After McCullough's lightning strikes, Rob Lightfoot made it 3-0 at 14:39 of the first and Chris Kunitz added a goal at 16:47 for a 4-0 lead at the first intermission.

Nick Field started the second-period scoring at 2:14 on a feed from McCullough, and Troy Milam added a power-play goal at 13:12 for a 6-0 cushion at the second break.

Kevin Swider and Phil Lewandowski tacked on two more in the third for the final margin, as Ferris goaltender Vince Owen recorded his first shutout of the season after stopping all 26 Beaver shots.

Senior Adam Pavlatos stopped 33 shots for Bemidji State (2-4-1, 2-1-1 CHA), which again hosts Ferris State (5-6, 4-6 CCHA) Saturday at John Glas Fieldhouse for game two of the series. Faceoff is 7:05 p.m.