Box Score BEMIDJI, Minn. – It was another close battle between the Bemidji State University Women's Hockey team and No. 11 St. Cloud State University Saturday afternoon but the Huskies earned victory once again with a 2-0 shutout at Sanford Center.
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Freshman
Kaitlin Groess kept the Huskies to just one goal through 59 minutes of play, but SCSU scored with the Beavers' net empty to win by a two-goal margin. She turned aside 24-of-25 Husky shots she faced but falls to 0-4-0 on the season with the loss.
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Bemidji State falls to 0-6-0 (0-4-0 WCHA) while the Huskies improved to 6-0-0 (2-0-0 WCHA).
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St. Cloud State's Alice Sauriol scored her second game-winning goal of the series 4:52 into the second period while Avery Farrell sealed the game with an empty-net goal with 41 seconds to play.
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The Beavers totaled 18 shots in the game with senior
Makenna Deering leading the team. She also earned three blocked shots in the defensive zone while sophomore
Olivia Dronen paced the team with five of the teams 14 blocks.
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Bemidji State takes a break from conference play next weekend but continues its homestand by hosting Lindenwood University Oct. 18-19 at Sanford Center.
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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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