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Lakers win late in the third

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BEMIDJI, Minn. - Lake Superior State scored the game's first goal late in the third period Friday at Bemidji State and went on to win 2-0. LSSU is now 2-1-0 overall with all three matchups played against Western Collegiate Hockey Association opponents.

After a scoreless 56 minutes of play, sophomore forward Chris Ciotti (1-2--3) netted the Lakers' first goal, an unassisted power-play goal, at 16:51 of the third period. Ciotti's goal proved to be the game-winning goal for LSSU.

The Beavers (0-1-0) pulled netminder Andrew Walsh late in the game, allowing senior forward Domenic Monardo (2-4--6) to score an empty-net goal. Junior defenseman Andrew Perrault (0-2--2) tallied the lone assist on Monardo's goal.

Junior goaltender Kevin Kapalka (2-1-0) made 27 saves for the Lakers during his first shutout of the season, while Walsh stopped 38 for BSU. Kapalka notched his seventh career shutout.

LSSU was 1-for-4 on the power-play and held Bemidji State to 0-for-3.

The Lakers and Beavers play game two of the series Saturday at 8:07 ET.

LSSU 2, Bemidji State 0

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Players Mentioned

Chris Ciotti

#20 Chris Ciotti

Forward
5' 10"
Sophomore
Kevin Kapalka

#30 Kevin Kapalka

Goaltender
6' 1"
Junior
Domenic Monardo

#26 Domenic Monardo

Forward
5' 11"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Chris Ciotti

#20 Chris Ciotti

5' 10"
Sophomore
Forward
Kevin Kapalka

#30 Kevin Kapalka

6' 1"
Junior
Goaltender
Domenic Monardo

#26 Domenic Monardo

5' 11"
Senior
Forward