BEMIDJI, MINN. – Bemidji State University Women's Basketball travels to Crookston, Minn. and Minot, N.D. this weekend to take on the University of Minnesota Crookston Golden Eagles and Minot State University Beavers. Tipoff for Friday's game in Crookston is set for 5:30 p.m. with Saturday's tipoff in Minot set for 3:30 p.m. 
 
Bemidji State holds the series lead against Minnesota Crookston with a record of 29-25. After going on a six-game winning streak lasting from Dec. 2, 2019 until Jan. 2, 2022, the Beavers dropped three matchups to the Golden Eagles. Most recently, BSU grabbed a win in Crookston on Feb. 8, 2024, 87-70. In 30 games against Minot State, Bemidji State has claimed 14 wins, including the most recent matchup on Feb. 1, 2024 in Minot, 77-63. In the past nine games, the Beavers have earned eight wins, dropping just one game in December of last season by 12 points. 
 
Bemidji State Notes

• The Beavers sit at 2-2 overall after an almost two-week break. BSU started its season with a pair of losses in Michigan but returned home to take down University of Minnesota Morris and Valley City State University in late November. 
• Senior forward Ella Giorgi leads the Beavers with 39 points this season, averaging 9.8 per game with 5.0 rebounds per game. Just behind her is Tieryn Plasch with 36 points and 11 rebounds with an average of 9.0 points per game. 
• Plasch is also the team's assist leader with 12 so far this season, averaging three per game. 
• Erin Barrette has marked the team high in steals with six. She has earned 21 points in her four starts with 11 defensive rebounds and eight assists. 
• Following this weekend, the Beavers host Northern State University and Minnesota State University Moorhead on Dec. 13 and 14 at the BSU Gymnasium. All NSIC games are available for streaming on the NSIC Network. 

 
Minnesota Crookston Notes

• Minnesota Crookston sits at 3-4 in Head Coach Natalie Moynihan's second season at the helm. The team won their first NSIC matchup of the season against Minot State last week. 
• Emma Miller leads the Golden Eagles' offense by over 75 points with 157 total, averaging 22.4 per game. She is shooting at .433 percent from the field and .305 from the arc with a .773 percentage at the free-throw line. 
• Under the basket for UMC is Nicole Hernandez with 36 points and a team-leading 55 rebounds, nine on offense and 46 on defense. She has also marked 23 total blocks already this season. 

 
Minot State Notes

• Working with a new head coach this season, the Minot State Beavers are 1-7 with one loss in NSIC play. The team's solo win came on Nov. 3 against Texas A&M International University with a final score of 72-55.
• The Green and Red Beavers are led by Lara Dobbins with 90 points off 36 field goals and 12 three-point shots. She has totaled 30 rebounds, third on the team behind the pair of Emma Mogen and Lorelei McIver with 40 each.

 
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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 Western Collegiate Hockey Association, while its 13 NCAA Division II programs hold membership in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC).