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BEMIDJI STATE BEAVERS2008-09 Schedule ROAD TRIP TO OHIO: September 2008 26 Manitoba (Exh.) .................. T, 1-1 OT Bemidji State University (1-3-2, 0-2 WCHA) 27 Team USA (Exh.) ................. L, 0-7 at October 2008 Ohio State University (2-4, 0-4 WCHA) 3 10/10 Wayne State (Mich.) ...W, 3-2 Location: Columbus, Ohio. - OSU Ice Rink 4 10/10 Wayne State (Mich.) ...L, 1-2 OT Date/Time: October 24-25, 2008 6:07/12:07 p.m. CST 10 Northeastern ..................... T, 0-0 OT Television: None 11 Northeastern ..................... T, 2-2 OT 17 m 1/1 Wisconsin .................... L, 0-4 Radio: None 18 m 1/1 Wisconsin* ................... L, 0-9 Live Web-Cast: None 24 m Ohio State .............................6:07 p.m. 25 m Ohio State .............................12:07 p.m. This Week’s Story lines 31 m Minnesota State ....................7:07 p.m. • Bemidji State went 0-2 this past weekend, dropping two November 2008 contests to No. Wisconsin. The Beavers fell in the first game 1 m Minnesota State ....................3:07 p.m. 4-0 and lost 9-0 in the second game. Saturday’s contest was 14 m Minnesota.......................... 7:07 p.m. played in Eveleth, Minn., and was the first women’s United 15 m Minnesota.......................... 2:07 p.m. 21 m State Hockey Hall of Fame game. St. Cloud State ......................2:07 p.m. 22 m St. Cloud State ......................2:07 p.m. • The Beavers will be looking to defeat Ohio State for the first December 2008 time since a 2-1 win Jan. 5, 2007, when OSU was ranked No. 9 5 m in the country. BSU did score eight goals against the Buckeyes Minnesota Duluth .................7:07 p.m. 6 m Minnesota Duluth .................7:07 p.m. last year, the most against any opponent. The last time Bemidji 12 m North Dakota ..................... 7:07 p.m. State won a conference game was Jan. 11 of last season, when Ohio State 13 m North Dakota ..................... 2:07 p.m. the team defeated North Dakota 4-1 in its lone conference win of the season. The span of 13 consecutive WCHA losses is January 2009 the longest in school history. University 2 Robert Morris .......................6:35 p.m. 3 Robert Morris .......................1:05 p.m. • BSU goaltender Zuzana Tomcikova (Fr., Bratislava, Slova- Quick Facts 9 m Minnesota State ................. 7:07 p.m. w 10 m Minnesota State ................. 2:07 p.m. kia) had another stellar performance in net this past weekend. Location: Columbus, Ohio. m She played in Friday’s game against Wisconsin and saved 47 16 Minnesota .............................6:07 p.m. OSU Ice Rink 17 m Minnesota .............................4:07 p.m. of 51 shots faced. The last time a Beaver goaltender had that 200 x 85 (800) 23 m Ohio State ......................... 2:07 p.m. many saves in single game, Emily Brookshaw was minding 24 m Ohio State ......................... 2:07 p.m. the net. w 30 m North Dakota ........................2:07 p.m. Start Times: 6:07 p.m. CST 31 m North Dakota ........................2:07 p.m. • This will be the first road WCHA action of the season for the 12:07 p.m.CST Beavers. They are 5-13 all-time in road conference-opening February 2009 m series. w 6 Minnesota Duluth ............. 2:07 p.m. This Season: 2-4 overall, 0-4 7 m Minnesota Duluth ............. 2:07 p.m. • The BSU women’s hockey team is currently enjoying Year WCHA T-7th place 13 m St. Cloud State ................... 7:07 p.m. 14 m St. Cloud State ................... 2:07 p.m. Three of the Steve Sertich era. In his second year at the helm, 20 m he struggled to a 4-29-3 overall record and a 1-25-2 mark in w Wisconsin..............................2:07 p.m. Last Season: 17-17-3 21 m Wisconsin..............................2:07 p.m. the WCHA. He led the Beavers to an incredible 11 overall overall, 11-14-3 WCHA 5th - wins and nine conference wins in his first year as coach. He Lost in first round of WCHA February 27-March 22, 2009 has added another strong freshman class to go along with this Playoffs to St. Cloud State WCHA Playoffs ...............................TBA years’ sophomores who led the team in scoring last year. NCAA Regionals ..............................TBA ^ NCAA Frozen Four .........................TBA wOSU Coaches: The Coaches w mDenotes WCHA Game • Bemidji State’s Steve Sertich (Colorado College ‘74) is in Jackie Barto w * U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Game, Eveleth, Minn. his third season with the Beavers and has an overall record of Asst. Catherine Hanson ^ Boston, Mass. 16-52-10 in 78 games coached. He is 10-42-6 in 58 regular- wAsst. Josh Liegle All Times are Local season games against WCHA opponents. Coach Sertich’s wAsst. Bill McKenzie Home Games in Bold club finished is currently 0-2 in conference play and is tied with the Buckeyes for last place in the conference. • Ohio State’s Jackie Barto (Providence ‘84) is in her ninth season with the Buckeyes and has a career record of 122- 143-28 at OSU. She is in her 14th year coaching and has an overall record of 192-196-38. She currently has a sea- son record of 2-4 overall and an 0-4 record in the West- ern Collegiate Hockey Association. Barto’s team is in a tie for seventh with BSU, and both teams have no points. Bemidji State Women’s Hockey 2008-09 Contact: Cedrique Flemming, GA Athletic Media Relations Director (218.755.2763 (w), 620.450.7711 (c) / [email protected]) BEMIDJIAbout the Buckeyes STATE WOMEN’S HOCKEY Ohio State University has an overall record of 2-4, and will come into the series US College Hockey Online with Bemidji State sporting an 0-4 record in the WCHA. The Buckeyes are on Division I Women’s Hockey Poll a four-game losing streak after being swept by Wisconsin and Minnesota over October 20, 2008 the past two weekends, losing by an overall score of 27-7. OSU had gotten its season off to a good note with a sweep over Providence, but has yet to record a Team (First Place) Record Points Last point in conference play. 1. Wisconsin (15) 8-0-0 150 1 2. Minnesota 5-1-0 133 2 The Buckeyes are led by two freshman forwards. Natalie Spooner (4g-2a=6p) 3. Harvard 0-0-0 112 3 is the team leader in both goals and points, and Laura McIntosh (2g-3a=5p) 4. New Hampshire 4-0-2 109 4 is second in both categories. Sophomore defender Teal Bishop and freshman 5. Dartmouth 0-0-0 65 7 defender Kelly Wild are both tied for the team lead in assists with three. 6. Mercyhurst 3-1-0 62 9 7. Boston College 2-0-2 59 8 Ohio State is backstopped by senior Liana Bonanno. She has started in five 8. Minnesota Duluth 2-3-1 41 5 games and has been on the ice for 280:00 of action. She has allowed 21 goals for 9. St. Lawrence 1-1-2 40 6 a 4.50 goals against average and has a .883 save percentage. Her season record is 10. Connecticut 4-2-2 16 10 2-3 and she has no shutouts this year. Bemidji State versus Ohio State Others Receiving Votes: Boston University 13, Northeastern 9, Bemidji State holds an all-time record of 11-22-5 against Ohio State Uni- Minnesota State 5, Clarkson 4, St. Cloud State 4, Cornell 1, North versity. BSU has gone 4-5-2 over the last 11 games against the Buckeyes. The Dakota 1, Wayne State 1. Beavers are 5-11-2 all-time at OSU Ice Rink against Ohio State, and has been swept four times, including last years’ trip to Buckeye country. The first mega USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine of the series was played Nov. 19, 1999 with a 4-3 Bemidji State victory at John Division I Women’s College Hockey Poll Glas Fieldhouse. BSU has been outscored by OSU 83-129 in the all-time October 21, 2008 series, and has also been outscored 66-34 in Columbus all-time. Team (First Place) Record Points Last Last time out... 1. Wisconsin (19) 8-0-0 190 1 Bemidji State lost both tussles with No. 1 Wisconsin by scores of 4-0 and 9-0, 2. Minnesota 5-1-0 167 2 respectively. The first game saw the home Beavers play a strong first period, but 3. Harvard 0-0-0 153 3 they eventually fell despite a stellar performance from goaltender Zuzana Tom- 4. New Hampshire 4-0-2 136 5 cikova (Fr., Bratislava, Slovakia). She saved a career-high 47 shots, and only 5. Dartmouth 0-0-0 87 8 allowed the four goals to the No. 1 scoring offense in the country. Netminder 6. Mercyhurst 3-1-0 84 9 Alana McElhinney (Fr., Calgary, Alberta) got the call for the second game and 7. Boston College 2-0-2 78 7 saved a career-high 39 shots while allowing the nine goals. Tomcikova moved 8. Minnesota Duluth 2-3-1 50 4 to 1-1-1 on the season, and McElhinney dropped to 0-2-1. The first game was 9. St. Lawrence 1-1-2 45 6 played at BSU’s home venue, John Glas Fieldhouse, but the second game was 10. Boston University 3-2-1 16 NR history-making in that it was the first women’s United States Hockey Hall of Fame game.