Nick Ross | Sports Writer | 12-10-2011 The BSU men’s hockey team took to the ice in hopes of salvaging a sweep with the nation's 13th ranked team, the Denver Pioneers on Saturday night. The Beavers were coming off of a heart breaking 3-2 loss on Friday. The Beavers would avenge themselves, going onto win 2-1. “Our guys are playing good hockey,” head coach Tom Serratore said. “I like the
Nick Ross | Sports Writer | 12-9-2011 The 13th ranked Denver Pioneers came to the Sanford Center for the first meeting between the Pioneers and Beavers since last year's Final Five, and defeated the Beavers by a score of 3-2. The Pioneers used a late two-goal rally to tie the game and take the lead, beating the Beavers for the fourth time in a row since BSU joined the WCHA
Nick Ross | Sports Writer | 11-20-2011 The last time the Beavers beat the University of North Dakota Fighting Sioux, head coach Tom Serratore was just a kid. Beaver assistant coaches Bert Gilling and Ted Belisle were not even born yet, and the oldest 2011-12 Beaver was 17 years away from being born. Richard Nixon was president. The Beavers broke a 41-year long stigma, getting the second win against the
Nick Ross| Sports Writer | 11-19-2011 The University of North Dakota Fighting Sioux returned to the Sanford Center for the first time since the first men’s hockey game in the building last October. The game would renew the one-sided rivalry that coming into the weekend has seen UND amass a 21-1-1 advantage over the Beavers. The Beavers would not be able to get over that hump, falling to the Sioux
Nick Ross | Sports Writer | 11-13-2011 The BSU men’s hockey team had the University of Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks number last season. The Beavers won five of six games, tying the other game in the 2010-11 season, including a sweep of a best of three series in the WCHA playoffs first round. The Beavers will hold no such record against the Mavericks this season after tying and losing in the series
Nick Ross | Sports Writer | 11-01-2011 Just one week after sweeping the undefeated Michigan Tech Huskies, the BSU men’s hockey team was swept by the hands of the University of Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs. The Beavers lost by scores of 6-2 on Friday and 1-0 on Saturday. The Beavers would continue to ride freshman goaltender Andrew Walsh, after a superb weekend in net a week ago. Walsh would run into a
Nick Ross | Sports Writer | 10-22-2011 The Bemidji State University men’s hockey team used another come-from-behind victory to seal their first sweep of the season Saturday evening against Michigan Technological University. The Beavers used two power play goals to their advantage, going on to defeat the Huskies 3-1. “Points are always tough to get in the WCHA, and we want to be a difficult team at home. We are
Nick Ross | Sports Writer | 10-21-2011 The Michigan Tech Huskies came to town to take on the BSU Beavers men’s hockey team Friday night for the BSU home opener. The Huskies came into the game with a flawless 4-0-0 record. The Beavers would come out on top in a wild affair, winning 6-5. The Beavers started the scoring off early in the first period when junior captain Ben Kinne
Nick Ross | Sports Writer | 10-12-20011 Before Saturday’s homecoming game, senior safety Brody Scheff had two interceptions on the season and six in his career. With timely deflections and good positioning, Scheff added three more to that total as the BSU Beavers football team went on to defeat the Concordia University-St. Paul Golden Bears 20-7.As per tradition, the Beavers took a jubilant dip in the lake after the victory,
Nick Ross | Sports and Outdoors Editor | 03/30/2011 Ryan Sander Ryan Sander is this week’s male athlete of the week, for his superb pitching performance on Sunday, March 27th. Sander only allowed six hits, while striking out seven and walking two, shutting down Upper Iowa University, and getting just the second complete game shutout for a Bemidji pitcher since 2004. The only other complete game shutout for a pitcher
