UMD Sweeps BSU

From UMDBulldogs.com:

Two goals by senior captain Noemie Marin and one by sophomore Myriam Trepanier further strengthened the University of Minnesota Duluth’s hold on second place in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association by carrying the Bulldogs to a 3-1 win over Bemidji State University on Sunday afternoon.

The Bulldogs (15-7-2, 14-5-1 WCHA) went 2-for-9 on the power play and out-shot the Beavers 33-23 in the contest. With the victory, UMD is now unbeaten in its last seven contests, going 6-0-1 in that span.

Minnesota Duluth is now 33-0-1 against Bemidji State in the all-time series between the two squads. The lone tie for the Beavers came on Feb. 3, 2002 when the Bulldogs and Beavers skated to a 3-3 over-time tie in Duluth, Minn.

The upset-minded Beavers struck first in Sunday's contest when Helena Tageson scored at 7:36 in the first period and the Bulldogs were held at bat until early in the second period.

At 5:11 in the second period, Trepanier evened things up for UMD when she scored her fourth goal of the season on a power play with assistance from junior Karine Demeule and freshman Saara Tuominen.

Less than three minutes later the Bulldogs’ offense would strike again when Marin scored at the 8:07 mark of the second for her 13th goal of the season. Jessica Koizumi assisted Marin on the goal.

Midway through the third period Marin would show why she is ranked second on the team in scoring when she scored a power play goal at 9:12 on the clock for her 14th goal of the season to give the Bulldogs an insurance goal and a 3-1 lead. Freshman Emmanuelle Blais and Koizumi earned assists on the play.

Senior goaltender Riitta Schaublin earned the win for the Bulldogs, making 22 saves in the game. Schaublin moved her record to 9-3-2 win the win. Emily Brookshaw took the loss for Bemidji State, coming up with 30 saves against UMD.

The Bulldogs will travel to Ohio State University next weekend (Jan 26-27) to wrapup the season series with the Buckeyes. The puck is set to drop at 6:07 p.m. in Friday's contest and at 3:07 p.m. on Saturday.