Beavers travel to Mankato for NSIC Outdoor Championships
BSU Women’s Track & Field ready to compete at conference championship
The Bemidji State University Women's Track and Field Team's championship season gets underway this weekend as it heads to Mankato, Minn., to compete in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Women's Outdoor Championships held at the Minnesota State Outdoor Track & Field Complex.
The event will take place from Thursday, April 9 and run until Saturday but Bemidji State will not send any student-athletes to compete in multi-events Thursday. The Beavers will compete Friday and Saturday.
NSIC Tournament Central
Lexi Erickson (1500-meter), Mary Goodwin (3000-meter Steeplechase), Tierra Doss (Shot Put) and Zayda Priebe (Discus) will each be looking to improve their NCAA Provisional marks to qualify for the NCAA Outdoor Championships in Emporia, Kan.
Beaver Fever Friday - Jack Munson - baseball
Beaver Battle set for home finale at BSU Baseball Field Wednesday
BSU Baseball to host Minot State for final home series Wednesday
The Bemidji State University Baseball team plays its final home series of the 2024 season Wednesday afternoon and hosts Minot State University for a "Beaver Battle" at the BSU Baseball Field.
BSU hosts Minot State for a Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference doubleheader beginning at 1:30 p.m., Wednesday, May 1.
Senior Jack Munson paces the Beavers batting .314 and has started all 45 games. In 153 at bats, he has produced 48 hits including 10 doubles, eight home runs and has driven in 23 runs. Munson has been on a hot streak over the last 10 games batting .471, slugging 1.029 and has an on-base percentage of .514 for an OPS of 1.543.
Munson is followed by junior Hunter Daymond who is batting .266 with 29 hits in 109 at bats and is the toughest to strikeout in the NSIC boasting a strikeout percentage of 6.42. He is batting .346 over the last 10 games and has reached base in the last six.
Junior Derek Hoffman leads the Beavers' pitching staff with 31.1 innings pitched but has been sidelined due to injury. He is followed by junior Brandon Lind who has pitched 28.2 innings and is 1-4 with an 8.16 ERA. Over his last two starts, Lind is 0-1 with a 6.75 ERA and has struck out 10 while holding opposing hitters to just a .263 batting average.
The Beavers end the 2024 season on the road at St. Cloud State University, Friday and Saturday.
Beaver Fever Friday - Carol Miller - Track
Track & Field to compete at Joe Sweeney Invite at St. Thomas
BSU Women’s Track & Field travels to St. Paul for mid-week event
The Bemidji State University Women's Track & Field Team hits the road for a mid-week event this week and travels to St. Paul, Minn., to compete at the Joe Sweeney Invitational hosted by University of St. Thomas.
Fans can watch the meet here and follow live results, here. Field events kick-off at 12 p.m. with hammer throw and track events will begin at 4 p.m. with the 3,000-meter Steeplechase.
The Beavers will try to improve on two NCAA Provisional marks and 11 personal records set last weekend at the Drake Relays, Vikings Classic and Rider Bolstorff Invite. Bemidji State's Tierra Doss (Shot Put), Lexi Erickson (1500m) and Mary Goodwin (3000m Steeplechase) currently hold NCAA Provisional qualifying marks in their respective events.
