BEMIDJI, Minn. – The Bemidji State University Women's Hockey team returns from its bye week and prepares to host University of St. Thomas this weekend at Sanford Center in Western Collegiate Hockey Association action.
 
The Beavers (1-10-1, 0-8-0 WCHA) host the Tommies (5-6-1, 2-5-1 WCHA) for a two-game WCHA series beginning Friday, Nov. 15 and ending Saturday. The Beavers drop the puck on their two-game set with the Tommies Friday night at 6:02 p.m. CT Friday and then at 2:02 p.m. Saturday.
 
Both games in the series will be streamed online at B1G+ with play-by-play provided The Beaver Radio Network. The Beaver Radio Network broadcast can be heard on the radio at 94.3 FM The Legends or online at www.beaverradionetwork.com with Rob Aitken providing play-by-play commentary.
 
Bemidji State Notes

• The Beavers return to action after their first bye week of the season this past weekend.
• Bemidji State is seeking its first victory in WCHA play after going winless in the first eight conference games.
• This weekend's series will mark the first time since Oct. 18-19 that the Beavers won't face a nationally ranked opponent and just the third series of the season.
• The Beavers end a four-game home stand this weekend and will spend the next seven series on the road.
• The Beavers will play the next 13 games on the road spanning from Nov. 22 to Jan. 31 or 70 days.
• Bemidji State faces St. Thomas for the first time this season.
• Historically, the teams have split their series with BSU holding a narrow 6-5-1 edge in the all-time series.
• The Beavers have dominated play when hosting the Tommies and are 4-1-1 when playing at Sanford Center.
• Bemidji State is 3-1-1 over the last five meetings between the two teams including a 1-0-1 record in their last series at Sanford Center.
• Seniors Makenna Deering and Shelby Breiland lead the Beavers each recording two goals and three assists against the Tommies.
• Sophomore Eva Filippova is the lone BSU netminder to have faced UST and in three games she is 2-0-1 with a 1.30 goals against average, .958 save percentage and earned her first career shutout.
• The Beavers are eighth in the WCHA standings while the Tommies sit nine points ahead of them in sixth.
• The Tommies are coming off a series split with Lindenwood University this past weekend.
• Bemidji State is led by redshirt freshman Isa Goettl who has totaled six points (3g-3a) in 12 games.
• She is followed by sophomore Hailey Armstrong, sophomore Riley Reeves and freshman Morgan Smith who each have five points.
• Armstrong paces the team with four goals while Reeves and Smith have each registered two goals and three assists.
• Reeves paces the Beavers' blueline in points (5) and also leads the WCHA and is second in the nation with 38 blocked shots.
• The Beavers lead the WCHA and are third in Division I Women's Hockey with 214 blocked shots.
• Freshman Kaitlin Groess has earned the starters crease for the Beavers and has made nine starts posting a 2.92 goals against average and .913 save percentage.
• Groess is second in the WCHA with 533:55 minutes played and averages 30.2 saves per game to also rank second.
• In her first season as head coach, Fryklund has welcomed back 15 returners from the 2023-24 season while adding 12 newcomers to the squad.
• The Beavers will have one graduate and six seniors lead the team followed by three juniors, eight sophomores, and nine freshmen.
• The Beavers' roster consists of 15 forwards, eight defensemen and four goaltenders.
• Senior Alyssa Watkins was voted by her peers to captain the team during the season and is the 40th team captain in the program's history. She is joined by senior Genevieve Hendrickson and junior Mya Headrick who will serve as alternate captains.
• Eight freshmen join the program for their first season in NCAA Division I women's hockey. The group consists of five forwards, one defenseman and two goaltenders.
• The Beavers' roster consists of 17 Minnesotan's, 19 from the U.S., five from Canada, and three from Europe.
• 2024-25 is the 27th season in Bemidji State Women's Hockey history and the program is 276-552-81 (.351) in 909 games played.

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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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