BEMIDJI, Minn. – Bemidji State University freshman Maggie Kramer has been named the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Defensive Player of the Week announced by the league Monday afternoon.
 
Kramer earns the award for the first time in her career after helping the Beavers to back-to-back shutouts on the road at Northern State University and Minnesota State University, Moorhead. She logged 154 minutes on the pitch over the weekend including all 90 minutes in Friday's 1-0 win at Northern State.
 
Kramer then played 64 minutes in Sunday's match at MSU Moorhead where she earned her second career assist on the Beavers' second goal in their 2-0 victory. At centerback, she anchored the Beavers' defense that allowed just three shots on goal over the two matches.
 
The St. Michael, Minn., native is the first freshman at BSU to be named NSIC Defensive Player of the Week since Tiffany VanHaaften on Sept. 21, 2009.
 
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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 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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