2017–18 Bemidji State Beavers women's ice hockey season

2017–18 Bemidji State Beavers women's ice hockey season
2017–18 Bemidji State Beavers women's ice hockey season
Conference	5th WCHA
Home ice	Sanford Center
Record
Overall	16-19-3 (9-13-2 in conference play)
Home	7-8-3
Road	8-10-0
Neutral	1-1-0
Coaches and Captains
Head Coach	James Scanlan
Assistant Coaches	Amber Fryklund; Shane Veenker
Captain(s)	Emma Terres; Summer Thibodeau
Alternate captain(s)	Erin Deters
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Last updated September 03, 2021

The Bemidji State Beavers women's ice hockey program represent the Bemidji State University during the 2017-18 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season.

Offseason

Recruiting

2017–18 Beavers

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No.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Hometown	Previous team
2	Mak Langei	Freshman	D	5' 5" (1.65 m)	East Grand Forks, Minnesota	Shattuck St. Mary's
3	Lydia Passolt	Freshman	F	5' 6" (1.68 m)	Chanhassen, Minnesota	Chanhassen HS
4	Kara Werth	Freshman	D	5' 7" (1.7 m)	Moorhead, Minnesota	Moorhead HS
5	Melissa Hunt	Junior	D	5' 6" (1.68 m)	Hartney, Manitoba	Westman Wildcats
6	Reilly Fawcett	Senior	F	5' 4" (1.63 m)	Proctor, Minnesota	Proctor/Hermantown HS
7	Abby Ecker	Freshman	D	5' 8" (1.73 m)	Grey Eagle, Minnesota	Long Prairie-Grey Eagle HS
8	Kiki Radke	Sophomore	F	5' 3" (1.6 m)	Hastings, Minnesota	Hastings HS
9	Emily Bergland	Junior	F	5' 6" (1.68 m)	Thief River Falls, Minnesota	Lincoln HS
10	Lindsey Featherstone	Freshman	F	5' 4" (1.63 m)	Woodbury, Minnesota	Hill Murray HS
11	Tina Kampa	Freshman	D	5' 0" (1.52 m)	Maple Grove, Minnesota	Maple Grove HS
12	Jacqueline Kaasa	Sophomore	F	5' 3" (1.6 m)	North Hudson, Wisconsin	Hill Murray HS
13	Sylvia Marolt	Junior	F	5' 5" (1.65 m)	Thief River Falls, Minnesota	Lincoln HS
14	Briana Jorde	Sophomore	D	5' 3" (1.6 m)	Thief River Falls, Minnesota	Lincoln HS
16	Bailey Wright	Senior	F	5' 6" (1.68 m)	Anchorage, Alaska	Minnesota-Duluth
17	Emma Terres ( C )	Senior	D	5' 8" (1.73 m)	New Hope, Minnesota	Armstrong-Cooper HS
18	Paige Beebe	Freshman	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	Blaine, Minnesota	Blaine HS
19	Haley Mack	Sophomore	F	5' 3" (1.6 m)	East Grand Forks, Minnesota	Minnesota Revolution
20	Heather Olson	Sophomore	D	5' 7" (1.7 m)	Bemidji, Minnesota	Bemidji HS
21	Abby Halluska	Sophomore	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	Delano, Minnesota	Buffalo HS
22	Alexis Joyce	Senior	D	5' 4" (1.63 m)	Lakeville, Minnesota	Lakeville North HS
24	Summer Thibodeau ( C )	Senior	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	Maple Grove, Minnesota	Maple Grove HS
26	Clair DeGeorge	Freshman	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	Anchorage, Alaska	Shattuck St. Mary's
30	Erin Deters ( A )	Senior	G	5' 7" (1.7 m)	Sartell, Minnesota	Sartell/Sauk Rapids HS
33	Kerigan Dowhy	Freshman	G	5' 6" (1.68 m)	The Pas, Manitoba	Interlake Lightning
35	Lauren Bench	Freshman (RS)	G	5' 10" (1.78 m)	Eagan, Minnesota	Burnsville HS

Standings

2017–18 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standings v t e
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	SW	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#2 Wisconsin†	24	20	2	2	2	64	81	29	37	31	4	2	123	44
#6 Ohio State	24	14	6	4	3	49	63	51	38	24	10	4	112	76
#5 Minnesota*	24	13	8	3	0	42	74	54	38	24	11	3	119	79
Minnesota-Duluth	24	10	11	3	2	35	49	62	35	15	16	4	71	82
Bemidji State	24	9	13	2	1	30	60	68	38	16	19	3	90	96
St. Cloud State	24	6	14	4	1	23	41	59	33	8	20	5	52	82
Minnesota State	24	3	21	0	0	9	37	82	34	5	28	1	57	123
Championship: March 4, 2018 indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com

