BEMIDJI, Minn. – The Bemidji State University Women's Hockey team returns from a bye weekend to host (RV) Minnesota State University, Mankato for a two-game Western Collegiate Hockey Association series at Sanford Center. The series begins at 3 p.m. Friday, November 13, before concluding at 2 p.m. Saturday.
 
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Friday's series opener is the Beavers' Teddy Bear Toss. Fans are encouraged to throw new stuffed animals onto the ice following Bemidji State's first goal. Saturday's finale is Bemidji State Night. The Beavers enter the weekend 1-9-0 overall and 0-8-0 in WCHA play, while the Mavericks are 5-5-1 overall and 1-5-0 in conference competition.
 
Both games can be heard on 94.3 FM through the Beaver Radio Network and can be watched exclusively on Big Ten Plus. Live stats will be available at BSUBeavers.com.
 
Bemidji State returns home after playing four consecutive games away from Sanford Center. The Beavers' most recent home series came Oct. 16-17 against University of Minnesota Duluth. BSU is searching for its first home victory of the season after earning its lone win at the Minnesota East/West Showcase.
 
Bemidji State holds a narrow 49-48-16 advantage through 113 all-time meetings with Minnesota State when the series began Feb. 20, 1999. The Beavers own a 25-20-10 home record against the Mavericks and are 23-28-6 in road meetings. Bemidji State enters the weekend on a one-game series winning streak after defeating then-No. 13 Minnesota State 2-1 on Jan. 31, 2026, at Yanmar Arena in Grand Rapids.
 
The Mavericks hold a 7-2-1 advantage over the past 10 meetings. Bemidji State's victories during that stretch were both one-goal decisions: a 3-2 overtime win Jan. 31, 2025, and the 2-1 victory Jan. 31, 2026.
 
Bemidji State's 25 home victories account for more than half of its 49 all-time wins against Minnesota State. The Beavers are 25-20-10 when hosting the Mavericks. Bemidji State has earned at least one victory during each of Minnesota State's past four two-game visits to Bemidji, beginning with a 3-2 win Dec. 17, 2021. The Beavers are 4-3-1 over the past eight games hosted in Bemidji.
 
For more information on the Bemidji State women's hockey program, tickets or schedules, visit BSUBeavers.com, follow the Beavers on X or Instagram, or like them on Facebook.
 
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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