The Bethel University women's hockey team will be making their sixth consecutive MIAC playoff appearance on Saturday as they will take on Augsburg. The Royals clinched a share of the regular season title in 2016 with an overall record of 14-9-2 while winning their last five contests. Last season, Bethel suffered a heartbreaking 3-2 loss at the hands of St. Thomas in the conference title game and may have to go through the Tommies once again as they are the top seed in the tournament.

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#2 Bethel (14-9-2) | Roster Schedule Statistics
#3 Augsburg (13-9-3) | Roster Schedule Statistics

Previous matchups
January 15 | Blaine, Minn. | Bethel 4, Augsburg 3 | [Game Recap / Box Score]
January 16 | Minneapolis, Minn. | Augsburg 2, Bethel 0 | [Game Recap / Box Score]

How they got here
Bethel received a first-round bye in this year's playoffs as they captured the No. 2 seed
Augsburg also received a bye as the No. 3 seed, finishing the regular season one game behind the Royals in the MIAC standings

Game Notes
Bethel University
The Royals are currently riding a five-game winning streak and have won eight of their last 10 contestsBU is 5-5 in their last ten playoff games, coming off last year's championship game appearance
Bethel head coach Brian Carlson was recently named MIAC Coach-of-the-Year, it is the first time he has won the coveted award after amassing 88 career victories with the Royals
Three Royals players were also named to the All-Conference Team, including Erin Harper, Caroline Kivisto and Lauren Kolak

Augsburg College
The Auggies are making their fifth postseason appearance in program history and their first since 2005
Augsburg won the inaugural MIAC playoff tournament in 2000 which remains their only title
Senior forward Kayla Fuechtmann was recently named the Sheila Brown Award winner for her excellence both on and off the ice
Fuechtmann and fellow teammates Erika Allen and Callen Naasz were named to the All-MIAC team, matching the three selections for the Royals