Bemidji State Beavers women's ice hockey

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College ice hockey team

Bemidji State Beavers women's ice hockey

University	Bemidji State
Conference	WCHA
Head coach	Amber Fryklund 1st season, 0–0–0
Arena	Sanford Center Bemidji, Minnesota
Colors	Green and white

The Bemidji State Beavers are a women's college hockey team representing Bemidji State University in Bemidji, Minnesota, United States. They play at the NCAA Division I level, and compete in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA).

History

The Bemidji State University intercollegiate women's ice hockey program began competition in the 1998–1999 season. The first head coach was Ruthann Cantile. She was head coach from the program's founding to the start of WCHA play, and the beginning of national NCAA Championships in 2001.

Over the next several years, Bemidji State met with little success, while playing against the best teams in the nation, in conference play. The Beavers were able to recruit 2002 German Olympian Defender Nina Zieganhals in 2003. After disappointing seasons under Jason Lesterberg (2000–01) and Bruce Olson, who left the program during the 2005–06 season, Bemidji State hired Steve Sertich for the 2006–07 season. Sertich presided over the team for eight years until his retirement in 2014.

On February 27, 2010, Bemidji State ended its 14-game playoff losing streak in a 2–1 victory over St. Cloud State. The next day, the Beavers defeated St. Cloud State in Game 3, and advanced to the WCHA Final Face-Off for the first time in school history. Zuzana Tomcikova had 27 saves and the win was the Beavers 12th win of the season. It tied the school record for most wins in a season (accomplished in 2001–02). The Beavers advanced to play the Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs in the WCHA semi-finals but were eliminated.

On October 16, 2010, Beaver goaltender Alana McElhinney made a career-high 56 saves. In the game, Bemidji State had its first-ever win over a No. 1-ranked team as they defeated the Mercyhurst Lakers by a 5–3 mark. In addition, this was the second women's game ever played at the new Bemidji Regional Event Center.

October 29–30, 2010: Erin Cody had the biggest weekend of her collegiate career. She was involved in all seven of the Bemidji State's goals, as the Beavers swept St. Cloud State. Cody had five goals and two assists, and was a factor in both game-winning goals. Cody earned the First Star of the Game honors in both games. In the first game, Cody scored a natural hat trick (a power-play, shorthanded, and even-strength goal). All three goals were scored in the first period and set a Beavers record for most goals scored by a single player in one period. In the second game, Cody had two goals and two assists.

On January 28, 2012, the Badgers hosted a record crowd of 12,402 at the Kohl Center as Wisconsin swept the Bemidji State Beavers. Alex Rigby made 28 saves to obtain her sixth shutout of the campaign. Her rival between the pipes, Bemidji State goaltender Zuzana Tomcikova made 32 saves.

The Beavers made history on March 7, 2015, as they defeated the Minnesota Golden Gophers by a 1–0 tally in the semifinals of the WCHA Final Face-Off. The game-winning goal was scored by Stephanie Anderson in the third period. Beavers goaltender Brittni Mowat made 37 saves, registering her seventh shutout of the season, a new program record. In addition, it marked the first time that the Beavers advanced to the championship game of the WCHA Final Face-Off.

On February 29, 2020, the Bemidji State Beavers beat the Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs in the fourth overtime period of their WCHA Quarterfinal match, making it in the longest game in WCHA women's ice hockey history, and the second longest in NCAA history. Beaver forward Reece Hunt scored the game-winning goal at 8:43 of the fourth overtime. The game lasted four hours and 50 minutes, with 128:43 of on-ice time. The final score was 2–1. The victory marked Jim Scanlon's 100th win as head coach for Bemidji; he is the first coach in the women's ice hockey program's history to reach 100 wins.

