January 26, 2021

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eSports Open for Gamers Once Again

COVID VACCINE COMING TO CAMPUS Students will soon become eligible for COVID-19 vaccination

By ASHLEY OPINA

Staff Writer

After having to close its doors due to COVID-19 regulations, the Minnesota State University, Mankato eSports facility will be able to reopen for gamers of all kinds starting January 25th.

The eSports facility is located in Wissink Hall 121, inside the IT solutions center.

The area facilitates many different types of gaming equipment and games. Inside they have lots of equipment including 16 Alienware PC gaming stations, a 32-inch monitor, two Nintendo switches, and Xbox controllers. They also have many games including, CS: GO, League of Legends, Madden NFL, Rocket League, and Super Smash Bros.

“I am looking forward to being able to play with my teammates and getting to play with them in person instead of online like we have been doing for some practices,” said eSports team member, Noah Micke. “It is a whole different vibe when you are actually playing with people instead of just talking over the internet, so I am really looking forward to it.”

With COVID-19 the team will be having protocols in place to ensure everyone’s safety. The facility will only be allowing every other machine to be used, or seven students in at a designated time that they register for.

Upon walking in the students must show their phone to indicate that they have filled out the MSU self-screening checklist to ensure they are virus free.

After they are finished with their one-hour time slot, students must use the wipes provided to them to clean the equipment off.

While this facility is open to the student population, it is also used by the eSports teams. These teams consist

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The creation and distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine has led many to wonder if and when they will be able to receive it. Students and staff alike at Minnesota State University, Mankato are no different.

Thankfully, the local Public Health Department of Blue Earth County has begun the process of getting the MNSU community their share.

Members within the MNSU Student Health Services, Environmental Health and Safety, and Campus Security are serving as a liaison for the campus in correspondence with the local Public Health Department in order to do so.

Wendy Schuh, the director of Student Health Services at MNSU says, “The vaccine is being managed through local Public Health which is distributed through the state level down to the counties.”

Schuh explains that, “Since our county is Blue Earth County, we are working with them to ensure that our cam-

Ron Tupy receives a vaccination, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021 at the Earle Brown Heritage Center in Brooklyn Center, Minn. Minnesota on Thursday opened up nine locations for coronavirus vaccinations as part of a pilot program reserved for people 65 and over.

pus population is included in their vaccine distribution plan.”

The plan itself is a bit complicated, with different phases that need to be completed before the general population at MNSU can get the vaccine.

Phase 1A includes frontline

essential healthcare workers, phase 1B includes frontline essential non-healthcare workers, and phase 1C includes those with medical conditions that are at a higher risk of getting the virus. Both phase 1B and 1C include the elderly.

“For the most part, our

general student and employee population would fall in line for the vaccine after the completion of phase 1,” says Schuh.

Once phase 1 is complete, the local Public Health De-

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Mavs Extend Win Streak to 9, Sweep the Bulldogs

By DANIEL MCELROY Sports Editor

The Minnesota State men’s hockey continued to show why they’re the No. 3-ranked hockey team in the nation with their dominating sweep against the Ferris State Bulldogs. The Mavs took a 4-0 shutout win on Saturday and a 4-1 physical win on Sunday, extending their unbeaten streak to nine games, the longest active streak in the NCAA. In a series where the Mavericks outshot their opponents 70-26, the depth of their fourth line including Jared Spooner, Brendan Furry, and Walker Duehr proved to be the shining light for MSU. A line that accounted for three goals and five assists across the weekend earned junior forward Furry his first career

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Senior forward Walker Duehr (17) scored twice for the Mavericks over the weekend against Ferris State.

goals with the Mavericks, and senior forward Duehr’s first goals of the season.

“I thought they had an outstanding weekend,” head coach Mike Hastings commented after the game. “They proved to be very effective

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for us last night and continued to tonight.”

Duehr’s goal came as the first of the weekend when freshman defenseman Akito Hirose walked the puck up the boards, centering it in front of the net for Duehr’s one-timer

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on the backdoor. Andy Carroll and Reggie Lutz connected just 45 seconds later for a one-timer power play goal to take an early 2-0 lead.

The iconic duo of Jake Jaremko and Reggie Lutz combined for an early second period goal when Lutz fired a shot as he entered the zone, leaving a rebound for Jaremko’s first goal of the season.

Lutz tallied another assist after he skated the puck behind the net and to the faceoff dot, centering it for senior forward Dallas Gerads to grab his own rebound off a trickling puck in the crease.

