The Bemidji State University Women’s Soccer team returns to Chet Anderson Stadium for its final two home matches of the regular season this weekend. The Beavers host University of Jamestown Friday, October 23 at 5 p.m. before welcoming Northern State University Sunday, Oct. 25 at 1 p.m. Bemidji State enters the weekend 7-3-5 overall, 6-2-4 in Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference play and tied for fifth in the NSIC standings with 22 league points as the 2026 regular season end looms.
The Beavers collected four conference points during an unbeaten road weekend at Winona State University and Concordia University, St. Paul last weekend. Bemidji State opened the trip with a 2-1 victory against the Warriors before battling the Golden Bears to a 1-1 draw Sunday afternoon. The Beavers trail NSIC Tournament First Round home playoff seeding by just one point.
Sophomore Molly Burkstrand scored the opening goal against Concordia-St. Paul in the 73rd minute after receiving a pass from junior Sydney Sutherland. The goal was Burkstrand’s second of the season, while Sutherland collected the assist after placing two of her three shots on goal.
Sophomore goalkeeper Payton Kropp made four saves against the Golden Bears, including two stops after Burkstrand’s goal. Concordia-St. Paul scored the equalizer on a penalty kick in the 83rd minute, and neither team generated another shot over the final seven minutes.
Bemidji State has scored 20 goals through 15 matches while totaling 154 shots, 85 shots on goal and 19 assists. The Beavers’ goalkeepers have combined for 71 saves, and BSU has earned 77 corner kicks while allowing an average of less than one goal per match.
Junior Madisen Fritel leads the Bemidji State attack with four goals and has produced a team-high 22 shots on goal. BSU has received goals from 11 different players this season, including seven with multiple tallies. Senior Ella Wade and junior Dayna Stocke are tied for the team lead with four assists.
The Beavers open the weekend against Jamestown, as the Jimmies travel to Bemidji looking to rebound from a 3-0 home loss to Augustana University in their most recent match.
Friday marks the second consecutive season Bemidji State and Jamestown have met. The Beavers earned a 6-0 road victory in the first meeting between the programs Nov. 2, 2025, scoring four times during the opening half and finishing with a 26-9 advantage in shots. Wade recorded a goal and an assist in the victory.
Bemidji State concludes its home schedule Sunday against a Northern State team that enters the weekend 9-3-2 overall and 8-2-2 in conference play. The Wolves have won two consecutive matches after earning matching 2-1 home victories over Augustana and Wayne State College. Northern State travels to face the University of Minnesota Duluth Friday before making the trip to Bemidji.
Northern State has scored 22 goals through 14 matches while placing 66 of its 153 shots on goal. The Wolves are sixth in the NCAA Central Region rankings and have allowed just 10 goals behind goalkeeper Audrey Burns, who has recorded 37 saves in 14 starts.
Jaylee Hofer leads the Wolves with five goals and 14 points, while Lauren Youngquist, Chloe Voss and Ella Johnson have each scored three times. Kylie Albert has recorded a team-high five assists, including assists in each of Northern State’s last two matches.
Bemidji State has won each of its last three meetings against Northern State. The Beavers earned a 1-0 road victory during the 2025 regular season when Fritel scored the match’s lone goal in the 68th minute, then defeated the Wolves 1-0 again during the NSIC Tournament. Bemidji State is 18-14-4 all-time against the Wolves and are 9-0-1 over the last 10 meetings.