The Bemidji State University Women’s Hockey team returns to Sanford Center this weekend to host No. 11/12 University of Minnesota Duluth for a two-game Western Collegiate Hockey Association series.

The series begins at 6 p.m. Friday, October 16, before concluding at 3 p.m. Saturday. Minnesota Duluth enters the weekend ranked No. 11 in the USA Hockey Women’s College Hockey Poll and tied for No. 12 in the USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll.

All weekend is Youth Hockey Night at Sanford Center with free admission to youth wearing youth hockey jerseys to both games. Saturday’s series finale is also Skate with the Beavers where fans are invited to remain after the game for a postgame skate with the team.