BEMIDJI, Minn. – The Bemidji State University Women's Hockey team begins a four-game road trip this weekend and travels to face No. 10 University of Minnesota Duluth for a Western Collegiate Hockey Association series at AMSOIL Arena in Duluth, Minn.
 
Riding an upset win against then No. 13 Minnesota State University, Mankato, the Beavers (6-19-3, 3-18-1 WCHA) hope to carry momentum into their series against the No. 10 Bulldogs (13-12-3, 9-10-3 WCHA). The series begins Friday, Feb. 6 at 3:02 p.m., with game one at AMSOIL Arena followed by game two Saturday at 2:02 p.m.
 
Each game will be streamed exclusively online on B1G+ with play-by-play provided by UMD 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 hits the road to begin a four-game road trip and will be its final two road trips of the 2025-26 regular season.
• Bemidji State is coming off a series split with then ranked No. 13 Minnesota State in Bemidji and Grand Rapids, Minn.
• After falling 3-0 in game one of the series, the Beavers upset the Mavericks 2-1 Saturday at Yanmar Arena in Grand Rapids in part of the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Museum Face-Off Classic.
• The win was the third victory over a ranked opponent this season and snapped a seven-game losing streak.
• Senior Ava Hills was dominant in between the pipes for the Beavers stopping 67-of-71 shots for a .944 save percentage and 2.00 goals against average.
• After falling down 1-0 in the first period against the Mavericks, the Beavers rallied to score two unanswered with goals from Izy Fairchild and the game-winning goal from Shelby Sandberg marking the first time this season and first time since Jan. 4, 2025 the Beavers earned a comeback victory.
• The Beavers earned their sixth win of the year, matching last year's season total in head coach Amber Fryklund's first season.
• The Beavers will face their fourth consecutive top-15 nationally ranked opponent in the 10th ranked Mavericks.
• 10 of the Beavers' 15 series this season have been versus top-15 nationally ranked opponents.
• Bemidji State is 3-15-0 against nationally ranked opponents this season.
• Bemidji State is 22-98-4 all-time against the Bulldogs and are aiming to snap a 19-game losing streak versus Minnesota Duluth.
• The Beavers' last win against UMD was Jan. 22, 2021 and their last win at AMSOIL Arena was Jan. 29, 2020 in four overtimes.
• BSU is 11-52-3 all-time when playing at AMSOIL Arena.
• Minnesota Duluth earned the series sweep over the Beavers in their first meeting of the season Dec. 5-6 in Bemidji by scores of 4-1 and 4-0.
• Six WCHA games remain before the WCHA Playoffs begin Feb. 27.
• Sophomore Morgan Smith leads the team with 22 points (11g-11a) through 28 games surpassing the 20-point mark she set during her freshman campaign.
• She has tied a career-high with 11 goals, set a career-high with 11 assists 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 17 points, leads the team with 12 goals and has posted back-to-back seasons with 10 or more goals.
• She has skated in 101 career games and totaled 31 goals in her collegiate career which is tied for 16th 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 16 points and has seven points (2g-5a) over the last seven games.
• The Beavers' goals per game average of 1.71 this season is the best since the 2019-20 season (1.92).
• Junior Carmen Bray leads the Beavers' blueline with eight points off eight 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 three games and leads the team with a 3.98 goals against average and .901 save percentage in 11 starts.
• Bemidji State leads the WCHA and is 13th nationally with 404 blocked shots.
• Freshman defender Katy Comstock leads the WCHA and is tied for 10th nationally with 61 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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