Year by year

Won Championship

Lost Championship

Conference Champions

League Leader

Year	Coach	W	L	T	Conference	Conf. W	Conf. L	Conf. T	Finish	Conference Tournament	NCAA Tournament
2022–23	Jim Scanlan	5	30	1	WCHA	2	26	0	8th WCHA	Lost Quarterfinals vs. Ohio State (1–4, 1–2)	Did not qualify
2021–22	Jim Scanlan	11	20	3	WCHA	8	18	2	6th WCHA	Lost Quarterfinals vs. Wisconsin (1–2, 0–5)	Did not qualify
2020–21	Jim Scanlan	2	16	2	WCHA	2	16	2	7th WCHA	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2019–20	Jim Scanlan	16	18	3	WCHA	9	13	2	5th WCHA	Lost Quarterfinals vs. Minnesota–Duluth (1–2, 2–1, 1–4)	Did not qualify
2018–19	Jim Scanlan	13	21	2	WCHA	10	12	2	5th WCHA	Lost Quarterfinals vs. Minnesota–Duluth (2–3, 3–4)	Did not qualify
2017–18	Jim Scanlan	16	19	3	WCHA	9	13	2	5th WCHA	Won Quarterfinals vs. Minnesota–Duluth (2–1, 1–4, 3–0) Lost Semifinals vs. Wisconsin (1–4)	Did not qualify
2016–17	Jim Scanlan	12	20	3	WCHA	7	18	3	7th WCHA	Lost Quarterfinals vs. Minnesota (1–3, 2–1, 2–3 )	Did not qualify
2015–16	Jim Scanlan	22	11	3	WCHA	19	9	2	3rd WCHA	Lost Quarterfinals vs. Minnesota–Duluth (1–5, 1–2 OT)	Did not qualify
2014–15	Jim Scanlan	21	17	1	WCHA	13	14	1	5th WCHA	Won Quarterfinals vs. Minnesota–Duluth (3–2, 0–2, 2–1 OT) Won Semifinals vs. Minnesota (1–0) Lost Championship vs. Wisconsin (0–4)	Did not qualify
2013–14	Steve Sertich	11	21	4	WCHA	8	17	3	6th WCHA	Lost Quarterfinals to North Dakota (1–4, 2–3 OT)	Did not qualify
2012–13	Steve Sertich	6	26	2	WCHA	5	22	1	8th WCHA	Lost Quarterfinals to Minnesota (0–5, 0–8)	Did not qualify
2011–12	Steve Sertich	17	17	3	WCHA	11	15	2	6th WCHA	Lost Quarterfinals vs. North Dakota (1–3, 0–2)	Did not qualify
2010–11	Steve Sertich	14	17	4	WCHA	11	13	4	5th WCHA	Lost Quarterfinals vs. North Dakota (2–3, 3–0, 2–3 OT)	Did not qualify
2009–10	Steve Sertich	12	19	7	WCHA	9	12	7	6th WCHA	Won Quarterfinals vs. St. Cloud State (0–3, 2–1, 4–1) Lost Semifinals vs. Minnesota–Duluth (2–7)	Did not qualify
2008–09	Steve Sertich	6	25	5	WCHA	3	22	3	8th WCHA	Lost Quarterfinals vs. Minnesota (1–4, 1–5)	Did not qualify
2007–08	Steve Sertich	4	29	3	WCHA	1	25	2	8th WCHA	Lost Quarterfinals vs. Minnesota–Duluth (0–6, 1–5)	Did not qualify
2006–07	Steve Sertich	11	20	5	WCHA	9	15	4	6th WCHA	Lost Quarterfinals vs. Minnesota (1–5, 1–4)	Did not qualify
2005–06	Bruce Olson; Interim: Jim Ingman, Sis Paulsen	11	23	2	WCHA	10	18	0	6th WCHA	Lost Quarterfinals vs. Minnesota–Duluth (2–7, 0–3)	Did not qualify
2004–05	Bruce Olson	9	24	2	WCHA	5	22	1	8th WCHA	Lost Quarterfinals vs. Minnesota (3–6)	Did not qualify
2003–04	Bruce Olson	5	27	2	WCHA	3	20	1	7th WCHA	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2002–03	Bruce Olson	9	17	7	WCHA	5	13	6	5th WCHA	Lost Quarterfinals vs. Ohio State (3–4 OT)	Did not qualify
2001–02	Jason Lesteberg	12	13	8	WCHA	7	11	6	5th WCHA	Lost Quarterfinals vs. Ohio State (3–5)	Did not qualify
2000–01	Ruthann Cantile	9	24	1	WCHA	6	17	1	6th WCHA	Lost Quarterfinals vs. Wisconsin (2–5)	Did not qualify
1999–00	Ruthann Cantile	15	18	2	WCHA	5	17	2	6th WCHA	Lost Quarterfinals vs. Wisconsin (2–9)	Did not qualify
1998–99	Ruthann Cantile	2	20	0	WCHA

Current roster

As of August 21, 2022.

