Defensively, Matt Dalton (So., Clinton, Ontario) posted his third consecutive victory, turning away 26 of 27 MTU shots while the team blocked a season-high 29 shots. The staunch defensive effort continued into special teams play. The Beavers allowed the Huskies just one power-play goal on eight chances--including a 1:28 5-on-3 opportunity. Conversely, the Beavers converted one of their three opportunities on the man advantage.

Scofield netted his team-leading fifth goal of the season five-minutes and 53-seconds into the first period to give the Beavers an early a 1-0 lead. Brad Hunt (Fr., D, Ridge Meadows, British Columbia) picked up a loose puck in the neutral zone and found Matt Read (So., F, Ilderton, Ontario) with a pass on the red line. Read found Scofield streaking down the slot and the senior forward took care of the rest flipping the puck pass the MTU goaltender.

Michigan Tech knotted the score at 1-1 at 9:14 of the second period when Jordan Baker recorded unassisted goal. The goal came out of scrum in front of the BSU net during which Dalton made two saves before Baker's shot found the back of the net.

Ten-minutes and 13-seconds later (19:37), Scofield potted the game winner. Dalton started the play from the crease glancing a shot high off the glass and to Ian Lowe (So., F, Bradwardine, Manitoba) entering the Beavers' offensive zone. Lowe skated the puck into the zone and hit Scofield on the left post for the goal.

The assist by Dalton was not only the first of his career, it also marked the first helper by a BSU netminder since Layne Sedevie assisted on a goal on a 6-2 win over Wayne State University Jan. 14, 2006.

The score stuck at 2-1 in favor of the Beavers as each team would fail to score during the final 20 minutes.

MTU goalie Josh Robinson was tagged with the loss allowing two goals, while making saves on 14 shots in 58:10 between the pipes. He falls to 1-3-0 on the season.

The Huskies out shot BSU for the second straight game, claiming an 11-shot margin in the finale, 27-16

The series sweep of the Huskies allowed BSU to even the all-time series with MTU at 2-2. The Beavers are now 3-3 versus the WCHA this season and are 9-5-0 when playing WCHA teams at the John Glas Fieldhouse since the beginning of the 2004-05 campaign.

Bemidji State (5-7-0) turns its focus back to College Hockey America play next weekend as it hosts long-time rival University of Alabama-Huntsville for a two-game set. The series scheduled for a 7:35 p.m. start Friday and will conclude Saturday with a 7:05 p.m. opening face off.