Saturday Recap: Return of the Mavericks

No. 15 Minnesota State secured its seventh MacNaughton Cup title in the last eight years by finishing off a road sweep of Lake Superior State on Saturday night. St. Thomas also completed a sweep, topping Northern Michigan on the road, while Bemidji State provided a stunning comeback to clip Bowling Green in overtime and Ferris State topped Michigan Tech.

In non-league play, No. 20 Augustana fell to Alaska for the second straight night, 5-3.

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Ferris State 3, Michigan Tech 2

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Houghton, Mich. – Freshman defenseman Christopher Lie scored his first career goal Saturday (Feb. 22) in the Ferris State University men's ice hockey squad's 3-2 win against Michigan Tech University at the MacInnes Student Ice Arena in Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) play ... (full story)

No. 15 Minnesota State 4, Lake Superior State 1

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SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – Completing a season sweep of Lake Superior State with a 4-1 win Saturday night, Minnesota State captured sole possession of the MacNaughton Cup, the trophy awarded to the CCHA regular season champion, for the seventh time in eight years at Taffy Abel Arena ... (full story)

St. Thomas 4, Northern Michigan 3

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MARQUETTE, Mich. – St. Thomas Men's Hockey (14-13-5 overall, 11-9-4 CCHA) jumped out in front of Northern Michigan (5-26-1, 4-19-1) and outlasted them despite a late comeback on Saturday night at Berry Events Center. The Toms completed their first conference road sweep of the season with their 4-3 win ... (full story)

Bemidji State 2, Bowling Green 1 (OT)

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BEMIDJI, Minn. – Bemidji State University Men's Hockey junior Adam Flammang scored 1:59 into overtime to send the Beavers to victory and a Central Collegiate Hockey Association series sweep over Bowling Green State University Saturday at Sanford Center ... (full story)

Alaska 5, Augustana 3

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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The Augustana hockey team (17-11-4, 9-5-2 CCHA) closed out its regular season Saturday night as it fell to Alaska Fairbanks (12-12-6) by a score of 5-3 inside Midco Arena. Hunter Bischoff, Ben Troumbly and Brett Meerman collected goals for Augustana ... (full story)