Tied 2-2 deep into the third period Minnesota State University’s Jon Jutzi ripped a power-play goal past Bemidji State goaltender Michael Bitzer to earn a 3-2 win and complete the Western Collegiate Hockey Association sweep of the Beavers at Sanford Center.

For the second consecutive night, special teams played a pivotal role for the Beavers. While BUS was 2-for-5 on the man advantage, it also surrendered two power-play goals and spent a total of 10 minutes short-handed.

Gerry Fitzgerald opened the scoring at the 15:51 mark netting his team-leading sixth goal of the season on a pass from Leo Fitzgerald and Brendan Harms. The goal marked a streak of five straight games with a goal for the sophomore matching a career-long five-game point streak set during his freshman campaign.

The Beavers travel to Marquette, Mich. this weekend to battle the Wildcats in BSU’s full-fledged first road trip of 2015-16 season. Be will face NMU at 6:37 p.m. (CST) Friday and again Saturday form Barry Events Center.

Bemidji State is 5-3-2 all-time versus Northern Michigan in a series that got its start Oct. 23, 2009.

BSU is unbeaten in games at Barry Events Center in Marquette, Mich. posting a 3-0-1 mark on the Wildcats home ice.

BSU goaltender Michael Bitzer is 3-0-1 versus NMU all-time with a 1.00 goals against average, a .960 save percentage and a shutout in 245 minutes.

Nate Arentz leads all current BSU players with two goals in six career games versus the Wildcats, while Graeme McCormack has three assist sin six games.