BEMIDJI, Minn. – The Bemidji State University Women's Hockey team makes its final road trip of the 2025-26 regular season and concludes a four-game road slate by traveling to face (RV) St. Cloud State University this weekend for a pair of Western Collegiate Hockey Association games.
 
The Beavers (6-21-3, 3-20-1 WCHA) battle the Huskies (9-19-2, 5-17-2 WCHA) for the second time this season after previously splitting their WCHA series Nov. 21-22 in Bemidji. Both games in the weekend's series will be slated for afternoon start times with game one Friday, Feb. 13 at 2:02 p.m. Game two will be Saturday at 1:02 p.m.
 
Each game will be streamed exclusively online on B1G+ with play-by-play provided by SCSU Athletics. A Beaver Radio Network broadcast is also available for each game online at www.beaverradionetwork.com or on the radio at 94.3 FM The Legends.
 
Bemidji State Notes

• Bemidji State concludes a four-game road streak this weekend in St. Cloud.
• The Beavers also play their final road games of the regular season.
• Bemidji State is looking to rebound from being swept by No. 10 University of Minnesota Duluth last weekend in Duluth.
• BSU opened its series with the Bulldogs with a hard-fought loss falling 2-3 to the nationally ranked Bulldogs.
• The Beavers scored two goals on the Bulldogs for the first time since Jan. 14, 2022.
• Sophomore Morgan Smith factored in on each goal potting a goal and assist while junior Hailey Armstrong netted the other goal for BSU.
• Senior Ava hills stopped 35-of-38 shots despite the loss while the Beavers totaled 31 shots on goal as team.
• However, the Bulldogs responded with a 4-0 shutout victory in game two.
• Bemidji State returns to the road where it is 1-12-3 this season.
• Bemidji State is 52-57-10 all-time against St. Cloud State and 24-29-6 when facing the Huskies on the road.
• The two teams meet previously this season on Nov. 21-22 where they split their series at Sanford Center.
• The Huskies secured a 4-0 victory in game on but the Beavers responded with a 6-5 overtime win in game two despite being down 5-4 late in the game.
• Redshirt sophomore Isa Goettl scored with 32 seconds remaining to tie the game and Hailey Armstrong netted the game-winning, overtime goal 1:03 into the 3-on-3 overtime.
• The win snapped a 13-game losing streak to the Huskies.
• Goettl and Armstrong pace the Beavers with four career points against the Huskies while Raeley Carney, Talya Hendrickson, Morgan Smith and Izy Fairchild each follow with three.
• Head coach Amber Fryklund is 1-5-0 in her two seasons coaching against the Huskies.
• Just four WCHA games remain before the WCHA Playoffs begin Feb. 27.
• Bemidji State holds eighth in the WCHA standings with nine points (3-20-1), 12 points behind St. Cloud State who sits seventh.
• Sophomore Morgan Smith leads the team with 24 points (12g-12a) through 30 games surpassing the 20-point mark she set during her freshman campaign.
• She set career marks in points (24), goals (12) and assists (12) this season and is the first Beaver since Clair DeGeorge (2018-20) with back-to-back 20-point seasons.
• She is also the first Beaver sophomore to start her collegiate career with consecutive 20-point seasons since Clair DeGeorge (2017-19).
• Smith is one of five Beavers with 20-points in their first two seasons of collegiate women's hockey joining DeGeorge (2017-20) Kelly Hart (2003-07), Caesare Stimson (2000-02) and Alicia Kinsman (1999-02).
• Junior captain Hailey Armstrong follows smith with 18 points, leads the team with 13 goals and has posted back-to-back seasons with 10 or more goals.
• She has scored a career-high 13 goals this season and tied a career-best 18 points.
• She has skated in 103 career games and totaled 32 goals in her career which is tied for 14th most at Bemidji State.
• Armstrong also has three game-winning goals leading the team this season and seven during her career which is tied for the fourth most in program history.
• Redshirt sophomore Isa Goettl is third on the team with 17 points off seven goals and 10 assists. She has also recorded career-highs in points (17), goals (7) and assists (10) this season.
• The Beavers' goals per game average of 1.67 this season is the best since the 2019-20 season (1.92).
• Junior Carmen Bray leads the Beavers' blueline and is sixth on the team with nine points off nine assists.
• Sophomore Kaitlin Groess leads BSU netminders with 17 of the team's 28 starts. She has posted a 4-12-2 record, 4.18 goals against average and .876 save percentage.
• However, senior Ava Hills has started the last five games and leads the team with a 3.99 goals against average and .899 save percentage in 13 starts.
• Bemidji State leads the WCHA and is 14th nationally with 431 blocked shots.
• Freshman defender Katy Comstock leads the WCHA and is tied for 13th nationally with 62 blocked shots despite her 5-foot-0-inch stature.
• The Beavers are in year two under the leadership of head coach Amber Fryklund.
• She has brought in 11 newcomers to the green and white including transfers Carmen Bray (St. Cloud State) and Elly Klepinger (Minnesota).
• Junior Hailey Armstrong captains the Beavers during the 2025-26 season and will be assisted by Smith and senior Raeley Carney.
• Eight freshmen join the team in Senja Leeper (Minnetonka HS), Lola Macuiba (Shawnigan Lake School), Kasey Senden (Hill-Murray HS), Addie Morris (Benilde-St. Margaret's), Paige Smith (Edmonton Jr. Oilers), Maddie Kaiser (Balmoral Hall Prep), Katy Comstock (Warroad HS) and Ashlyn Hazlett (Minnetonka HS).

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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 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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