Below is a list of Beavers that will compete at the event:
100-meter Dash
Abbie Disbrow
Abby Syverson
Makenna Frazier
Gabrielle Wilson
Olivia Olson
200-meter Dash
Abby Syverson
400-meter Dash
Janice Cole
Josie Aitken
800-meter Run
Lexi Erickson
1500-meter Run
Lexi Erickson
Carol Miller
Sydnie Price
5000-meter Run
Lexi Erickson
100-meter Hurdles
Gabrielle Wilson
400-meter Hurdles
Natalie Fultz
Makenna Frazier
3000-meter Steeplechase
Mary Goodwin
Maggie McCarthy
Callie Ressler
Hadley Stuehrenberg
4x100-meter Relay
Fultz, Disbrow, Syverson, Cole
4x400-meter Relay
Aitken, Erickson, Fultz, Cole
High Jump
Natalie Fultz
Pole Vault
Olivia Olson
Long Jump
Abbie Disbrow
Shot Put
Tierra Doss
Mikenna Pattrin
Alyssa Hill
Emma Erickson
Cassidy Schmidt
Hannah Baker
Zoe Lennon
Discus
Zayda Priebe
Tierra Doss
Alyssa Hill
Cassidy Schmidt
Hannah Baker
Emma Erickson
Zoe Lennon
Hammer
Emma Erickson
Mikenna Pattrin
Hannah Baker
Cassidy Schmidt
Alyssa Hill
Zoe Lennon
Javelin
Mikenna Pattrin
Zayda Priebe
Cassidy Schmidt
Beaver Fever Friday - Stella Dolan - Softball
BSU Softball makes final playoff push at home by hosting Dragons and Wolves
Beavers host MSU Moorhead and Northern State for final doubleheaders of regular season
The Bemidji State University Softball team will make its final push to qualify for the 2024 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Softball Tournament this weekend and hosts Minnesota State University, Moorhead and Northern State University this weekend at the BSU Softball Field.
The Beavers (13-34, 7-17 NSIC) first host the Dragons (28-18, 15-9 NSIC) Friday, April 26 for a doubleheader at Noon and then host the Wolves (21-23, 7-17 NSIC) Saturday at 1 p.m. The teams are scheduled to play at the BSU Softball Field but rain could push the doubleheaders to Chet Anderson Stadium. Follow @BSUBeaversSB on X for the latest updates.
Bemidji State will need to win three-of-four games over the weekend to be in contention for the 10th and final spot in the NSIC postseason tournament. The Beavers sit 3.5 games back of current 10th seed Southwest Minnesota State University and are in a three-way tie for 11th with Northern State and University of Minnesota, Crookston. BSU also needs to sweep the Wolves on the final day of the regular season.
Bemidji State will host Senior Day in between games Saturday against Northern State and will honor its two seniors, Stella Dolan and Stephanie Ferguson, for their hard work and dedication to the BSU Softball program for the past four seasons.
The Beavers are led at the plate by junior Alexa Christenson and senior Molly Houts. The pair are each batting .333 but Christenson paces the Beavers with 53 hits in 159 at bats. Houts leads the team in OPS (.840) with a team-high .382 slugging percentage and .458 on-base percentage while also tying for the team lead with 22 RBI. Houts' .458 on-base percentage is the seventh highest in the NSIC and second-highest in program history. Houts is tied with freshman Jackie Larsen for the team
Beaver Fever Friday - Savannah Byfuglien - Womens Golf
Beavers travel south for NSIC Women’s Golf Championship
BSU Women’s Golf to compete at 54-hole championship Friday-Sunday
The Bemidji State University Women's Golf team gets its championship season underway this weekend and travels to Smithville, Mo., to compete at the 2023-24 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Women's Golf Championship April 26-28.
The Beavers will compete at the par-72, 5,950-yard Paradise Pointe Golf Complex – Outlaw Golf Course for the 54-hole, three day tournament for an automatic bid into the NCAA Regional.
Bemidji State will be sending senior Maddy Sawyer, freshman Elli Anderson, freshman Haylee Kammann, junior Savannah Byfuglien and freshman Nakomis Mitchell to compete at the tournament.
Sawyer paces the group with a season scoring average of 89.7 through 14 rounds. Anderson is close behind with a 90.3 scoring average through 16 rounds while Kammann (91.4), Byfuglien (93.0) and Mitchell (98.8) each follow.
The Beavers are coming off the Wildcat Classic on April 15 where Byfuglien paced the team to a 13th finish shooting 179 (87-92).
Beaver Fever Friday - Janice Cole - Track
Beavers to compete in Des Moines and St. Paul beginning Thursday
BSU Women’s Track & Field to send student-athletes to Drake Relays, Viking Classic and Rider/Bolstorff Invite
The Bemidji State University Women's Track & Field Team continues its outdoor season this weekend and will send its student-athletes to the Drake Relays and Viking Classic in Des Moines, Iowa as well as the Rider/Bolstorff Invite in St. Paul, Minn.
