BEMIDJI, Minn. – The Bemidji State University Women's Hockey team held No. 11 St. Cloud State University to just one goal but the Huskies escaped Sanford Center with the victory after SCSU netminder Sanni Ahola blanked the Beavers Friday night at Sanford Center. Freshman goaltenderÂ
Kaitlin Groess continued to impress for the Beavers as she stopped 23-of-24 Husky shots including 10 in the second period.
St. Cloud State's Alice Sauriol scored the lone goal in the game, a short-handed marker for her first goal of the season 6:14 into the second period.
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Groess held the Huskies to a scoreless first period turning aside all seven shots she faced in the period. She stopped the first three shots of the second period before Sauriol scored short handed 6:14 into the frame.
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Groess then denied the Huskies on their 13 remaining shots in the game to finish with 23 saves. She was also a key part of the Beavers' penalty kill that stopped all two Husky power plays in the game. Groess falls to 0-3-0 on the season with the loss but boasts a .939 save percentage through her first three games of her career.
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The Beavers' defense laid our for its netminder and earned 19 blocks in the game, the second most this season, while sophomore
Riley Reeves led the game with six blocked shots.
The Beavers fall to 0-5-0 (0-3-0 WCHA) with the loss while the Huskies improved to 5-0-0 (1-0-0 WCHA).
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Bemidji State will go for the series split tomorrow afternoon for game two at 2:01 p.m.
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For more information on the Bemidji State men's and women's hockey programs, tickets or schedules, visit BSUBeavers.com, follow the Beavers on X or Instagram (@BSUBeaversMHKY/@BSUBeaversWHKY), or like them on Facebook (facebook.com/BSUBeavers).
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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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