Beavers shutout by No. 8/9 Bulldogs in 3-0 road loss to close series
BEMIDJI, Minn. – The Bemidji State University women’s hockey team was shut out 3-0 by 8/9 Minnesota Duluth in the last regular season meeting for both teams.
Taking over thirty minutes for either team to score, Minnesota Duluth’s Naomi Rogge got the Bulldogs on the board and scored her third goal of the weekend. Gabbie Hughes and Maggie Flaherty added the assists on Rogge’s goal. Late in the third, UMD captain Anna Klein found the back of the net on a power play. Marking aids were Elizabeth Giguere and Gabbie Hughes. The Bulldogs’ final score came with an empty-netter from Taylor Stewart in the final 90 seconds.
The Beavers went 0-3 on the power play while the Bulldogs went 1-2, taking advantage of a power play opportunity late in the third. BSU’s defense held on for most of the game, scoring 15 blocked shots and helping goaltender Kerigan Dowhy to just two goals allowed. The Beavers also held the face-off circle, winning 29 of 49 face-offs.
Two of Bemidji State’s fifth-year seniors made their mark in the Beaver women’s hockey record books as Paige Beebe and Lindsey Featherstone skated in the 149and consecutive game of their career. The duo will look to break the record for most career games played in next weekend’s game against St. Cloud State University, which currently stands at 151 games.
The Beavers will return home to prepare to host St. Cloud State University on January 21-22 at the Sanford Center in Bemidji, Minnesota. They will then get a second home series the following weekend, hosting the University of St. Thomas on January 28 and 29.
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Nestled in the forested region of northern Minnesota and located on the shore of Lake Bemidji, Bemidji State University sponsors 15 varsity athletic programs with NCAA Division I men’s and women’s hockey members in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association, while that its 13 NCAA Division II programs are members of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC).
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