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

Offseason

2017–18 Beavers

No.	S/P/C	Player	Class	Pos	Height	DoB	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 (WCHA)
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
	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

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	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.