The weekend begins at the Drake Relays on the campus of Drake University in Des Moines and begins Thursday, April 25 through Saturday. Beavers will also compete at the Viking Classic hosted by Grandview University in Des Moines Friday. The weekend ends Saturday with the final day of the Drake Relays and at the Rider Bolstorff Invite on the campus of Macalester College in St. Paul.
Beaver Fever Friday - Ty Karger - Baseball
BSU Baseball hosts Concordia-St. Paul this weekend
Beavers to honor four seniors in final weekend home series
The Bemidji State University Baseball team makes its return home this weekend and hosts Concordia University-St. Paul for a three-game Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference series at BSU Baseball Field.
With weather permitting, the Beavers host the Golden Bears Saturday, April 27 for a doubleheader beginning at 1 p.m. The teams will then play the series finale Sunday at Noon. BSU will honor its four seniors Jack Munson, Tyrese Allen, Konrad Kisch and AJ Gengler following Saturday's doubleheader.
Munson paces the Beavers at the plate and is batting .303 with 43 hits in 142 at bats and has an OPS of .840 with a .500 slugging percentage and .340 on-base percentage. He leads the team with 10 doubles, second with six home runs and second with 20 RBI. Senior Ty Karger leads the team with seven home runs and 23 RBI and is slugging .544 with four home runs over the last eight games.
Female Student-Athlete of the Year Award – Halle Peterson (Soccer)
Fifth Year – Defense – Stillwater, Minn.
Halle Peterson led the Beavers playing in 94.7 percent of the team's minutes on the pitch totaling 1,980 minutes during the 2023 season. She was named the NSIC Defensive Player of the Year, All-NSIC First Team selection, and two-time All-Region selection. She helped the Beavers to a NSIC Tournament Championship and third consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament. She solidified the Beavers' backline that limited opponents to just 95 shots on goal and 16 goals over 23 games including 12 shutouts. Not only a shutdown defender, Peterson also contributed offensively tying for the NSIC lead with four goals from the backline. She also excelled in the classroom and is a Scholar All-America First Team selection.
Male Newcomer of the Year Award – Caden Lick (Golf)
Freshman – Lino Lakes, Minn.
Caden appeared in 25 rounds for the Beavers during his freshman season and averaged 75.8 strokes per 18 holes with an average of four-over par, the third-best average on the team. His best finish this season was at the NSIC Championship where he tied for second earning NSIC All-Tournament Team status. He Posted his best round this season of 72 on five different occasions with the most recent coming at the NSIC Championship helping the Beavers to their first NSIC Championship since 2000.
Female Newcomer of the Year Award – Megan Ko (Soccer)
Freshman – Defense – Lake Oswego, Ore.
Megan was one of four freshmen on the team to play in all 23 games and made 22 starts, second most among BSU freshmen. She was an All-NSIC Second Team selection and helped the Beavers to a NSIC Tournament Championship and third consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament. Logging 1,443 minutes on the pitch, the seventh most on the team, she helped the Beavers' backline finish third in the NSIC with just 16 goals against and 12 shutouts. She also contributed one assist and three shots on goal on the offensive half.
Beaver Fever Friday - Tierra Doss - Track
Beavers post marks at Cal State Twilight Open, Bryan Clay and Minnesota State Open
Goodwin and Doss set NCAA Provisional marks in 3000m Steeplechase and Shot Put
The Bemidji State University Women's Track & Field team sent student-athletes to the California-State Los Angeles Twilight Open, Bryan Clay Invite and Minnesota State Open this past weekend where 31 personal records were set and two NCAA Provisional qualifiers were met.
Seniors Mary Goodwin and Tierra Doss each hit NCAA Provisional qualifying marks in the 3000-meter Steeplechase and Shot Put, respectively, at the Bryan Clay Invite in Azusa Calif. Goodwin's time of 10:51.83 in the steeplechase also broke her own program record in the event while senior Alexis Erickson also broke her own program record in the 1500-meter run with a time of 4:33.21.
