HOUGHTON, Mich. -- Michigan Tech erased a 2-0 deficit as a result of three third-period goals, with the punctuation mark of its comeback coming at the 11:53 mark of the period when assistant captain Tyler Skworchinski (Marathon, Ont.) recorded his second game-winning goal of the year in a 3-2 victory and series sweep of 16th-ranked Bemidji State Saturday night at the John MacInnes Student Ice Arena. The win pushed the Huskies' home record to 6-4-1 and their non-conference record to 5-3-0 on the season.

The Beavers jumped out of the gates with the first two goals of the evening with one in each of the first two periods.

Blaine Jarvis opened up the scoring on the power play at the 6:30 mark of the first period when he corralled a bouncing puck in the slot and wristed a shot past Tech goalie Rob Nolan (Sherwood Park, Alta.) in the five-hole. Ryan Miller and John Vadnais earned assists on the tally.

Bemidji State (12-7-3, 7-2-3 CHA) gained a two-goal cushion at 5:22 of the second stanza as Matt Pope took a well-timed pass from Joey Moggach in the low slot to beat Nolan up high on the glove side. Matt Allen also picked up a helper on the goal.

The third period proved to be an offensive clinic for the home team, with three consecutive goals coming in a span of less than 12 minutes..

While Bemidji State's Shane Holman was in the penalty box for being whistled for two minors, Tyler Shelast (Kelowna, B.C.) lit up the scoreboard just 40 seconds into the period for Tech with a tip in front that whizzed by Beaver goalie Orlando Alamano top shelf on the glove side. Shelast's marker was his seventh of the campaign and third with a man advantage. Lars Helminen (Brighton, Mich.) took the original shot from the point that Shelast converted to secure the first assist, while Jimmy Kerr (Leduc, Alta.) contributed his ninth assist of the year with the second helper.

The Huskies made it a 3-2 game at 7:27 by capitalizing on a bit of puck luck near the BSU net. With Tech holding possession of the puck near the corner boards, Alex Gagne (Rock Forest, Que.) grabbed the puck and quickly released a shot from the left circle that confused Alamano. The netminder seemingly had the puck in hand, but it ended up trickling through his legs into the back of the net. Gagne's goal was his fourth of 2006-07 and was assisted by Helminen and Peter Rouleau (Hancock, Mich.). Helminen picked up the ninth helper of his senior year, while Rouleau retained his lead on the Huskies' scoring chart by tacking on his ninth assist of the season and 15th point overall.

Skworchinski used an outstanding individual effort to put the nail in the coffin for Michigan Tech (10-12-2, 5-9-2 WCHA). The centerman stole the puck from a Bemidji State defenseman and took advantage of enough time and space to create a scoring opportunity he would later bury. Skworchinski unleashed a shot from the high slot that glanced high above Alamano's glove. The unassisted marker, was Skworchinski's seventh goal of the season and second of the weekend.

Bemidji State mounted plenty of offensive pressure for the remainder of the contest, but it wasn't enough to solve Nolan. The Beavers pulled Alamano with 58 seconds left in regulation and later called a timeout with 39 ticks left on the clock. A last-ditch flurry was thwarted by a stingy Tech defense that allowed the home team to hold on for the victory.

For the evening, MTU outshot BSU by a count of 25-17, including a 10-4 mark in the third stanza.

Each team scored once in four power-play chances.

Nolan finished with 15 saves and improved to 6-7-1 on the year for the Huskies. Alamano stopped 22 shots and saw his record fall to 3-2-0 on the season.

Tech returns to Western Collegiate Hockey Association competition next Friday (Jan. 19) and Saturday (Jan. 20) with a two-game set at Alaska Anchorage at Sullivan Arena. Friday's game will start at 11:37 p.m., with Saturday's tilt set to begin at 11:07 p.m.

Notes: MTU has now swept four series this season, its highest such total since the 1997-98 season when it also swept four teams ... Helminen's two assists pushed his career point total to 13-58--71 and moved him into a tie for 14th with John Haddad (27-44--71) and Bob Lorimer (16-55--71) on the all-time list.