BEMIDJI 鈥� Bemidji State women's hockey players Eva Filippova and Morgan Smith were each recognized by the WCHA for their efforts in helping the Beavers to a series split at St. Thomas.
Filippova, a sophomore, was tabbed the WCHA Goaltender of the Week for the first time this season and second of her career, Smith a freshman, was named the league鈥檚 Rookie of the Week for the third time.
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Filippova led the Beavers in between the pipes against the Tommies and collected her second career shutout after stopping all 27 shots she faced in Friday鈥檚 5-0 victory. She then stopped 12 of 13 shots Saturday in 30:44 of playing time before leaving the game due to injury. Over the weekend, the Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia native posted a .975 save percentage and 0.66 goals against average.
Smith led Bemidji State forwards, recording four points off three goals and an assist in the Beavers鈥� series at the Tommies. She collected an assist in Friday鈥檚 victory and then became just the second player in program history to record multiple hat tricks in a season by scoring all three goals in Saturday鈥檚 4-3 loss.
Joining the duo were Minnesota Duluth鈥檚 Tova Henderson (Defender) and Clara Van Wieren (Forward) as league weekly award winners.
The pair mark the sixth and seventh WCHA weekly award winners for Bemidji State this season.
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