MANKATO, Minn. – Minnesota State University, Mankato's Madison Mashuga scored a hat trick to lead the Mavericks to a 5-0 victory over the Bemidji State University Women's Hockey team Friday afternoon at HSEC Mayo Clinic in Mankato, Minn.
 
Sophomore Eva Filippova made 21 saves in a losing effort as the Beavers fell to 3-13-1 and 2-11-0 in Western Collegiate Hockey Association play.
 
Mashuga completed the hat trick with 16:52 left in the second period after she netted goals 4:00 into the first period, 20 seconds into the second and then the third goal 2:48 later. Minnesota State's Alexis Paddington and Jamie Nelson added on the other two goals for the Mavericks who improved to 7-9-1 (3-9-1 WCHA).
 
Filippova falls to 0-2-0 in her second start of the season while MSU's Hailey Hansen improved to 5-4-2 with her second shutout of the season after stopping all 12 shots she faced.
 
The Beavers look to salvage the conference series split tomorrow afternoon when the two teams face-off again for game two at 2:00 p.m.
 
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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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