On Tap: Minnesota State (8-17-1 overall, 4-13-1 WCHA) continues Western Collegiate Hockey Association action with a road trip to Bemidji State (11-11-2 overall, 5-9-2 WCHA) this weekend. Face-off at BSU’s Sanford Center (4,373) is slated for 7:37 p.m. Friday and 7:07 p.m. Saturday.

About the MSU-BSU Series: Minnesota State has gone 7-0-1 in the last eight meetings with Bemidji State and stand 36-45-13 all-time in the series with the Beavers. One of MSU’s oldest and most-often played opponents with 94 games played, the series between the two schools dates back to the 1974-75 season.

Most Recently: Now 8-17-1 overall and 4-13-1 after splitting a Western Collegiate Hockey Association series in a pair of overtime games with visiting Nebraska Omaha (2-1 loss, 5-4 win), MSU has gone 5-5-0 in its last ten contests.

About Bemidji State: BSU enters the series with the Mavericks standing 11-11-2 overall, 5-9-2 WCHA on the year. The Beavers, who were idle last weekend, fell twice at Denver (6-3, 3-2) Jan. 13-14 in their last outings. BSU had won its previous five contests before dropping those games to the Pioneers.

BSU is led offensively by junior forward Jordan George (12-7--19). Senior defenseman Brad Hunt (4-13--17) and senior forward Shea Walters (8-7--15), along with junior forward Brance Orban (4-11--15) round out the top four scorers.

Senior Dan Bakula (5-7-1, 2.74, .907) has started 15 of 24 games in net, with freshman Andrew Walsh (6-3-1, 2.19, .923) getting eight starts.

MSU's complete 13-page release is available here.