SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich.- Lake Superior State defeated Bemidji State 4-2 Saturday night during the second game of its Western Collegiate Hockey Association weekend series to record its first sweep since Feb. 21-22, 2014.

The Lakers (6-19-1, 5-13-0 WCHA) built a four-goal lead over the Beavers (7-12-3, 5-8-3 WCHA) while giving head coach Damon Whitten's his first sweep.

The Lakers jumped to an early two-goal lead in the first period thanks to Luke Sandler (3-1--4), who scored a pair of goals on the evening, and Stephen Perfetto (6-3--9). Sandler's goal 5:10 into the opening period, came on a deflected shot by Chris Ciotti (4-5--9) after he received the pass from the Lakers' leading scorer Bryce Schmitt (6-7--13), who appeared in his 100th game as a Laker.

Eric Drapluk earned his first assist of the night on Perfetto's tally, while Gus Correale (1-3--4) was also credited with the assist.

The Lakers led 2-0 after the first period while trailing in the shot totals, 8-7.

Late in the second period, Friday's hero Alex Globke (4-5--9) scored his second goal of the weekend off of a tipped shot by Drapluk. For Drapluk, it was his second assist of the evening.

The Lakers got their final goal 6:14 into the third period when Sandler added a power-play marker, giving him his first multi-point game as a Laker. Freshmen defenders James Roll (0-9--9) and Ryan Renz (0-3--3) recorded the assists.

Gordon Defiel made the start once again and made 32 saves on the Beavers' 34 shots on goal. The freshman net minder stood tall once again this weekend making big saves.

Defiel's two blemishes on the weekend came late in the third period. The first was an even strength goal by Markus Gerbrahndt and the second goal was with two seconds remaining when Cory Ward scored with an extra attacker.

The Lakers travel to No. 7 Bowling Green next weekend to face the Falcons for two games before entering a bye week. The next home series for the Lakers is Feb. 13-14 when they host the Chargers of Alabama Huntsville.

Final LSSU 4 - BSU 2