ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Bethel women's hockey team fell again to Hamline to close out the regular season, 4-1.
The Royals finish MIAC play with an 8-9-1 record and a .472 winning percentage, the best since 2015-16. They enter the post season with a 14-10-1 overall mark.
Prior to the game, Bethel honored seniors
Lindsey Albers,
McKayla Machlitt,
Megan Johnson and
Lindsey Muntifering for their time and dedication to the program.
HOW IT HAPPENED
• The Royals forfeited three goals–2:02, 8:53, and 17:54–in the first period despite goaltender
Ashley Hess' 15 saves. They only managed to post five shots to the Pipers' 18.
• The Pipers added a fourth goal in the second period at 14:42, but the Royals managed to tack on 12 shots to their total and showed more offensive promise.
• Bethel was finally, able to get on the scoreboard in the third period as
Abbie DeLong skated the puck up and flicked it past the Piper goaltender at 4:03.
• Hamline was able to shut down any other opportunities, and the Royals found themselves on the losing end of a 4-1 game.
UP NEXT
Third time is a charm as the Royals travel back to TRIA Arena for a rematch with the Pipers, who earned the No. 4 seed, on Wednesday, Feb. 21 for the MIAC Quarterfinals. Puck drop is set for 7 p.m.
