EAST LANSING, Mich. - No. 13 Michigan State (15-6-2 overall, 10-3-2 Central Collegiate Hockey Association) topped Lake Superior State 4-2 Friday at Munn Arena. LSSU (12-8-3 overall, 7-7-1 CCHA) recorded its first loss since Nov. 28, 2009, while the Spartans extended their win streak to six games.

Michigan State, hosting the game on Fox Sports Detroit, scored the lone first-period goal at 3:23. Nick Sucharski netted the power-play goal from Corey Tropp.

The Spartans built a 2-0 lead at 2:08 of the second when Andrew Rowe took advantage of a missed defensive assignment. The Lakers answered 26 seconds later. Senior foward John Scrymgeour (5-7--12) hit the back of the net with the help of a pass across the slot from freshman forward Domenic Monardo (2-6--8), leaving the Lakers down 2-1.

Michigan State regained the two-goal lead when Derek Grant scored on a delayed peanlty late in the second. 

Early in the third, Scrymgeour netted an unassisted goal giving him two goals for the night. The Lakers were down 3-2 when the Spartans tallied an empty-net goal from Rowe at 19:26.

The Lakers out-shot the Spartans 33-32 in the contest. Junior goaltender Brian Mahoney-Wilson (10-7-3) made 28 saves for the Lakers, while Michigan State's Drew Palmisano stopped 31.

LSSU, which went into the game ranked 12th nationally in power-play percentage, was held 0-for-4 on the power-play while MSU went 2-for-3.

The Lakers and Spartans will be back in action tomorrow at 5:05 p.m. Listen to the pre-game show starting at 4 p.m. on 99.5 Yes FM with the game to follow. The contest will also be televised on Comcast Local.

Note: Lake Superior State alumni and fans are invited to a post-game social from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Saturday at Trippers on 354 Frandor Ave. in East Lansing. To RSVP, contact the LSSU Alumni Office, 906-635-6219 or email alumnirelations@lssu.edu. Call 1-800-GO-STATE for hockey tickets.

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