BEMIDJI, Minn. – Bemidji State University freshman goaltender Eva Filippova has been named the Sterling Trophy Western Collegiate Hockey Association Goaltender of the Week announced by the league Monday afternoon.
 
Filippova helped the Beavers to a series split at University of St. Thomas by earning her first collegiate shutout Saturday afternoon turning aside all 35 shots she faced.
 
Filippova was the lone WCHA goaltender to collect a shutout over the weekend and the first BSU freshman to earn shutout since Kerigan Dowhy (2017-18). In her lone start Saturday, she stopped the second most shots in her career with 35 including 18 shots during the third period. Filippova also helped the Beavers' penalty kill go 3-for-3 during the game stopping 10 shots while on the penalty kill.
 
Hailing from Russia, Filippova has been in net for both of the Beavers' wins this season and is 2-3-0 on the season with a .903 save percentage and 3.29 goals against average.
 
She joins University of Wisconsin's Kirsten Simms (Forward), Ohio State University's Cayla Barnes (Defender) and St. Thomas' Ella Boerger (Rookie) as weekly league award winners.
 
The Beavers will have two weeks off for the Holiday break and return to action Dec. 29-30 to participate in the Battle at the Burgh tournament in Pittsburgh, Penn.
 
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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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