Cal State LA Twilight Open
100m
28 Natalie Fultz – 12.94
400m Hurdles
1 Natalie Fultz – 1:04.00 PR
800m
1 Alexis Erickson – 2:14.76 PR
High Jump
6 Natalie Fultz – J1.57m/5-1.75
Shot Put
2 Tierra Doss – 14.02m/46-0.00
Bryan Clay Invite
1500m Run
12 Alexis Erickson – 4:33.21 *Program Record
68 Mary Goodwin – 4:44.44
3000m Steeplechase
53 Mary Goodwin – 10:51.83 *NCAA Provisional/Program Record
High Jump
7 Natalie Fultz – 1.59m/5-2.50 PR
Shot Put
6 Tierra Doss – 14.03m/46-0.50 *NCAA Provisional
Discus Throw
21 Tierra Doss – 39.57m/129-10.00
Minnesota State Open
100m Dash Prelims
8 Janice Cole – 12.57q
19 Abbie Disbrow – 12.89 PR
25 Makenna Frazier – 13.25 PR
27 Josie Aitken – 13.38 PR
28 Olivia Olson – 13.41
47 Gabrielle Wilson – 15.12
100m Dash Finals
Janis Cole - DNS
100m Hurdles Prelims
18 Gabrielle Wilson - 19.74 PR
200m Dash
5 Janice Cole – 25.93
15 Josie Aitken – 27.09
400m Dash
5 Janice Cole – 59.24
Josie Aitken - DNS
400m Hurdles
7 Makenna Frazier – 1:10.51
1500m
6 Carol Miller – 5:13.00
26 Hadley Stuehrenberg – 5:34.49
30 Emma Hochhalt
Beaver Fever Friday - Dylan Hedley - Baseball
Golden Eagles sweep BSU Baseball in Crookston Wednesday
Beavers fall 8-3 and 15-1 in doubleheader at Minnesota Crookston
The Bemidji State University Baseball team fell in both games of its doubleheader at University of Minnesota, Crookston Wednesday afternoon in Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference play. The Beavers fell 8-3 in game one and then 15-1 in game two.
Freshman Matt Filippi and senior Jack Munson each collected two of the Beavers six hits in the first game of the day with Filippi hitting a triple and Munson hitting a home run.
Freshman Dylan Hedley got the Beavers started with an RBI single in the second inning and was followed by a solo home run from Munson in the fourth. Ty Karger hit another solo home run in the seventh inning to cap-off the Beavers' scoring and hit his third home run in two games.
The Beavers struggled at the plate in game two collecting just three hits and scored a single run off of a wild pitch. Hedley scored the run in the third inning taking advantage of a wild pitch after he hit a lead-off single.
Freshman Zach Evenson earned the loss in game one after he pitched 5.2 innings and allowed eight runs off 10 hits but struck out a season-high six batters. Matt Filippi earned the loss in game two and pitched 4.1 innings allowing 11 runs (10 earned) off 12 hits.
The Beavers will head back out on the road and travel to Aberdeen, S.D., for a three-game series against Northern State University, Saturday-Sunday.
Beaver Fever Friday - Danica Sarff - Softball
Beavers tally most runs since 2019 in split with Golden Eagles
BSU Softball blanks Minnesota Crookston 15-0 in game one but fall 6-5 in game two
The Bemidji State University Softball team exploded for 15 runs in game one at University of Minnesota, Crookston Wednesday afternoon but the Golden Eagles held on to claim a 6-5 victory in game two to salvage the split in their Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference doubleheader.
The Beavers scored the most runs since 2019 totaling 15 runs off 13 hits in a 15-0 dominant victory in game one. Leading the way for Bemidji State was junior Aimee Christenson who went 3-for-4 at the plate with a career-high six RBI off a home run, double and was a triple away from the cycle.
She was joined by freshman Jackie Larsen who went 2-for-3, hit her first collegiate home run and added a double, walk and drove in four runs. Sophomore Morgan Benedict joined the home run party and hit her first of the season and finished the game going 2-for-4 with a home run, base hit and three RBI.
Senior Stella Dolan was just as dominant in the circle as the Beavers were at the plate and held the Golden Eagles to just five hits and collected her second shutout of the season. She improved to 8-14 on the season after pitching all five innings and earned four strikeouts.
