DULUTH, Minn. - The Bemidji State University soccer team had a serious lack of offense in its 1-0 loss to the University of Minnesota Duluth Friday night at Maloski Stadium.

Clare Dahmen notched a goal in the second minute for the Bulldogs with assists from Alex Paffrath and Danielle Scheuer, and the Beavers were never able to mount a comeback as they fell for the third-straight time.

BSU was outshot 20-1, marking the first time the Beavers have been held to just one shot since Sept. 1, 2007, in a 1-0 loss to North Dakota State University. The last time a non-Division I opponent held BSU to just one shot was during the 2002 season.

The lone shot came from the Beavers’ leading scorer, Ashlee Ellefsen (So., Hugo, Minn.). UMD led the way in corner kicks 5-1, while neither team was called offside.

Goalkeeper Samantha Ross (So., Stillwater, Minn.) gave up the one early goal before finishing the game with eight saves.

Bemidji State moves to 9-7-1 on the season and are 3-7-1 in Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference play. The Beavers are also 2-11-1 all-time against the Bulldogs, but have a pretty solid record as of late, going 2-2-1 in the last five meetings and 1-1 this year.

Maybe it’s the turf, which BSU rarely plays on, or maybe it’s traveling to Duluth, but the Beavers can’t seem to play well against the Bulldogs at their home field. During coach Jim Stone’s tenure at Bemidji State, he has played on the turf in Duluth three times. During those three games the Beavers have taken a combined five shots, which includes the one shot from Friday’s game.

Bemidji State has now been shut out three times in a row for the first time since Oct. 3-10, 2004. All five shutouts this season have come during NSIC play, and that is the most times the Beavers have been shut out during conference action since 2002.

BSU is now 0-2 when playing conference teams for the second time this season. Bemidji State defeated UMD 2-1 in the second game of the year, and also defeated and then was defeated by Minnesota State Univesrity Moorhead earlier in the year.

The Beavers will come back home for the last time this year, stepping out of conference play to take on the University of Wisconsin-Superior Sunday. This will be Senior Day and the game will begin at 2:00 p.m.

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