EMPORIA, Kan. – The Bemidji State University Women's Soccer team's NCAA Tournament run came to an end Sunday afternoon after the Beavers fell 2-1 to Emporia State University in the second round of the NCAA DII Women's Soccer Tournament at ESU Soccer Pitch in Emporia, Kan.
 
Emporia State's Mackenzie Dimarco scored in the 77^th minute to send the Hornets into the Central Region Championship match.
 
The Beavers finish the 2023 season with a 13-4-6 record, the seventh most wins in the program's 28 seasons. Seniors Halle Peterson, Maggie Cade and Madisanne Dahl played their final match for the green and white in the loss.
 
Bemidji State got the start it wanted scoring first in the 18^th minute off a corner kick in which Kenzie Harer tracked down a loose ball in the box to score her third goal of the season and second of the postseason.
 

Kenzie Harer tracks down the loose ball in the box and puts the Beavers up 1-0 in the 18th minute!#GoBeavers #BeaverTerritory pic.twitter.com/TLZboJiq8P

— Bemidji State Women's Soccer (@BSUBeaverSoccer) November 19, 2023

 
The Beavers' lead didn't make it to halftime and in the 30^th minute Hornets' Hannah Woolery tied the match with a long shot to score her fifth of the season.
 
The score would be knotted at one when the halftime buzzer sounded and the two team's played 31 minutes tied 1-1 before Dimarco scored her 22^nd goal of the season in the 77^th minute.
 
The Beavers pressed desperate to find the equalizer in the final 13 minutes but were unable to find the equalizing mark effectively ending their 2023 campaign.
 
BSU was outshot 8-4 in shots on goal in the match with freshman Ana Steadman earning her second career start and made six saves.
 
Emporia State advances to play Washburn University for the Central Region Championship hosted by Ashland University in Ashland, Ohio.
 
For more information on the Bemidji State soccer program, follow the Beavers on X (@BSUBeaverSoccer), like them on Facebook (facebook.com/BSUBeavers) and follow them on Instagram (@BSUBeaversSoccer)
 
Located on the shore of Lake Bemidji, Bemidji State University 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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