For the first time in three seasons, Michigan State hockey is 3-1-0 overall.
Following a season-opening split with visiting Air Force two weeks ago, the Spartans played rude host to former CCHA rival Miami (Ohio) this past weekend. MSU swept the Red Hawks by 2-1 and 3-1 scores at Munn Ice Arena on Oct. 15-16, respectively, in a matchup of teams from the Big Ten (MSU) and NCHC (Miami). It was the first meetings of the two schools since the final/original CCHA tournament in March 2013, and the first MSU win(s) over the Red Hawks since March 2012.
Erik Middendorf tallied the game-winning goal for MSU with less than two minutes remaining in regulation in the opener on Friday, while Drew DeRidder preserved the victory by making 35 saves. In the nightcap on Saturday, Jeremy Davidson scored twice for the Spartans, including the game-winner late in the third period, while Pierce Charleson finished with 28 stops in net.
MSU now takes to the road for its next action, a pair of contests at Hockey East opponent UMass Lowell on Oct. 22-23.
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