HOUGHTON, Mich. – The (RV) Bemidji State University Men's Hockey team scored five-unanswered goals including four in the third period to comeback and defeat (RV) Michigan Technological University 5-2 in game one of their Central Collegiate Hockey Association series in Houghton, Mich.
 
Freshman Lleyton Roed started the Beavers' (2-1-0, 1-0-0 CCHA) comeback by scoring the first two goals of his career and tying the game at 2-2 5:22 into the third period. Roed scored his first career goal after forcing a turnover and buried the opportunity 8:27 into the second period.
 
He then scored his second of the game to even the game at 2-2, 5:22 into the third period that began an onslaught of Beaver goals. Just 1:11 later, fifth-year senior Mitchell Martan scored his team leading third goal of the season to give the Beavers their first lead of the game.
 
BSU then made it 4-2 at 10:07 of the frame when Eric Martin scored his first of the season and then just 1:23 later, he netted his second of the game after forcing a turnover and displaying some smooth hands on a partial breakaway.
 
Bemidji State dominated play in its offensive zone and for the third consecutive game, it totaled 42 shots on goal and out-shot the Huskies (2-2-0, 0-1-0 CCHA) 42-19.
 
After allowing two goals through 23:41 of play, sophomore Mattias Sholl stopped every puck after including eight in the third period and finished with 17 saves to record his first victory of the 2022-23 season (1-1-0).
 
Bemidji State scored all five of its goals during even strength and came up empty on its three power-play chances of the games. Its penalty kill also kept the Huskies power-play scoreless on their three chances.
 
Bemidji State will go for its first series sweep of the season tomorrow evening when the two teams meet again at 5:07 p.m. CDT at MacInnes Student Ice Arena.
 
Nestled in Northern Minnesota's wooden region and located on the shore of Lake Bemidji, BSU sponsors 15 varsity athletic programs with NCAA Division I men's hockey in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association and women's hockey in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association, while its 13 NCAA Division II programs hold membership in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC).
 
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