With cooler temperatures outside, competition heats up as MSU's Ice Dawgs hockey team competes at "home" in Tupelo's BancorpSouth Center. During the team's game against the University of Louisiana-Lafayette during the weekend, MSU sophomore pre-business major Joe Lamerson of Stone Ridge, N.Y., directs the puck toward the team's goal. The team's next home game is scheduled for Jan. 7 against Louisiana State University.