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PREVIEW: No. 5 Seed Royals To Face No. 4 Seed Gusties in 2025-26 MIAC Playoff Quarterfinal

2/24/2026 10:52:00 PM

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ARDEN HILLS, MINN.—The No. 5 seed Bethel University women's hockey team will travel to No. 4 seed Gustavus Adolphus for the 2025-26 MIAC Women's Hockey Quarterfinal on Wednesday, February 25 at 7 p.m. A Royals victory will advance them to the MIAC Playoff Semifinal at No. 1 seed Augsburg on Saturday, February 28 at 7 p.m.

LAST TIME OUT
The Royals dropped a pair of one-goal games to the Gusties in 2025-26.

Kylie Scott's goal at 11:48 of the second period was enough for the Gustavus in their 1-0 victory over Bethel in St. Peter on January 30. Royals goaltender Ashley Gustafson (Hess) made 25 saves in the contest.

The Royals rebounded with one point in the standings following a 4-3 OT loss to the Gusties at the National Sports Center on January 31. Gustafson (Hess) came up six saves shy of a program single-game record with 60 stops in the contest. She also assisted on Amelia McQuay's game-tying goal with 9:32 left in the third period.

SERIES
Gustavus leads the all-time series 54-6-1

PAY PER VIEW
The 2025-26 MIAC Women's Hockey Playoffs will be streamed live in a pay-per-view format for $10 each viewing. A $25 Championship Pass will allow fans to stream the entire tournament.

TICKETS
All tickets will be sold and purchased online via HomeTown Ticketing. There will be no cash sales. Adult general admission is $13, while student general admission is $4. Children under five receive free admission.

ABOUT NO. 5 SEED BETHEL (14-9-2) Head Coach: Brian Carlson (194-190-35, 17th Season)

  • The Royals are making their 14th overall appearance in the MIAC Playoffs, and their first since 2024.
  • Bethel is 9-12-0 all-time in the MIAC Playoffs.
  • Goaltender Ashley Gustafson (Hess) is fourth in the MIAC with three shutouts and a 1.73 goals against average. She is fifth with a .936 save percentage.
  • Maddi O'Connor's 248 face-off wins is fifth in the MIAC.

STATISTICAL LEADERS
GOALS: 11 (Kallie Abrahamson (Tibbetts))
ASSISTS: 12 (Olivia Martin)
POINTS: 19 (Kallie Abrahamson (Tibbetts))
SHOTS ON GOAL: 74 (Rylen Kissell)
PIM: 12-24 (Kristi Baillif)
SAVES: 527 (Ashley Gustafson (Hess))
SAVE PERCENTAGE: .936 (Ashley Gustafson (Hess))
GOALS AGAINST AVERAGE: 2.44 (Austin Ryman)

ABOUT NO. 4 SEED GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS (13-10-2) Head Coach: Mike Carroll (548-145-50, 27th Season)

  • The Gusties are making their 25th-straight trip to the MIAC Playoffs.
  • Gustavus is 39-10-2 all-time in the MIAC Playoffs.
  • Gustavus leads the MIAC with five team shutouts and a .567 team face-off win percentage. Goaltender Lily Timmons is responsible for all five of those shutouts.
  • Kyle Scott's four game-winning goals lead the MIAC, while Lily Mortenson's four power-play tallies is atop the conference.

STATISTICAL LEADERS
GOALS: 10 (Lily Mortenson)
ASSISTS: 15 (Lily Mortenson)
POINTS: 25 (Lily Mortenson)
SHOTS ON GOAL: 116 (Lily Mortenson)
PIM: 10-20 (Lily Mortenson)
SAVES: 400 (Lily Timmons)
SAVE PERCENTAGE: .926 (Lily Timmons)

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