Dryden McKay looked phenomenal per usual, stopping the 11 shots he faced, putting up his sixth shutout in nine games, and his 20th career shutout.

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TED S. WARREN • Associated Press A pharmacist prepares a syringe of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine Friday, Jan. 8, 2021, at Queen Anne Healthcare, a skilled nursing and rehabilitation facility in Seattle.

Brit Bennett will be speaking for the Good Thunder Reading Series on Thursday

By SYDNEY BERGGREN Staff Writer

Acclaimed fiction novelist Brit Bennett, whose works have been New York Times bestsellers, comes to Minnesota State University, Mankato to kick off a new semester of the Good Thunder Reading Series.

The series promotes literature, inspires creativity and creates conversations around the importance of writing through workshops, craft talks, readings and book signings.

“The Good Thunder Reading Series brings something to the table for everyone,” MNSU graduate student Holly Dodge commented. “The events are not just limited to writers, they are open to all.

Whether you have an appreciation for reading and writing, or you are just a curious spirit, the Good Thunder Reading Series may provide the motivation, inspiration, or guidance to move you.”

Bennett, whose latest novel is “The Vanishing Half,” will host the first event of the semester Thursday. Good Thunder Reading Series Director Candace Black said she chose her after reading her first nov-

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el, “The Mothers.”

“I was at an AWP writing conference when my colleague, Chris McCormick, introduced me to Bennett. After reading her book I messaged her right away and asked if she would like to present for us,” Black explained.

As stated on the Good Thunder Reading website, Bennett’s workshop will run from 10-11 a.m., her craft talk from 3-4 p.m., and her reading from 7:30-8:30 p.m., all to be hosted over Zoom. Links and passwords to the Zoom meetings can be found on the website: gt.mnsu.edu.

Bennett’s history is also explained further on the Good Thunder Reading website to help people understand her and her work even more. She received her undergraduate degree in English from Stanford University, and later attended the University of Michigan for her MFA in Creative Writing.

Her debut novel, “The Mothers,” was published in 2016 and became a New York Times best seller, and she has had essays featured in The New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine, The Paris Review, and Jezebel.

While in school, Bennett won a Hopwood Award in

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graduate fiction, along with the 2014 Hurtson/Wright for College Writers. She has been given the National Book Foundation “5 under 35” award.

Bennett’s most recent novel, “The Vanishing Half,” came out in June of 2020. The novel at once joined the New York Times #1 bestseller list, and remained in the top five of that list for nearly a month.

The book was also chosen as a Good Morning America book club selection.

“The Vanishing Half” discusses race and sisterhood, and Bennett stated that she believes “there’s a larger social context into which the book entered the world. It explores racial identity at a time when people are really eager to read and engage with conversations about that,” (The Guardian, 2020). Bennett will soon be working on an HBO limited series adaptation of her bestseller The Vanishing Half as executive producer.

“There’s really nothing like engaging with people that I hope to one day be as successful as. Their depth of experience, but also the sense of recognition of myself in their experiences, gives me hope and a bit of relief,” says MNSU student Maivboon Vang.

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partment will open its doors to the general public at MNSU that would like to come in and receive the vaccine.

However, Schuh adds that the timeline from the completion of phase 1 to the general public being able to receive the vaccine is still unknown.

“Some of our groups that are included in phase 1 have already been invited to receive the vaccine,” says Schuh.

“The process is well on its way.”

Mallory Steinmetz, a sophomore at MNSU studying to become a nurse, is thrilled about the whole thing.

Steinmetz has been working as a Certified Nursing Assistant at Laurels Edge Assisted Living for about five months.

Due to her place of work and position title, Steinmetz has already been able to receive the vaccine through her job.

“I received my first dose on Jan. 13, and I’ll be getting my second dose in a couple of weeks,” says Steinmetz.

Her enthusiasm about receiving the first dose of the

vaccine was evident, and she cannot wait for others at MNSU to receive it as well.

“It brings me joy knowing that there may be an end to this pandemic because of the vaccine,” says Steinmetz. “I’m glad it’s going to be available to our campus.”

Steinmetz mentions that she has seen firsthand what the virus can do to people and she believes that the sooner people are protected from it, the better.

“The impact that each person getting the vaccine has on those who are at a higher risk is insane,” says Steinmetz. “It could be the difference between life and death for an older individual or a healthcare worker like myself.”

