Beavers shut out by 11th-ranked Huskies in another low-scoring battle

BSU_Hockey web art.jpg — Bemidji State Beavers

By Jared Rubado

January 17, 2025 at 6:47 PM

ST. CLOUD 鈥� Pucks just aren鈥檛 finding ways into the opponent鈥檚 net.

The Bemidji State women鈥檚 hockey team was shut out for a third consecutive game on Friday afternoon at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center in St. Cloud.

Emma Gentry scored for St. Cloud State with three and a half minutes left in the first period. Sofianna Sundelin and Siiri Yrj枚l盲 added power-play goals in the second period, with two assists from Alice Sauriol and secondary helpers from Greta Henderson and Sundelin. Sauriol assisted on all three goals for SCSU.

Kaitlin Groess made 28 saves for Bemidji State in goal for the Beavers (4-19-1, 2-15-0 WCHA), while Emilia Kyrkk枚 stopped all 17 saves for the Huskies (11-8-4, 6-8-3 WCHA).

No. 11 St. Cloud State 3, Bemidji State 0

BSU 0 0 0 鈥� 0

SCSU 1 2 0 鈥� 3

First period 鈥� SCSU GOAL: Gentry (Sauriol) 16:22.

Second period 鈥� SCSU GOAL: Sundelin (Sauriol, Henderson) PPG, 12:58; SCSU GOAL: Yrj枚l盲 (Sauriol, Sundelin) PPG, 14:48.

Third period 鈥� No scoring.

Saves 鈥� Groess (BSU) 28; Kyrkk枚 (SCSU) 17.

By Jared Rubado

Jared Rubado took over as sports editor at the Bemidji Pioneer in February 2023 after working as a sports reporter at the Alexandria Echo Press and sports editor of the Detroit Lakes Tribune, Perham Focus and Wadena Pioneer Journal newspaper group.

He graduated from Augustana University in 2018 with journalism and sports management degrees.

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