Kari Gibb/MDN MSU junior Oliva Opheim (4) in previous action, scored a goal enroute to the Lady Beavers win over Dakota College at Bottineau over the weekend.

The Minot State University (MSU) Beavers women’s hockey team shutout Dakota College at Bottineau in their 6-0 victory on Saturday, December 14. With the win, Minot State is now 9-0-0 in their 9 total match-ups against Dakota College at Bottineau throughout history.

The Beavers now improve to 14-5-2, while Dakota College at Bottineau falls to 1-5-1 on the season.

The Beavers opened up the scoring at 18:42 into the first period on a goal scored by Karlyn Gudz to give the Beavers a 1-0 lead. MSU’s goaltender, Jillian Ackerman, held Bottineau scoreless through the first 20 minutes, tallying 12 saves on 12 shots on goal.

Tori Bear increased the Beavers lead to 2-0 on a goal scored at 4:29 into the second period. Krissy Rink was the next Beaver to find the back of the net, scoring a goal at 5:27 into the period to give MSU a 3-0 lead. The Beavers took a 4-0 lead over Bottineau on a goal scored by Olivia Opheim at 8:30 into the period.

Ackerman held Bottineau scoreless in the second period, tallying two saves on two shots on goal.

The Beavers took a 5-0 lead at 10:30 into the third period on Tori Bear’s second goal of the game. Journey Miller extended the Beavers lead to 6-0 scoring a goal at 13:52 into the period.

Ackerman was solid throughout all 60 minutes of play, completing the shutout against Bottineau to secure the 6-0 victory for Minot State.

Makenna Beard (2), Paige Kozak, Payton Lang (2), Hannah Gray and Liberty Miller were all credited with assists in today’s game. Ackerman was stellar in goal for the Beavers, tallying 14 saves on 14 shots on goal to complete the shutout and to improve her record to 3-0-0.

Following MSU’s 6-0 shutout victory over Dakota College at Bottineau, the Beavers will be back in action after the New Year at home in a two-game series against Maryville University.

Game one is scheduled for Friday, January 10, at 4:00 pm at the ND State Fairgrounds (All Seasons Arena) in Minot and game two is scheduled for Saturday, January 11, at 2:00 pm at the Maysa Arena.