The Beavers fell just short of a comeback in game two and after trailing 5-0 after the third inning, they stormed back to pull within one with a four-run fourth inning. However, they came just short of the tying run eventually falling 6-5 in the game.
BSU used consecutive base hits to get on the scoreboard stringing together six consecutive hits in the fourth to score four runs. The Beavers didn't get an extra-base hit in the game and nine different batters collected a hit.
Larsen and senior Molly Houts led the team with two hits each while Houts, Mariah Stevenson, Dolan, Avery Amidon and Maddie Kielsmeier each hit RBI singles.
Beaver Fever Friday - Tate Usher - Mens Golf
Beavers Men’s Golf travels to Missouri to defend NSIC Championship title
BSU Men’s Golf begins 2024 NSIC Championship Friday morning
The 2024 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Men's Golf Championship begins this weekend and the Bemidji State University Men's Golf team travels to Missouri looking to defend its championship title from last season.
The NSIC Men's Golf Championship is a three-day, 54-hole championship held at the par-72, 6,848-yard Adams Pointe Golf Club in Blue Springs, Mo. The Beavers will tee-off for round one Friday, April 16 with set tee-times beginning at 9 a.m., Friday and Saturday. The final round Sunday will be a shotgun start at 9 a.m.
The winning team will earn an automatic bid into the NCAA Regional Tournament and the top five individual finishers will be named to the NSIC All-Tournament Team.
Bemidji State is the defending NSIC Men's Golf Champions, holding off Winona State by one stroke, to earn its 16th NSIC title, its first since 2000. The Beavers had four players in the top seven, including three earning NSIC All-Tournament Team honors by finishing in the top five.
Brandon Bervig, Koby Kuenzel, Logan Schoepp, Tate Usher and Caden Lick are the five golfers who will compete for Bemidji State at the championship. Bervig paces the Beavers and paces the Beavers and is 11th in the NSIC with a 74.0 scoring average through 21 rounds this season. Kuenzel (74.9), Schoepp (75.1), Usher (75.4) and Lick (76.0) each follow.
The NSIC has Winona State eighth and Minnesota State ninth in the third and final NCAA Men's Golf Regional Ranking of 2023-24. The NCAA Midwest/Central Super Regional will be played on May 9-11 at KickingBird Golf Club in Edmond, Oklahoma; hosted by Southern Nazarene University. Two individuals and a minimum of three teams from each regional will advance to the finals, while the eight remaining team berths will be allocated based on the regions represented in th
Beaver Fever Friday - Lexi Erickson - Track
Erickson and Goodwin break program records as Beavers take fourth at Norse Invite
Lexi Erickson and Mary Goodwin set new program records in 10000m Run and 3000m Steeplechase
Bemidji State University Women's Track & Field student-athletes Lexi Erickson and Mary Goodwin broke program records in the 10,000-meter Run and 3,000-meter Steeplechase, respectively, as the Beavers finished fourth at the Norse Invite on the campus of Luther College in their first outdoor action of the season.
Both Erickson and Goodwin won their events as Erickson broke a 21-year program record in the 10,000-meter run besting Martha Miltich's previous school record by over a minute set in 2003. She ran a time of 37:37.58, the 44th fastest time in the event among all NCAA Division II athletes.
Goodwin broke her own previous school record in the 3,000-meter Steeplechase by a second with a time of 10:54.08, the 11th fastest time in the event among all DII athletes. Goodwin owns nine of the 10 fastest times in BSU history in the event.
The Beavers' 4x100-meter Relay team of Olivia Olson, Abbie Disbrow, Abby Syverson and Janice Cole also took first with a time of 49.95.
The Beavers totaled 101 points as a team to finish fourth at the tournament falling just short of conference leader Minnesota State University, Mankato by 17 points.
A small group from the team will head to California this week, while the rest of the team will head to the Minnesota State Open in Mankato.
Beaver Fever Friday - Kate Taylor - Tennis
Women’s Tennis travels to Bismarck for matches against Mary and MSU Moorhead
BSU Women’s Tennis to take on Marauders and Dragons
The Bemidji State University Women's Tennis team is back in action and concludes Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference play with a road trip to Bismarck, N.D., to face University of Mary and Minnesota State University, Moorhead at the Mandan Tennis Center, Friday and Saturday.
