BURNSVILLE, Minn. – Bemidji State University women's soccer senior Halle Peterson was named the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Defensive Players of the Week Monday afternoon after helping the Beavers to a 2-0-0 weekend this past weekend.
 
Peterson anchored a Beavers' defense that held opponents scoreless over the weekend and limited them to just 13 shots, three of which were on goal. She also contributed offensively and assisted on the Beavers' game-winning goal in Sunday's 1-0 victory over Minnesota State University, Moorhead while also posting one shot on goal.
 
The Stillwater, Minn., native earns her second career NSIC weekly accolade after being named the defensive player of the week once last year.
 
Peterson and the rest of the Beavers' squad continue its NSIC play at home this weekend and hosts No. 11 Minnesota State University, Mankato and Concordia University-St. Paul at Chet Anderson Stadium, Friday and Sunday.
 
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Nestled in Northern Minnesota's wooden region and located on the shore of Lake Bemidji, BSU sponsors 15 varsity athletic programs with NCAA Division I men's hockey membership in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association 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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