No.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	DoB	Hometown	Previous team
1	Kaitlin Groess	Freshman	G	5' 7" (1.7 m)	2006-04-21	Ham Lake, Minnesota	Centennial High School
2	Makenna Deering	Senior	D	5' 6" (1.68 m)	2003-01-08	South St. Paul, Minnesota	South St. Paul Secondary
3	Olivia Dronen	Sophomore	D	5' 6" (1.68 m)	2005-05-03	Moorhead, Minnesota	Moorhead High School
4	Meredith Killian	Graduate	D	5' 7" (1.7 m)	2001-11-29	St Paul, Minnesota	Union College
5	Ana Davis	Sophomore	D	5' 7" (1.7 m)	2004-09-20	Minneapolis, Minnesota	Minneapolis High School
6	Hannah Graves	Freshman	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	2006-07-25	Hermantown, Minnesota	Hermantown High School
7	Shelby Breiland	Senior	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	2002-08-19	Red Lake Falls, MN	Thief River Falls High School
8	Avery Achterkirch	Freshman	F	5' 4" (1.63 m)	2005-08-27	Rogers, Minnesota	Rogers High School
9	Isa Goettl	Freshman (RS)	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	2004-10-09	Andover, Minnesota	University of Minnesota
10	Raeley Carney	Junior	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	2004-02-12	Wasilla, Alaska	Wasilla High School
11	Genevieve Hendrickson	Senior	F	5' 6" (1.68 m)	2002-11-24	Warroad, Minnesota	Franklin Pierce Ravens
13	Talya Hendrickson	Sophomore	F	5' 5" (1.65 m)	2005-06-21	Warroad, Minnesota	Warroad High School
16	Alyssa Watkins	Sophomore	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	2003-08-13	Duluth, Minnesota	Hermantown High School
17	Heidi Strompf	Junior	D	5' 5" (1.65 m)	2002`-09-10	Mnisek nad Hnilcom, Slovakia	ZHK Sarisanka Presov (SZHL)
19	Khloe Lund	Junior	D	5' 3" (1.6 m)	2001-07-11	Thief River Falls, Minnesota	Thief River Falls Prowlers
18	Riley Reeves	Sophomore	D	5' 8" (1.73 m)	2005-01-26	Woodbury, Minnesota	Gentry Academy (Minnesota)
21	Morgan Smith	Freshman	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	2006-02-03	East St. Paul, Manitoba	Balmoral Hall (JWHL)
22	Autumn Cooper	Freshman	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	2005-09-21	South Range, Wis	Superior High School
25	Izy Fairchild	Freshman	F	5' 2" (1.57 m)	2006-05-18	Hermantown, Minnesota	Hermantown High School
26	Kendra Fortin	Senior	D	5' 4" (1.63 m)	2003-01-31	Thunder Bay, Ont	Etobicoke Jr. Dolphins
27	Mya Headrick	Junior	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	2004-11-29	Garden River, Ontario	Etobicoke Jr. Dolphins
29	Hailey Armstrong	Sophomore	F	5' 6" (1.68 m)	2005-04-29	Dawson Creek, BC	RINK Hockey Academy Kelowna U18 (CSSHL)
30	Eva Filippova	Sophomore	G	5' 5" (1.65 m)	2004-05-18	Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia	RINK Hockey Academy Kelowna U18 (CSSHL)
33	Josie Bothun	Graduate	G	5' 6" (1.68 m)	2002-05-18	Forest Lake, MN	Penn State Nittany Lions
35	Lauren Mooney	Freshman	G	5' 10" (1.78 m)	2006-06-01	Caledon, Ontario