The vaccine also brings Steinmetz hope that she will be able to see her peers and professors in person again soon.

“Being able to go back to campus and attend in-person classes would be great,” says Steinmetz. “Individuals at MNSU receiving the vaccine is a step in the right direction to getting there.”

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Wells Fargo on Campus Transforms to Affinity Plus

By JULIA BARTON Staff Writer Affinity Plus is replacing Wells Fargo in Minnesota State University, Mankato’s Centennial Student Union as the process of renovations continues.

Located on the CSU’S main floor near the campus hub, Wells Fargo MNSU’s on-campus banking facility, will be replaced.

Within the last decade the banking industry has changed dramatically. MNSU decided to no longer partner with Wells Fargo, a banking provider for students and faculty, due to the lack of demand for the banking service.

Located in the lower level of the CSU, Affinity Plus has been in place for quite some time across from the computer store.

“Even prior to COVID-19, people weren’t going into the bank physically as much as they used to 10, or 20 years ago. Even going to an ATM is not as common as it used to be, most people now just use their card,” said Rick Straka, vice president for finance and administration.

MNSU had introduced

KJERSTIN HALL • The Reporter The former Wells Fargo bank in the CSU is now Affinity Plus.

MavCASH around 1994 in partnership with First Bank (now US Bank) as this was a fairly new feature ahead of the times. This feature made buying items with your MavCARD possible as described in the vending feature.

Many notable bank providers such as TCF, Affinity Plus, and Wells Fargo had been partners with this feature before this aspect of the card was discontinued as of May 2020.

Dining dollars is currently the alternative way to buy food items with your Mav-

Pie for Pi — All Greek students listed below earned a 3.14 GPA or higher during the Fall 2020 Semester.

Alpha Chi Omega Abby Alderman* Jenna Anderson* Lauryn Anderson Alexis Ashton* Courtney Baruth* Leah Beery Morgan Biesterfeld* Lauren Bookler* Gensyn Bosquez* Madison Chelmo Katelyn Costello Erica Cronk* Payton Decker Alissa Donlan* Anna Dornbush* Kayla Dorshak* Isla Ekstam* Ashley Flynn* Lissette Garza* Jianna Gellhaus* Alexandra Gromacki* Josephine Guernsey Jenna Hayworth* Elizabeth Hepburn* Aubrey Hill* Kelsey Hubbell Baily Kaas* Abbey Levitt* Erin Olson* Taylor Peterfeso* Jaida Peterson* Jordan Quam* Skylar Samples* Elizabeth Sazma* Camryn Schiro* Madison Stone* Grace Ulrich* Isabelle Ulrich* Sophia Venner* Lindsay Wagner* Molly Winter Maggie Wipf*

Angelah Wood Alpha Sigma Alpha Teagan Allen* Sarah Benson Kayane Childs Nicole Dee Mackenzie Ehlers* Autumn Forcelle* Kaitlyn Hodges* Hailey Johnson Clare Kasten Minahil Khan* Lauren Lindmeier* Courtney Myers* Morgan Rusler Ashley Simmons* Natalie Smith* Hope Wickert* Gamma Phi Beta Katie Baumann Lauren Bern* Mikayla Brooking* Callie Cleaveland* Addie Erickson* Alyssa Etzler Olivia Friesen Mitzi Guizar Cardenas* Kjerstin Haeny* Olivia Hagen* Maria Haley Brooklyn Hermanson Stefanie Jensen Sophia Jones Grace Jorgenson* Bridget Kavan* Megan Kelly Alexa Lacher* Ryann Lake* Chelsea Landis* Kate Marcks* Gwenyth Martensen* Hollie McLaughlin*

CARD as it allows access to all university dining services.

Other banking apps such as Venmo, Apple Pay, and PayPal have been more popular among the younger generation thus decreasing the need to take out cash or write checks.

“I use Venmo for pretty much everything,” Maggie Dipf, freshman at MNSU commented.

Evan Taylor, freshman at MNSU said,“Personally I still carry a little cash but I know most of my friends just use Venmo to pay me back when

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we get food.”

Online banking has become another aspect in which people don’t have to physically go into their bank.

“Honestly I don’t remember the last time I was in an actual bank,” Madison Fisher, junior at MNSU said.

Erica Johnsrud, freshman at MNSU gave her thoughts,“There’s really no need to go into a bank to transfer money or deposit checks because you can do it all from your phone now.”

