MANKATO, Minn. (Interstat) — Mercury Bischoff scored twice and added an assist as Minnesota State erased an early two-goal deficit and defeated RPI 5-3 on Saturday at Verizon Wireless Center. The Mavericks improved to 2-0, while the Engineers fell to 0-4. Minnesota State completed a weekend sweep after also winning the previous meeting 4-1. Attendance was 323.

RPI had opened the season with two losses at Mercyhurst before falling in the first game of this series. Minnesota State had won its only previous game, a 4-1 decision over the Engineers. In the previous meeting, Bischoff recorded one shot on goal.

RPI opened with a burst, taking a 2-0 lead in the first period. Keira Johnson scored at 2:34 from Mia Montanari and Claire Jelinek. Georgia Bailey made it 2-0 at 4:57, with Montanari collecting her second assist. Minnesota State answered at 9:16 when Zoe Lopez scored from Bischoff and Sophie Stramel. Toriana Anderson was called for hooking at 5:54, and RPI’s Barbora Cerna-Proskova received a bodychecking penalty at 15:04. The Mavericks trailed 2-1 after the opening period.

Minnesota State took control in the second. RPI’s Alexis Brunet was sent off for crosschecking at 29:21. Bischoff tied the game at 2-2 at 29:58, only 37 seconds later, assisted by Ayla Puppe and Stramel. Stramel then went to the box for bodychecking at 34:11. Bischoff struck again at 37:17, with Lucie Tenenbaum and Puppe assisting, giving the Mavericks a 3-2 lead through two periods. Minnesota State held RPI without a goal in the middle period.

RPI tied the game in the third when Gracyn Mackay scored at 46:57, with Barbora Cerna-Proskova assisting. The deadlock lasted less than two minutes. Zoe Lopez put Minnesota State ahead 4-3 at 48:38 from Mika Cichosz. Stramel received an interference penalty at 49:20. RPI’s Chloe Obser was called for kneeing at 56:33, giving Minnesota State a late power play. Lucie Tenenbaum sealed the win at 59:22, scoring the final goal. Minnesota State finished with five goals to RPI’s three and outscored the Engineers 2-1 in the final period.

Bischoff was Minnesota State’s top star. The right wing from Cohasset, Minn., who is 5-foot-5 and previously played at Grand Rapids High School, had two goals, one assist, five shots on goal and one hit. Lopez, a left wing from Plymouth, Minn., who is 5-foot-9 and previously played at Orono High School, added two goals and three shots on goal. Tenenbaum, a defenseman from Redwood City, Calif., who is 5-foot-10 and previously played at Bishop Kearney High School, had one goal, one assist and one shot. Puppe, a center from Northfield, Minn., who is 5-foot-8 and previously played at Northfield High School, contributed two assists and two shots. Stramel, a center from Apple Valley, Minn., who is 5-foot-7 and previously played at Rosemount High School, had two assists and four penalty minutes. Goaltender Hailey Hansen, from Blaine, Minn., who is 5-foot-4 and previously played at Blaine, made 20 saves on 23 shots for the win.

For RPI, Bailey, a center from Stanstead, Canada, who is 5-foot-8 and previously played at Northwood School, scored once and had two shots. Montanari, a right wing from East Hampton, Conn., who is 5-foot-6 and previously played at Kent School, had two assists and four shots. Mackay, a defenseman from Irma, Canada, who is 5-foot-6 and previously played for the Red Deer Chiefs, scored once and had one shot. Cerna-Proskova, a right wing, recorded one assist, one shot and two penalty minutes.

Minnesota State will host Saint Cloud State next, while RPI will host Northeastern.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Minnesota State 2, RPI 0. The ELO system had projected Minnesota State with a 71.8 percent probability to win.