2017–18 Schedule

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Date	Opponent^#	Site	Decision	Result	Record
Regular Season
September 29	Syracuse *	Sanford Center • Bemidji, MN	Erin Deters	T 0-0 ^OT	0–0–1
September 30	Syracuse*	Sanford Center • Bemidji, MN	Lauren Bench	W 5-0	1–0–1
October 6	at #2 Clarkson *	Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY	Erin Deters	L 0-2	1–1–1
October 7	at #2 Clarkson*	Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY	Lauren Bench	L 4-5	1–2–1
October 13	#9 Minnesota	Sanford Center • Bemidji, MN	Erin Deters	L 1-3	1–3–1 (0–1–0)
October 14	#9 Minnesota	Sanford Center • Bemidji, MN	Lauren Bench	L 3-4 ^OT	1–4–1 (0–2–0)
October 20	at #1 Wisconsin	LaBahn Arena • Madison, WI	Erin Deters	L 1-5	1–5–1 (0–3–0)
October 22	at #1 Wisconsin	LaBahn Arena • Madison, WI	Lauren Bench	L 1-5	1–6–1 (0–4–0)
October 27	Minnesota-Duluth	Sanford Center • Bemidji, MN	Erin Deters	L 2-3	1–7–1 (0–5–0)
October 28	Minnesota-Duluth	Sanford Center • Bemidji, MN	Erin Deters	W 2-1	2–7–1 (1–5–0)
November 6	vs. Minnesota-Duluth*	David C. Johnson Ice Arena • Cambridge, MN (US Hockey Hall of Fame Game)	Kerigan Dowhy	W 3-2	3–7–1
November 10	at St. Cloud State	Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, MN	Erin Deters	W 3-0	4–7–1 (2–5–0)
November 11	at St. Cloud State	Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, MN	Erin Deters	W 3-0	5–7–1 (3–5–0)
November 17	#5 Ohio State	Sanford Center • Bemidji, MN	Erin Deters	T 3-3 ^OT	5–7–2 (3–5–1)
November 18	#5 Ohio State	Sanford Center • Bemidji, MN	Erin Deters	L 4-5	5–8–2 (3–6–1)
November 22	at St. Cloud State*	Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, MN	Erin Deters	L 0-4	5–9–2
December 1	at #6 Minnesota	Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Lauren Bench	L 2-3 ^OT	5–10–2 (3–7–1)
December 2	at #6 Minnesota	Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Lauren Bench	W 4-2	6–10–2 (4–7–1)
December 8	RIT *	Sanford Center • Bemidji, MN	Lauren Bench	W 5-2	7–10–2
December 9	RIT*	Sanford Center • Bemidji, MN	Kerigan Dowhy	W 3-1	8–10–2
December 15	Minnesota State	Sanford Center • Bemidji, MN	Lauren Bench	W 4-2	9–10–2 (5–7–1)
December 16	Minnesota State	Sanford Center • Bemidji, MN	Lauren Bench	W 5-0	10–10–2 (6–7–1)
January 2, 2018	Mercyhurst *	Sanford Center • Bemidji, MN	Lauren Bench	W 2-1 ^OT	11–10–2
January 3	Mercyhurst*	Sanford Center • Bemidji, MN	Erin Deters	L 1-2	11–11–2
January 12	at Minnesota-Duluth	Amsoil Arena • Duluth, MN	Lauren Bench	W 5-3	12–11–2 (7–7–1)
January 13	at Minnesota-Duluth	Amsoil Arena • Duluth, MN	Lauren Bench	L 2-3	12–12–2 (7–8–1)
January 19	#1 Wisconsin	Sanford Center • Bemidji, MN	Lauren Bench	L 3-4 ^OT	12–13–2 (7–9–1)
January 20	#1 Wisconsin	Sanford Center • Bemidji, MN	Kerigan Dowhy	T 3-3 ^OT	12–13–3 (7–9–2)
February 2	at Minnesota State	Verizon Wireless Center • Mankato, MN	Lauren Bench	L 1-3	12–14–3 (7–10–2)
February 3	at Minnesota State	Verizon Wireless Center • Mankato, MN	Lauren Bench	W 5-3	13–14–3 (8–10–2)
February 9	St. Cloud State	Sanford Center • Bemidji, MN	Lauren Bench	L 0-4	13–15–3 (8–11–2)
February 10	St. Cloud State	Sanford Center • Bemidji, MN	Erin Deters	L 1-4	13–16–3 (8–12–2)
February 16	at #6 Ohio State	OSU Ice Rink • Columbus, OH	Lauren Bench	L 0-4	13–17–3 (8–13–2)
February 17	at #6 Ohio State	OSU Ice Rink • Columbus, OH	Kerigan Dowhy	W 2-1	14–17–3 (9–13–2)
WCHA Tournament
February 23	at Minnesota-Duluth*	Amsoil Arena • Duluth, MN (Quarterfinals, Game 1)	Kerigan Dowhy	W 2-1	15–17–3
February 24	at Minnesota-Duluth*	Amsoil Arena • Duluth, MN (Quarterfinals, Game 2)	Kerigan Dowhy	L 1-4	15–18–3
February 25	at Minnesota-Duluth*	Amsoil Arena • Duluth, MN (Quarterfinals, Game 3)	Kerigan Dowhy	W 3-0	16–18–3
March 3	vs. #1 Wisconsin*	Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN (Semifinal Game)	Kerigan Dowhy	L 1-4	16–19–3
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from USCHO.com Poll.

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References

↑ "Bemidji State Women's Hockey names 2017-18 captains". Bemidji State University. 14 September 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
↑ "2017-18 Women's Ice Hockey Roster". Bemidji State University. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
↑ "2017-18 Women's Ice Hockey Schedule". Bemidji State University. Retrieved 10 January 2020.

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[1] "Bemidji State Women's Hockey names 2017-18 captains". Bemidji State University. 14 September 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2020.

[2] "2017-18 Women's Ice Hockey Roster". Bemidji State University. Retrieved 10 January 2020.

[3] "2017-18 Women's Ice Hockey Schedule". Bemidji State University. Retrieved 10 January 2020.

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