Looking toward the future students can expect slight upgrades and changes throughout the CSU as resources are available, mostly likely taking place in the summer or fall season.

“MNSU is a really energizing place to work, I’m very hopeful by next fall things will be more normal and lively, but with every challenge comes some opportunities, we’ll look at those opportunities and see how we can serve the students better as we move forward,” Straka continued.

Taking into account that COVID-19 related delays have been a factor throughout the 2020-2021 school year.

congratulate these Greek Community members on their academic achievements during the Fall 2020 semester.

of groups of five to seven students who make up each of the four teams. There are teams for Madden NFL, CS: GO, League of Legends, and Rocket League.

“Their season just started, and the League of Legends team competed this past Saturday and will continue to compete until around the middle of February,” says Jacqueline Lamm, head coach for the eSports team.

“I would probably say my favorite part about being in eSports is that it is just ever changing as nothing is ever the same with the games or with the industry,” said Micke. “So being a part of something like this, especially in the college landscape where it is growing even more and is becoming more of an official part of the school and being a part of that is fun.”

The eSports facility will be open for all students to schedule a time Tuesday through Thursdays from 12-4 p.m. If these times do not work for students, they can email esports@mnsu. edu for more information.

Dean’s List Recognition — Greek students listed below with Dean’s list for the Fall 2020.

Abigail Moe* Sarah Morris* Josephine Neuenfeldt* Molly Nhean* Nicole Oberding* Anna Peterson* Renae Raustadt Allison Reeder Emily Rogers* Alexis Rost * Ellie Rundquist* Josephine Sandford* Emily Schumacher* Myles Schwartz* Paige Speedling Olivia Spitzer Abbey Stohs* Taylor Stradinger* Madison Sullivan* Sara Swan* Isabella Taylor* Michaela Thole* Emilee Thomas* Natalie Turkowski* Taryn Van Heel* Paige Vancura* McKenzie Wallerus* Abby Wenz* Katherine Wilcox* Kappa Alpha Psi Bill Busuri Michael Osei* Lambda Chi Alpha Griffin Ahrendt* Samuel Graves* Logan Jorgensen Kyle Mickelsen Samuel Pfingsten* Caden Wiles

Phi Delta Theta Ryan DeRoo* Spencer Good Tyler Guggisberg* Tyler Lorbeski* Preston Lyon* Carter Martodam* Joel Mowrey* Seth Nilsen Patrick Norris* Casey Parnell Benjamin Perry* Jack Ritacco* Spencer Thein Phi Kappa Psi Brandon Benson* Drew Brown Cal Capra* Cameron Jahns* Collin Jutting Maxwell Mahoney Cameron Miller Reece Podgorski* Zachary Wickman Sigma Chi Steven Dammann Colton Grimm* Ryan Guse Ryan Jandrey Austin Johannes* Ryan McGraw Nathan Paulnock* James Pedigo* Bradley Phillips* Jack Wheeler* Sigma Nu Alexandros Bakritges* Hunter Brings Carson Davis* Keegan Gilbert

Sari Halabi Brandon Hansen* Tyler Johnson Alexander Klawitter* Janusz Lukasik* Jack Lutz* Jacob Montgomery Ja Rangitsch* Jeffery Robinson Joseph Roeser* Samuel Squires* CarlGunnar Sunden* Caden Unzen Sigma Sigma Sigma Kristyn Aarestad* Catherine Allmann Kaitlyn Bannwarth* Laura Bautch* Alison Bloom* Jadin Brue* Jazmin Brue* Sara Buttolph* Lucy Delorme* Grace Draeger* Madeline Farmer Piper Gare* Kiersten Hanisch* Kayla Haugen Joniesha Hayes* DeNae Henning* Katherine Hetzel* Makenna Hoerth LaRen Holtman* Morgan Kingsley* Emma Knutson* Chloe Larson* Adele Liu* Lisbeth Magdaleno-Garcia* Reagan McCurnin Courtney Peper* Olivia Rivers Gabrielle Rome

Hailey Saniti* Britney Schubert* Victoria Schulmeister* Alanna Smith* Hannah Smith Emilie Staeffler Elizabeth Staiger* Kayla Watters* Emily Wehling* Sarah Weis* Zoe Welper* Zoe Wigginton* Tau Kappa Epsilon Alexander Arcuri* Jacob Genia Timothy Tuchek* Blake Wilson Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. Oderaa Okolie*

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MAXWELL MAYLEBEN

Maxwell: The Pros and Cons of Dry January Opinion

By MAXWELL MAYLEBEN Editor in Chief With the first month of the year coming to a close, I am led to reflect on a challenge that I issued to myself at the beginning of the month. Dry January.

