BEMIDJI, Minn. – The Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) has announced its Players of the Month for March and two student-athletes from the Bemidji State University Men's Hockey team have been recognized. Mattias Sholl and Eric Pohlkamp garnered Goaltender and Defenseman of the Month accolades after leading the Beavers to a 5-1-0 March.
 
Sholl led all CCHA goalies in goals-against average (1.41) and save percentage (.942), going 4-1-0 in five March starts. He totaled 114 saves in 297:48 minutes of action, recording a league-high two shutouts. He had at least 20 saves in four of his five appearances, including a high of 28 in a 6-0, MacNaughton Cup clinching, shutout of Minnesota State on March 1.
 
Pohlkamp led all CCHA defensemen with seven points on four goals and three assists for seven points, while pacing all conference skaters with a +10 plus-minus. Two of his tallies came on the power play, while one was a game-winner. Leading all blueliners with 21 shots on goal, his month was highlighted by putting up three points, including the overtime-winning goal, in a 5-4 victory over Ferris State in Game 1 of the Mason Cup Semifinals.
 
For more information on the Bemidji State men's hockey program, tickets or schedules, visit BSUBeavers.com, follow the Beavers on Twitter or Instagram (@BSUBeaversMHKY), or like them on Facebook (facebook.com/BSUBeavers).
 
Located on the shore of Lake Bemidji, Bemidji State University sponsors 15 varsity athletic programs with NCAA Division I men's hockey in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association and women's hockey 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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