Bemidji State swept Alabama-Huntsville last week in convincing fashion by a combined 12-4 count to start their conference schedule with a perfect 4-0-0 record.

In the first meeting between the two teams Halloween weekend, both games went to overtime before being decided in the Beavers favor. This time, in the Chargers final trip to the John S. Glas Fieldhouse, the games were decided much earlier.

With the sweep, the Beavers have won 15 of their last 16 home games against the Chargers dating back to February 2005.

Both BSU goaltenders continue to impress with Dan Bakala and Mathieu Dugas combining for a 1.64 goals against average. Bemidji State is one of just six teams in the nation allowing fewer than two goals per game.

And they have been scoring goals (4.08 per game) despite a power play that ranks among the bottom half in Division I at just 17.7 percent.

This weekend, yet another test for the Beavers as they battle top-ranked Miami Friday in a rematch of the 2009 Frozen Four semifinal, which the RedHawks won 4-1. They will also play Ohio State on Saturday—all part of the Subway Holiday Classic held in Grand Forks hosted by North Dakota.

FRIES AT THE BOTTOM OF THE BAG

• Former CHA member Wayne State will induct forward Dustin Kingston into their Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2010 on Feb. 20. Kingston holds the school record for points in a season (41 in 2002-03), holds the second and both third-place school records for goals in a season with 18 and 17 respectively, is first with 65 career goals and second all-time in career points with 122. He also holds team marks for short-handed and game-winning goals.

• Bemidji State has lured a Michigan native in forward Garrett Ladd of the North American Hockey League’s Marquette Rangers to their list of 2010 recruits. “I am excited about the chance the coaching staff at Bemidji is giving me,” said Ladd to the Bemidji Pioneer after making his decision. “Like all of us who play juniors, it has been a lifelong dream of mine and my family to play D-I hockey and I am going to make the most of this great opportunity.” Ladd leads the Rangers in scoring this season with 22 points on eight goals and 14 assists in 18 games. Ladd is also ranked in the top 20 in overall scoring among all 19 NAHL teams through this week of action. For his career in Marquette, Ladd has 34 goals and 65 assists for a total of 99 points in just over two full seasons.

• The Niagara Gazette last week ran a two-part series with Purple Eagles Athletics Director Ed McLaughlin. One question asked was:

GAZZETTE: Some people feel like this (the move to Atlantic Hockey next season) is a definitive move. Is that so? Or do you have to keep your options open?

ED: I’d say we went into this knowing this is a place we can be for the next five to 10 years. And we’re not in the business of shopping ourselves around at this point. We’re in the place we need to be. If the landscape changes, all bets are off.

• Niagara extended its unbeaten streak in games at Robert Morris to five with a 5-0 win Wednesday. The Purple Eagles are 2-0-3 in their last handful of games in Moon Township, Pa.

• Robert Morris forward Furman South did not tally a single point in 26 games last season as a freshman. Over the first 12 games this season, he had one goal and five assists.