MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – Freshmen Talya Hendrickson and Kate Johnson each scored for the Bemidji State University Women's Hockey team but a six-goal second period for No. 3 University of Minnesota powered the Gophers to a 9-2 victory in their Western Collegiate Hockey Association series opener at Ridder Arena.
 
All hailing from Warroad, Minn., the Warroad line of T. Hendrickson, Johnson and Genevieve Hendrickson scored each goal for the Beavers and recorded all six points. T. Hendrickson and Johnson each posted a goal and assist for their first career multi-point efforts while G. Hendrickson assisted on each goal.
 
The Beavers had the start they needed scoring the game's first goal halfway through the first period when T. Hendrickson scored her second career goal and second in three games with 9:23 remaining in the first period.
 

Talya Hendrickson with the spinning shot to put the Beavers up 1-0 midway through the first!!

???#GoBeavers #BeaverTerritory pic.twitter.com/TTd2bQxBbx

— Bemidji State Women's Hockey (@BSUBeaversWHKY) December 2, 2023

 
The Gophers would strike before the end of the period to even the score at one at the first intermission.
 
Minnesota then exploded for six goals in the second period to take a commanding 7-1 lead over the Beavers.
 
Bemidji State stopped the scoring run in the third period when Johnson scored her first collegiate goal for the green and white 7:02 into the final frame after a nice rush play generated by the Hendrickson sisters.
 

The Warroad line strikes again!!

Kate Johnson scores her first collegiate goal for the Beavers!#GoBeavers #BeaverTerritory pic.twitter.com/xh7PygkZfi

— Bemidji State Women's Hockey (@BSUBeaversWHKY) December 2, 2023

 
The Gophers would strike twice more before the final horn to capture the 9-2 victory and earn three more points in the WCHA standings.
 
Junior Abbie Thompson turned aside 27 shots in 40 minutes earning the loss while freshman Eva Filippova came in to play the third period and stopped 13-of-15 shots.
 
The Beavers will attempt at the series split tomorrow afternoon for game two at 2:01 p.m.
 
For more information on the Bemidji State women's hockey program, tickets or schedules, visit BSUBeavers.com, follow the Beavers on X or Instagram (@BSUBeaversWHKY), or like them on Facebook (facebook.com/BSUBeavers).
 
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 Central Collegiate Hockey Association and Western Collegiate Hockey Association, while its 13 NCAA Division II programs hold membership in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC).
 
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