MIAC Recap 

MOORHEAD, Minn. - The Bethel University women's hockey team scored three unanswered goals to pull out a come-from-behind, 4-3, overtime victory in the opening round of the MIAC Playoffs at Concordia-Moorhead. Freshman defenseman Kennedi Mitchell scored the game winner for the Royals 11:43 into the overtime period. Bethel found themselves down 3-1 midway through the third period, but then scored twice within a span of 1:23 to tie the game before completing the comeback in overtime.

The Royals were able to strike first as senior Wendy Roberts scored at 7:36 in the first period. The game stayed 1-0 until Concordia scored the lone goal of the second period at 10:20. The Cobbers were able to take a 3-1 lead with third period scores at 4:59 and 10:05 to put serious pressure on the Royals. Bethel responded however, as Sarah Moy scored the second goal of the game for Bethel at 13:19 to pull within 3-2. The Royals wasted little time in tying the game at 3-3 as freshman Bri Stafne scored just 1:23 after Moy. Maggie Straka gave another solid showing in net for Bethel, keeping the Cobbers off the board the rest of the way. In the 20 minute overtime period, the Royals other freshman sensation, Kennedi Mitchell, scored 11:43 in to send the Royals onto the semifinals. 

Bethel's victory rewards them with a trip to St. Peter, Minnesota on Saturday afternoon for a matchup with the No. 1 seeded Gustavus Adolphus Gusties. The game will start at 2 p.m. The last time the Royals traveled to St. Peter as the No. 5 seed, in 2013-14, Bethel came out on top by a 6-3 score on their way to the first of back-to-back MIAC Championship game appearances.