CHN Staff Report
Minnesota State lost the No. 1 seed spot for the WCHA playoffs by losing 1-0 to Bemidji State on Saturday. The Mavericks still have a share of the MacNaughton Cup with Michigan Tech.
Michael Bitzer turned aside all 38 shots he faced for Bemidji State, which made a first-period lead hold up.
"I thought they came out with energy in the first period more than we had," Minnesota State coach Mike Hastings said. "Then I thought it was back and forth, not a lot of plays being made.