The Beavers first face-off against the Marauders (5-6, 4-2 NSIC) Friday, April 12 at 6:30 p.m., followed by taking on the Dragons (5-7, 2-4 NSIC) Saturday at 12:30 p.m. A live stream of the match can be found, here.
Freshman Kate Taylor has played all nine matches at No. 1 singles for the Beavers and is 1-8 on the season. Fellow freshman Valesca Rodriguez has played all nine matches at No. 2 singles and is also 1-8. Sophomore Emilia Sand has played eight-of-nine matches at No. 3 and is 1-7 while freshman Ana Lucia Ibanez bas played one match at No. 3 (1-0) but has played eight matches at No. 4 and is 2-6. Laura Burger has played eight matches at No. 5 and is 0-8 while Isabela Nelson has played eight matches at No. 6 and is 0-8.
The doubles team of Taylor and Rodriguez has played every match at No. 1 doubles and are 1-8 while the team of Ibanez and Sand are 1-7 at No. 2 and senior Sophie Groen and Nelson are 3-2 at No. 3.
Beaver Fever Friday - Derek Hoffman - Baseball
Beavers to host first home series at BSU Baseball Field Noon Wednesday
BSU Baseball hosts first home games at BSU Baseball Field Wednesday
The Bemidji State University Baseball team will play its first home series of the 2024 season Wednesday and hosts University of Minnesota Duluth for a Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference doubleheader at BSU Baseball Field beginning at Noon.
The Beavers moved forward the start of their doubleheader with the Bulldogs in an attempt to avoid forecasted rain in the late afternoon.
The teams will play a scheduled seven-inning game to start the doubleheader with game two nine innings slated to begin around 2 p.m. Each game will be streamed online at www.NSICNetwork.com/bsubeavers with play-by-play provided by Brian Schultz and Kevin Reid and can also be found online at www.beaverradionetwork.com.
Bemidji State enters the weekend 1-29 on the season and 0-20 in NSIC play and are looking to end a 19-game losing streak. The Bulldogs are 9-20 on the season, 5-15 in league play and sit five games ahead of the Beavers in the NSIC standings.
The Beavers are looking to rebound after being swept in four games at University of Sioux Falls this past weekend while the Bulldogs are looking to bounce back from a 1-3 weekend against Wayne State College in Duluth, Minn., and Superior, Wis.
BSU is led at the plate by junior Zach Evenson who is batting .272 with 22 hits in 81 at bats. His four home runs this season leads the team as well as his 11 RBI. He has also hit three doubles and totaled 37 bases while earning a team-high 13 walks. He is followed by senior Jack Munson who is batting .257 with a team-high 26 hits in 101 at bats. His seven doubles pace the Beavers and has driven in nine runs for second most on the team.
Junior Derek Hoffman leads the Beaver pitching staff with 28.1 innings pitched and is 0-6 with a 13.66 EAR in seven starts and has one complete game. His 23 strikeouts l
Beaver Fever Friday - Elle Hastings - Softball
Beavers to host Huskies for doubleheader at BSU Softball Field
BSU Softball hosts St. Cloud State Wednesday at Noon for first series at dirt field
The Bemidji State University Softball team will make its debut on its dirt field tomorrow and hosts St. Cloud State University at Noon for a Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference doubleheader at BSU Softball Field.
The Beavers moved forward the start of their doubleheader with the Huskies in an attempt to avoid forecasted rain in the late afternoon.
Bemidji State is looking to end a 10-game losing skid and is 8-27 overall and 2-10 in NSIC play. The Huskies are also looking to end a losing streak having lost their last four but are 22-16 on the season and 5-7 in league play.
The Beavers were swept by Minnesota State University, Mankato and Winona State University this past weekend on the road while SCSU was swept by Concordia University-St. Paul and Southwest Minnesota State University in Rosevill, Minn., and Marshall, Minn.
