HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (Von Braun Center) -- The University of Alabama-Huntsville got three power-play goals en route to a 4-2 victory over Bemidji State University in the team's 2008-09 College Hockey America opener Saturday at Von Braun Center in Huntsville, Ala.

After playing the first period without a goal, it took just 3:16 for each to to get on the board in the second stanza.

The Chargers were first to light the lamp as Matt Sweazey took advantage of a power-play opportunity. The UAH five crashed the net and Sweazey slipped a rebound off of an initial save by BSU goaltender Matt Dalton (So., Clinton, Ont.) into the back of the net. Cody Campbell and Andrew Coburn were credited with assists on the play.

Just 1:08 later, Cody Bostock (Sr., D, Salmon Arm, British Columbia) netted his second goal of the young season firing a rocket past the Charger netminder to even the score, 1-1. Brad Hunt (Fr., D, Ridge Meadows, British Columbia) and Ian Lowe (So., F, Bradwardine, Manitoba) helped on the 5-on-3 power-play marker.

Graham McMananin (Jr., D, Anchorage, Alaska) put the Beavers up 2-1 at the 2:23 mark of the second period with his first goal of the season, but the Chargers posted three unanswered goals in the game's final 12:41 to steal the league win, 4-2.

Sweazey took a feed from Campbell and Coburn and knotted the score at 2-2, with just under 13 minutes left in regulation. The Chargers got the game-winner off the stick of Coburn and Scott Kalinchuk added an insurance goal with 1:28 remaining to put the game out of reach.

Dalton falls to 1-3-0 on the season after turning 21 UAH shots away and allowing four goals in 58:41 between the pipes.

Ala.-Huntsville's Blake MacNicol made 13 saves on 15 shots improving to 1-1-0 in the win.

The Chargers got their three special teams goals on six power-play opportunities while the Beavers made good on just one of their six chances on the man advantage.

The Beavers seemed to be chasing the Chargers all night long. BSU managed just 15 shots on goal in the game and were out shot in each of the three periods as UAH held a 25-15 advantage in shots.

The Charger victory was the first over BSU since Feb. 17, 2007 and put an end to the Beavers' six game unbeaten streak. The win also allowed UAH to hold on to a 27-24-3 lead in the all-time series.

Bemidji State (1-6-0; 0-0-0 CHA) and Ala.-Huntsville (1-3-1; 1-1-1 CHA) return to action tomorrow to wrap up the series. Opening face off is set for 7:05 p.m. at Von Braun Center.