Olympians

Nina Ziegenhals, defenseman, Germany; 2002 Winter Olympics
Zuzana Tomcikova, goaltender, Slovak Republic; 2010 Winter Olympics

World Championships

Stephanie Anderson, forward, North St. Paul, Minn. First Beaver player to win a gold medal in a world championship on April 4, 2015 when the United States National Team defeated Canada 7–5 to capture the 2015 IIHF World Championships in Malmo, Sweden.
Ivana Bilic, played for Team Canada's Development Team, in the 2016 Nations Cup, January 4–6, 2016.

Beavers in professional hockey

= CWHL All-Star

= NWHL All-Star

= Clarkson Cup Champion

= Isobel Cup Champion

Player	Position	Team(s)	League(s)	Years
Eva Maria Beiter-Schwärzler		DSC Oberthurgau	Swiss Women's A
Ivana Bilic	Defense	Connecticut Whale Modo (2018–19) Brynäs IF(2019–20)	NWHL SDHL
Tess Dusik		Göteborg HC	Swedish Hockey League Dam Div1
Haley Mack		Minnesota Whitecaps	NWHL (2020-2021)<	1
Jenn Sadler		Mississauga Chiefs	CWHL
Zuzana Tomčíková	Goaltender	Moscow Tornado	EWCC-Women

Awards and honors

Reece Hunt, WCHA Rookie of the Month (February 2020)
Lauren Bench, WCHA Goaltender of the Month (December 2019)
Kerigan Dowhy, WCHA Goaltender of the Month (February 2018)
Ivana Bilic, 2016 WCHA Defensive Player of the Year
Brittni Mowat, Goaltender, 2015 All-USCHO.com Women's Second-Team
Jim Scanlan, Head Coach, 2015 USCHO.com National Coach of the Year
Alexis Joyce, Defenseman, 2015 All-WCHA Rookie Team
Alexis Joyce, WCHA Defensive Player of the Week (Week of January 24, 2017)
Mak Langei, 2020-21 WCHA Student-Athlete of the Year
Brittni Mowat, Goaltender, 2015 All-WCHA First Team
Brittni Mowat, Goaltender, 2015 CCM Hockey Women's Division I All-Americans, First Team
Zuzana Tomcikova, Goaltender, 2012 CCM Hockey Women's Division I All-American: Second Team
Zuzana Tomcikova, Goaltender, 2012 Patty Kazmaier Award nominee
Steve Sertich, Head Coach, 2010 WCHA Coach of the Year
Zuzana Tomcikova, Goaltender, 2010 Co-WCHA Player of the Year
Jill Luebke, Goaltender, 2003 WCHA All-Rookie team
Anik Cote, Goaltender, 2003 WCHA Student Athlete of the Year

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External links

BSU Women's Ice Hockey Archived March 30, 2018, at the Wayback Machine

v t e Bemidji State Beavers women's ice hockey
Playing venues	John Glas Fieldhouse (1998–2010) Sanford Center (2010–present)
Head coaches	Ruthann Castile (1998–2001) Bruce Olson (2003–2006) Steve Sertich (2006–2014) James Scanlan (2014–2024) Amber Fryklund (2024–present)
Seasons	1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
Conference affiliations	Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA)
Olympians	Zuzana Tomčíková Nina Ziegenhals
Bemidji State University Bemidji, MN

v t e Western Collegiate Hockey Association women's ice hockey
Teams	Bemidji State Beavers Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs Minnesota State Mavericks Ohio State Buckeyes St. Cloud State Huskies St. Thomas Tommies Wisconsin Badgers
Venues	Sanford Center (Bemidji State) Ridder Arena (Minnesota) AMSOIL Arena (Minnesota Duluth) All Seasons Arena (Minnesota State) Ohio State University Ice Rink (Ohio State) Herb Brooks National Hockey Center (St. Cloud State) St. Thomas Ice Arena (St. Thomas) LaBahn Arena (Wisconsin)
Championships & awards	Awards & honors Champions
Seasons	1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

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