Bemidji State is led by junior Alexa Christenson who is batting .345 at the plate and has collected 40 hits in 116 at bats including three doubles. Her 15 RBI is third most on the team and trails team leaders freshman Jackie Larsen and sophomore Aubrey Aukerman who each have 16.
Larsen is second on the team batting .323 with 30 hits in 93 at bats and leads the Beavers with nine stolen bases. Senior Molly Houts leds the Beavers with a .788 OPS behind a team-high .436 on-base percentage. She is batting .307 with 27 hits in 88 at bats and leads the Beavers with 15 walks and has been hit by pitch a team-high six times. She has walked 15 times while only striking out five times to lead the team in walk/strikeout ratio.
Bemidji State is led in the circle by senior Stella Dolan who is 6-13 with a 4.40 ERA over 130.1 innings. She leads the NSIC in innings pitched and her 14 complete games are tied for second in the league. She has collected 75 str
Beaver Fever Friday - Valesca Rodriguez - Tennis
Bemidji State Tennis travels to St. Peter for matches against Winona State and MSU
BSU Women’s Tennis returns to action for NSIC matches against Warriors and Mavericks
The Bemidji State University Women's Tennis team is back in action after a two-week break and travels to St. Peter, Minn., to face Winona State University and Minnesota State University, Mankato in a pair of Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference matches.
The Beavers (1-6, 0-5 NSIC) face the Warriors (7-6, 3-4 NSIC) and Mavericks (7-6, 5-2 NSIC) at the Swanson Tennis Center in St. Peter and will play outside for the first time this season.
Freshman Kate Taylor has played all seven matches at No. 1 singles for the Beavers and is 1-6 on the season. Fellow freshman Valesca Rodriguez has played all seven matches at No. 2 singles and is also 1-6. Sophomore Emilia Sand has played six-of-seven matches at No. 3 and is 1-5 while freshman Ana Lucia Ibanez bas played one match at No. 3, is 1-0 but has played six matches at No. 4 and is 2-4. Laura Burger has played six matches at No. 5 and is 0-6 while Isabela Nelson has played six matches at No. 6 and is 0-6.
The doubles team of Taylor and Rodriguez has played every match at No. 1 doubles and are 1-6 while the team of Ibanez and Sand are 1-5 at No. 2 and senior Sophie Groen and Nelson are 2-1 at No. 3.
Beaver Fever Friday - Matt Filippi - Baseball
Beavers return to Sioux Falls for pair of doubleheaders against Cougars
BSU Baseball faces Sioux Falls for four-game league series beginning Friday
The Bemidji State University Baseball team makes a return trip to Sioux Falls, S.D., this weekend for a four-game Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference series to face University of Sioux Falls at The Birdcage. The Beavers and Cougars will play two doubleheaders Friday, April 5 and Saturday after forecasted weather moved up their series.
Friday's doubleheader begins at 1:30 p.m., with a seven-inning game and followed with a nine-inning game at 3:30. The Beavers then finish the series Saturday with another doubleheader beginning at Noon.
Each game will be live streamed online at www.NSICNetwork.com/bsubeavers.
The Beavers (1-25, 0-16 NSIC) return to action this weekend after a series loss against Southwest Minnesota State University last weekend in Brandon, S.D., where they dropped all four games, coming close in the last game losing 6-8.
Sioux Falls (15-11, 8-8 NSIC) currently sits eighth in the NSIC standings and were last in action on Tuesday, pulling off a 13-7 non-conference win against Dakota Wesleyan. The Cougars return to NSIC action this weekend having last played St. Cloud State last weekend in which they dropped three out of the four games played.
The Beavers are led by junior Zach Evenson who is batting .278 on the season with 20 hits in 72 at bats. He is tied for second on the team with his eight RBIs and leads the team with a .825 OPS and three homers. Freshman Matt Fillipi has been hot for the Beavers hitting .272 with 22 hits in 81 at bats to go along with seven RBIs and a .820 OPS. He has also proven a threat on the bases with a team leading five stolen bases in six attempts. Senior Jack Munson leads the team with nine RBIs along with seven doubles and is batting .258. Freshman Beau Thoma paces the team with a six-game reached base streak and is
