#9 Minnesota State used a pair of third-period goals in rallying for a come-from-behind 2-1 victory over number-one rated and previously undefeated Michigan Tech in a Western Collegiate Hockey Association contest played in Houghton Friday.The two teams played through a scoreless first period before Tech's Alex Petan found the back of the Maverick net following a Stephon Williams stop of a shot from Tanner Kero at 1:05 of the second period.Then, forwardsanddid the dirty work on the forecheck before senior defensemansnapped the puck past Huskie netminder Jamie Phillips at 11:58 of the third to tie the game. The goal is the second of the year for Stern. Less than 30 seconds later, at 12:22, junior forwardbatted the puck into the net with what proved to be the game-winning marker. The goal is third of the season and the fifth game-winning tally of his three-year collegiate career.The Mavericks went zero-for- two in power play chances on the night, while MTU was zero-for-three with the man advantage.The Mavericks owned a 34-31 advantage in shots on goal the game as junior netminder, who finished with 30 saves, improved his record to 8-1-0 in 2014-15.Minnesota State has now won three games in a row and six of its last seven.The Mavericks are 8-3-0 for the season (6-1-0 in WCHA games) square-off again Saturday with Michigan Tech with a 7:07 p.m. EST face-off scheduled.Head coachcommented following the win.