Bemidji State University

2024-25 (Gr)
• AHCA/Krampade All-American Scholar

Prior to BSU
Penn State: Played four seasons at Penn State University in the Collegiate Hockey Association (CHA)… Penn State's career goaltending record holder for wins (70) and shutouts (19)… Appeared in 112 career games and over 6,500 minutes in goal for the Nittany Lions and posted a 70-32-9 record with a 1.81 goals against average, .924 save percentage and 19 shutouts… Named the 2020-21 USCHO.com Rookie of the Year and CHA Goaltender of the Year after a 16-3-2, .944 save percentage and 1.49 goals against average freshman season… Finalist for the HCA National Goalie of the Year in 2020-21… Nine-time CHA Goaltender of the Month and 18-time CHA Goaltender of the Week… Appeared in 22 games during the 2023-24 season and posted a 10-10-1 record with 499 saves and a .911 save percentage.
 
Forest Lake HS: Played for girls' varsity program 2016-18 and boys' varsity team 2018-20 at Forest Lake Area High School…Won two All-Conference and All-Section awards 2016-17 and 2017-18…Helped Forest Lake to two conference titles, one section championship, and one state tournament appearance…Compiled 17 total shutouts for the Rangers…Posted a .952 save percentage in 2017-18 and was named Team MVP…Received All-Academic team honors all seasons…Played for the Minnesota Junior Whitecaps and won a 2019 NAHA Championship and a 2019 Tier 1 High School Elite League championship.
 
Personal: Daughter of Lisa Palmer-Bothun and Pete Bothun… Born on May 18, 2002… Sisters Elsa played hockey at Union and Sydney was on the track & field/cross country team at Michigan Tech…Brother, Derrick, played football at Augsburg.