As a college student, this challenge comes particularly daunting, with a large part of social interactions at this age being centered around the finishing of a bottle or gathering at a restaurant or bar with friends.

Here is a breakdown of what I have found to be positives and negatives of going a whole month without drinking as a college student.

Let’s start with the positives.

Being the month-long designated driver is a different feeling. Being the person everyone relies on for a safe ride home comes with an inherent feeling of importance and appreciation from your friends.

Another huge benefit that I have seen is in my health. I find myself going to sleep at reasonable times and waking up without the need of an alarm. And when I do wake up, I feel well rested, instead of the all so familiar headache and nausea that often accompanies a “fun” weekend.

Even in my general wellbeing has reflected positives.

I feel more cognitive and sharp. I find it is much easier to have a good weekend morning shift whenever your head isn’t pounding and dim lights aren’t “too bright”.

This wellbeing shows itself in coursework as well. Instead of partying and hanging out with friends taking up most of my time this month, I was actually able to make good headway on my classes and even get ahead in some of them.

A dry month does not come without its challenges though.

Of course the main challenge for me is the fear of missing out, or FOMO. Several times each weekend, I would find myself looking at my friends having fun

at a party, making a fool out of themselves on their SnapChat stories, or even just drinking a cold beer after a long day at work, and begin to forget why I even chose to do this in the first place.

My main concern, as I come to the end of the month is that I feel an overcorrection coming in February. I will need to make a conscious effort to not overindulge in response to my non-indulgence of last month.

Although social gatherings may seem like a bore without

that sweet liquid courage, I still found myself enjoying my friends company despite not being intoxicated. In fact, it can be a hoot to be the only sober person in a slew of drunks.

You can be sober and still have a really fun time.

To those wondering if they should try a dry month, here is my recommendation: it can be a bit boring, but I recommend it. You will feel healthier, and really learn a new appreciation for being sober.

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Mavs Drop Series to No. 3 Buckeyes

Willingham, Mavericks Sweep Mustangs on the Road

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The Minnesota State men’s basketball team improved to 6-2 with a weekend sweep over Southwest Minnesota State, who fell to 2-4 on the year. The Mavericks sit at second in the division with a 5-1 record in conference play, only behind their next opponents, Sioux Falls, who is 2-0 in conference play on the year.

Malik Willingham highlighted the scoring for the Mavericks with 20 points on Friday and 17 points Saturday.

MSU pulled out an early lead against the Mustangs with an 11-2 run in the first three minutes of play, starting with Quincy Anderson’s early 3-pointer, in a game that the Mavs would not let go of the lead for the entire 40 minute contest.

SMSU responded with a 12-4 run of their own, to make it 16-14 in favor of the Mavericks, closing the gap as tight as they could.

The Mavericks pull away again with 12 unanswered points from Willingham, Anderson, and Ryland Holt.

SMSU comes back with a pair of layups, going into the locker rooms at the half with a score of 26-20.

Willingham starts the second half scoring with a pair

Sophomore guard Malik Willingham led the Mavericks in scoring with 20 points over the Mustangs.

of jumpers into a 3-pointer, giving the Mavericks a 33-22 lead. MSU extended this run even further, going up 41-22 with just over 11 minutes remaining in the game.

Brady Williams and Willingham kept adding onto this lead, making it a 55-29 game, almost doubling the Mustangs points.

The Mavericks close out the game by a 20 point margin, winning 60-40. MSU had 40% shooting with 27% on 3-pointers.

Minnesota State started Sat-

urday’s game in similar fashion to how they started Sunday’s game, going on a 15-4 run with points from all five of the Mavericks’ starters.

The Mavericks add on to their lead with a score of 2111, but SMSU closes the gap again, going on a 10-2 run, with seven points coming from the Mustangs leading scorer, Nick Dufault.

The Mavs weren’t in a comfortable position with only a two point lead with 10 minutes remaining in the first half, so they decided to do it

yet again. In the final 10 minutes of the half, MSU leads the scoring 25-10, going into the second half with a 15 point lead of 46-31.

The Mavericks completely dominate the second half and close the game by their largest margin of victory this season with a score of 95-67.

