BEMIDJI, Minn. (John S. Glas Fieldhouse) -- The Bemidji State men's ice hockey team got a goal and an assist from Matt Read (So., F, Ilderton, Ontario) and Tyler Scofield (Sr., F, Prince George, British Columbia) and goaltender Matt Dalton (So., Clinton, Ontario) turned away a career-high 36 shots Friday, but the University of North Dakota was too much in the final two periods, stealing a 4-3 non-conference victory in front of a capacity crowd at the John Glas Fieldhouse.

Although the Beavers owned a 3-2 advantage at the conclusion of the first period, UND responded with a pair of goals in the second stanza to earn their eight consecutive win over the Bemidji State.

North Dakota was the first to draw blood, when Chris VandeVelde lit the lamp just 1:41 into the first period on passes from Evan Trupp and Matt Frattin.

The Beavers bounced back to take a 2-1 at the 6:26 mark after Read and Ryan Cramer (So., F, International Falls, Minn.) netted unanswered goals just 25-seconds apart.

Bemidji State got on the scoreboard when Matt Francis (Sr., F, Surrey, British Columbia) plucked the puck off the near boards and found Scofield streaking up the ice. Scofield dished the puck to Read, who flipped his sixth goal of the season past Brad Eidsness knotting the game at 1-1.

Cramer struck on a one-timer from the top of the crease at the 6:26 mark to give the Beavers their first lead of the night and ignite the 2,414 in attendance. Cramer's first marker of the season came on a nifty pass from Shea Walters (Fr., F, Hibbing, Minn.) from behind the net. Ben Kinne (Fr., F, St. Paul, Minn.) was also credited with an assist on the play.

At the 13:51 mark, Trupp evened the score at 2-2 with his third goal of the season.

Read and Scofield connected for their second points of the night with just 1:44 to play in the first. Read picked the puck off a UND Defenseman's stick and threaded a pass from blue line to blue line and onto the stick of Scofield who went one-on-one with the UND goaltender to put the Beavers up 3-2.

Bemidji State spent 10 minutes of the second period with a man in the penalty box and the differential showed. UND held a 19-6 advantage in shots on goal and saw two scoring attempts find the back of the net, which included the game-winner off the stick of Ryan Martens 7:11 into the period.

While the Sioux scored on 1-of-5 power-play opportunities, Bemidji State's first and only man advantage came with just 11 seconds to play. The BSU served 14 minutes for seven penalties, including five for 10 minutes in the second period, while UND was escorted to the penalty box three times for a total of six minutes.

With 40 shots on the night, UND became the first of BSU's 2008-09 opponents to record more than 37 shots in a game. Tonight the Sioux held a 40 to BSU 25 advantage on the shot board.

Dalton's career save performance, which included 18 stops in the first and 17 in the second, came in 58:44 of play. He falls to 8-6-0 on the season.

North Dakota’s Eidsness improved to 10-7-1 on the season with a 22-save night in 60 minutes of play.

UND now holds a 16-1-1 advantage over BSU since the rivalry began in 1970 and is unbeaten in the last 16 meetings between the teams.

Bemidji State (8-9-0; 4-2-0 CHA) and North Dakota (10-10-1; 6-5-1 WCHA) return to action tomorrow when they wrap up the home-and-home series with a 7:37 p.m. affair at Ralph Engelstad Arena in Grand Forks, N.D.