BEMIDJI, Minn. -- The Bemidji State University soccer team is hitting the road, after winning two games at home Sept. 16-17, for a match up at University of Mary at 7 p.m. Friday in Bismarck, N.D. The Beavers will then return home to face Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference rival Minot State University at 1 p.m. Sunday at Chet Anderson Stadium to wrap up Homecoming Week.

BSU extended its season-opening winning streak to five matches, earning a 3-0 victory over Upper Iowa on September 16 and a 4-1 triumph over Winona State Sept. 17. Bemidji State has now posted five-or-more wins to open a season four times since 2008. A win this week at U-Mary will allow the Beavers to match a program record of six straight wins set in 2008 and 2010.

BSU has won nine of its last 11 road match ups dating back to the beginning of the 2016 campaign and is 9-2-1 in their last 12 matches at Chet Anderson Stadium. BSU has averaged 2.6 goals per game this season, with nearly a goal (0.778) per game over the rest of the league. BSU has also outscored its opponents 13-1 this season.

U-Mary match up information:

• BSU is 7-9-1 against U-Mary dating back to 2002.
• BSU is 2-6-1 when playing in Bismarck.
• BSU earned a 4-1 victory over the Marauders in Bemidji, Sept. 22, 2016
• 2017 U-Mary Soccer Stats
• 2017 U-Mary Soccer Schedule

Minot State match up information:

• Bemidji State is 4-5-0 all-time versus Minot State.
• BSU is 3-2 against Minot State when playing at home.
• BSU dropped a 1-0 overtime match to the MSU Beavers in Minot, ND last year.
• 2017 MSU Soccer Stats
• 2017 MSU Soccer Schedule

Bemidji State soccer information:

• 2017 BSU Soccer Stats
• 2017 BSU Soccer Schedule
• Live Stats versus U-Mary
• Live Stats versus MSU
• Watch the live web stream

Nestled in Northern Minnesota’s wooded region 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 membership in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association, while its 13 NCAA Division II programs hold membership in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC).

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