Anderson led the scoring for the Mavericks on Saturday with 21 points and 9 rebounds, as he continues to lead the Mavericks in scoring throughout the year with 128 total points.

Mavs take close Victory over Peacocks, to take on No. 1 St. Cloud

By DANIEL MCELROY Sports Editor In a streaky performance, the Mavericks wrestling team took a 19-13 team win over the Upper Iowa Peacocks. Minnesota State University took their third win in a row and remains undefeated halfway through the shortened season.

The dual started with two nationally ranked wrestlers in No. 3 Trevor Turriff and No. 12 Myron Crawford at 174 pounds. The two battled it out with both failing to takedown the other, but Turriff came out on top with a 3-1 overtime decision, giving the Mavericks a 3-0 lead.

After the Mavericks early win, the Peacocks then won three straight matchups at 184, 197, and 285 pounds.

No. 8 Dalton Hahn won a 7-3 decision over Dylan Butts, followed by Zach Ryg taking an 8-5 decision over Matt Blome, and finally Jordan Baumler

MANSOOR AHMAD • The Reporter Senior Kyle Rathman improved to 3-0 on the season against the Upper Iowa Peacocks.

taking a 3-2 decision over David Griffet. The wins gave Upper Iowa a 9-3 advantage over Minnesota State, but the boys in yellow didn’t give up yet.

The Mavericks would win the next four duals consisting of No. 10 Trenton McManus taking a 3-1 decision, Brock Luthens in a 4-3 decision, Kolbe O’Brien upsetting No. 9

Tate Murray in a 9-5 decision, and No. 2 Kyle Rathman’s 10-1 major decision over Chance Throndson. The lethal combination of these Mavericks gave MSU a 16-9 lead heading into the two most important duals of the night.

No. 8 Chase Luensman of Upper Iowa University scored four takedowns and two near-

fall points to take an 11-3 major decision over MSU’s Cooper Siebrecht. This win brought the Peacocks within arms reach of the Mavericks with a team score of 19-13.

It all came down to Michael Smith of MSU against Scott Kellenberger of UIU. Each of the wrestlers grabbed a takedown and an escape for an early 3-3 score. After a couple of takedowns from Smith, he would hold on and take the 9-6 win over Kellenberger, securing the 19-13 win for the Mavericks.

Rathman continues his hot streak and improves his season record to 3-0, along with McManus, O’Brien, and Turriff.

The No. 12 nationally ranked Minnesota State University Mavericks look ahead to their next opponent, the No. 1 ranked St. Cloud State University Huskies on Thursday, Jan. 28 at 7 p.m. in St. Cloud.

The Mavericks women’s hockey team dropped both of their games last weekend to The Ohio State University, but not without putting up a defensive fight against the No 2-ranked hockey team in the country.

Calla Frank stood tall in Friday’s 3-0 loss against the Buckeyes with a career high 52 saves. Frank’s stellar night is good for the most saves in a single game in the WCHA this season and the second most saves in a single game nationally.

The first goal allowed on Friday was just 31 seconds into the game when Tatum Skaggs backhanded a loose puck in front of the net past Frank to go up 1-0.

Jennifer Gardiner connected with linemate Jenna Buglioni for a one-timer past Franks right side to make it a 2-0 game with just over five minutes remaining in the second period.

Skaggs scored her second goal of the game and fifth on the year on a rebound in the slot that gets buried behind Frank just two minutes into the third period.

The Mavericks can’t seem to find any success getting the puck to the back of the net, earning Andrea Braendli her second straight shutout.

MSU would see some more success getting the puck behind Braendli, but would not be enough as they fell to the Buckeyes 7-2.

OSU scored four first period goals, including a goal just 26 seconds into the game. Freshman goaltender Lauren Barbro came in to relieve Frank at the start of the second period.

It wouldn’t be until late in the second period when freshman forward and leading goal scorer for the Mavericks Jamie Nelson put MSU on the board for their first goal of the weekend.

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Tuesday, January 26, 2021

MANSOOR AHMAD • The Reporter Junior forward Brendan Furry (13) scored his first career goal with the Mavericks Sunday night.

Sunday’s scoring got started after junior defenseman Wyatt Aamodt received a pass at the point from Duehr and fired a shot to the net, creating a loose rebound for Furry to bury it behind Ferris State goaltender Logan Stein.

