Ferris State took one tie from its CCHA weekend at Bemidji State, losing 6-1 on Friday and tying 4-4 on Saturday at the Sanford Center before the Beavers won the shootout. The Bulldogs are 1-5-2, while Bemidji State improved to 2-4-1.
Friday got away after Nathan Mackie’s opening goal at 3:58 of the first period. Bemidji State answered with six straight goals, two of them from Carter Rapalje, and goalie Alan Lendak was pulled early in the third after allowing six on 25 shots. Max Hildebrand made 25 saves for the Beavers.
Saturday’s game was a different story. Lendak returned to the net and made 26 saves, Ferris scored three times in the second period to take a 3-2 lead, and the Bulldogs led twice before Maxon Vig’s tying goal with 2:05 left. Nathan Leek, Adyn Merrick, and Justin Stupka each had a goal and an assist, and Ferris outshot Bemidji State 33-30. Oliver Peer scored for the Beavers in both games, and Jiri Klima, who also scored Friday, had the only goal in the shootout.
Ferris State was outscored 10-5 in regulation over the weekend. The Bulldogs have no games scheduled through Nov. 7.
Read the recaps: Friday, Oct. 30 and Saturday, Oct. 31.
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