TUCSON, AZ - The Minot State Beavers men's hockey team scored 6 goals in their 6-1 victory over the University of Arizona on Thursday, December 12. This win moves the Beavers to 2-0-0 on the season against Arizona. Minot State now improves to 17-2-2, while the University of Arizona drops to 8-9-0 on the season. 

Minot State got off to a hot start, taking a 1-0 lead on a goal scored by Logan Rands at 1:38 into the first period. The Beaver's goaltender, William Dyke, held Arizona scoreless through the first 20 minutes of play, tallying 7 saves on 7 shots on goal. 

The Beavers took a 2-0 lead one minute into the second period on a goal scored by Josh Pederson. Arizona cut down the Beavers lead to 2-1 at 4:51 into the period on a goal scored by Mike Pizzo. From there on out, the rest of this game would be all Minot State. At 5:08 into the period, the Beavers took a 3-1 lead on a goal scored by Trenton Curtis. Minot State made it a 4-1 game on a power play goal scored by Joey Moffatt at 6:23 into the period. Josh Pederson scored his second goal of the second period at 8:21 into the period to give the Beavers a 5-1 lead. 

Christian Kadolph increased the Beavers lead to 6-1 scoring a power play goal at 7:49 into the third period. William Dyke once again held Arizona scoreless, this time in the third period, tallying 12 saves on 12 shots on goal to give Minot State the 6-1 victory over the University of Arizona. 

Walker Jerome (2), Christian Kadolph, Matthew Yakubowski, Austin Clyne, Logan Rands (2), Brayden Pawluk, Logan Cyca, and Reid Arnold were all credited with assists in the game. Minot State's goalie, William Dyke, led the way in net for the Beavers, tallying 32 saves on 33 shots on goal to improve his record to 7-0-1. 

Following Minot State's win against the University of Arizona, the Beavers will be back in action in Phoenix, Arizona, for a two-game series against Grand Canyon University on Friday, December 13, at 8:00 pm, and Saturday, December 14, at 8:00 pm