The Mavericks power play unit, standing at 34% and best in the WCHA, struck again when the dominating line of Nathan Smith, Cade Borchardt and Juliian Napravnik played some tic-tac-toe, finding Napravnik his sixth goal of the year.

Ferris State was able to get their lone goal of the weekend on a powerplay that set up the bulldogs for a one-timer in front of the net late in the first period.

Another powerplay goal from Borchardt along with Duehr securing his own rebound from a tipped shot completed the sweep for the Mavericks, improving their record to 9-1-1 overall and 6-0-0 in conference play.

The Bulldogs fall to 1-10-0.

The Mavericks defen-

sive corps played a massive role in this weekend’s success, with Duehr leading the team on Friday with 6 blocked shots, including a shot to the face that broke his helmet.

“It’s a good thing about our helmets nowadays,” Aamodt said after the game, “you don’t really feel it too much.”

Hastings praised Aamodt after the game saying, “There aren’t too many ways you can show selflessness more than blocking a shot...and even though Dryden McKay gets credit for that shutout, I think Wyatt Aamodt should get a little bit of shouldering that responsibility.”

The upcoming non-conference series against Alabama Huntsville has been postponed due to a COVID-19 outbreak within the Chargers program. The previously postponed game against Bemidji State from the first series of the season will take place on Friday at 4:07 p.m. at the Sanford Center.

ICE Continued from page 6 Kelsey King added another unassisted goal with just over six minutes played in the third period to make

it a 5-2 game. The Buckeyes found the back of the net twice more to take the 7-2 win.

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Senior forward Rachel Shumski (45) led the Mavericks in scoring with 17 points over the Southwest Minnesota Mustangs Friday.

By DANIEL MCELROY Sports Editor

The Minnesota State University women’s basketball team split another series against the Southwest Minnesota State University Mustangs last weekend, handing the Mustangs their first loss of the season.

The Mavericks sit in the middle of the standings with an overall record of 4-4, and conference play record of 3-3.

The Mustangs fall to second in the standings after sustaining their first loss of the year.

Mikayla Nachazel got the scoring started for the Mavericks on Friday with a jumper good for two in the first minute of play. The Mustangs then take the lead with a 3-pointer from the Mustangs leading scorer, Meleah Reinhart. The Mavericks regained the lead with two good free throws from Rachel Shumski and a pair of 3-pointers from Joey Batt and Tayla Stuttley, giving the Mavericks an early 10-3 lead.

The Mavericks held this lead going into the second quarter with a score of 25-18.

Following a layup from Shumski to start the second quarter, the Mustangs scored nine unanswered points, tying the game at 27 a piece. The

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half ended with the Mavericks making three more free throws, while the Mustangs made a 3-pointer and layup going into the locker rooms with a 32-30 lead.

Shumski led the scoring for the Mavericks at the half with eight points and two rebounds.

After a few lead changes in the third quarter, The Mustangs hold on to the lead for the entirety of the fourth quarter. The Mavericks kept it to a close game with a deficit of one point with six minutes remaining in the game, but it only led to a 10-1 run by the Mustangs, holding the lead to take the 75-66 win.

Shumski led the scoring for the Mavericks with 17 points, along with eight rebounds and three steals.

The Mavericks wouldn’t go home without some success, though. Saturday’s contest handed the Mustangs their first loss of the season, knocking them off the top of the standings in the south division of the NSIC. A close back and forth first quarter kept it at a one possession game for much of the first quarter until Shumski extended the lead with a layup and a pair of free throws, followed by a free throw from Stuttley to end the first quarter with a 19-13 lead.

The Mustangs come back and start the second quarter with a layup and free throw, cutting the lead to one point.

Another close back and forth second quarter gives the Mavericks the confidence they need by not giving up their lead for the entire quarter, and heading into the second half with a 3531 lead.

The Mavericks extended their lead in the third quarter by as much as 10 points, following Stuttley’s layup and Emmaline Polson’s jumper making it 47-37.

Polson saw the most play time she has so far this season with 32 minutes played across the two games and 10 total points scored. She came into the series with only 22 minutes played in four games this season.

The Mavericks end the quarter with a 52-44 lead.

The Mavs extended this lead by 12 in the start of the fourth quarter with a layup each from Shumski and Brooke Tonsfeldt.

MSU holds this lead for the rest of the game and takes down the undefeated Mustangs in a 68-61 win.

The Mavericks shot at 35.2% in field goals and 20% in 3-pointers in the statement victory. Stuttley led the team in scoring with 18 points.

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