What's On Tap:  The Minnesota State women's hockey team will look to break a 10-game losing streak as they take to the road for the second consecutive weekend November 20th and 21st.

The 2-11-1 (0-10-0 WCHA) Mavericks and #6 Beavers, claiming a similar record of 10-4-2 (7-4-1 WCHA) will match up for the first time this season. Both games are scheduled for 2:07 p.m. start.

Last Time on the Ice:  Last weekend, Minnesota State traveled to St. Cloud State, falling to the Huskies in both games by scores of 4-1 and 4-2.

In Friday's matchup, St. Cloud State took a two-goal lead after two periods, as neither team was able to produce a score in the first frame.  Freshman Julia Tylke netted her first goal of the game, beating Minnesota State goaltender, Brianna Quade (Newcastle, Ont.) on a play that was set up by Brittney Anderson and Christa Moody. at the 9:45 mark of the period.  10 minutes later, the Huskies struck again 19:38 with what proved to be the game-winning goal.  In the third period, the Huskies netted two more goals with Tylke scoring her second of the game and the Huskies fourth and final goal.  With two minutes and 35 seconds remaining in the game, junior Anna Fiegert (Landshut, Germany) tallied Minnesota State's lone goal of the game on the power-play and her second goal on the season. Quade ended the match with 31 saves while the Huskies found themselves with an advantage in shots on goal at 35-24.

In Saturday's game, St. Cloud State claimed an early lead as they scored three goals in the first frame compared to Minnesota State's one netter.  Molly Illikainen netted the first two goals for the Huskies in the first four minutes.  Tylke scored her third goal of the series at 16:46 of the first period for SCSU.  The Mavericks countered with a strike of their own at 17:26 of the frame when senior Katie Johnson (Anoka, Minn.) found the back of the net on a play that was set up by sophomore Anna Keys (Cottage Grove, Minn.) and freshman Jordan McLaughlin (Grand Rapids, Minn.).   In the second period, St. Cloud State added to their lead with a Lauren Hespenheide scoring 51 seconds in to the period.  MSU answered with what was the last goal of the game when sophomore Hannah Davidson (Kincardine, Ont.) drove home her third goal of the season on a play set up by freshman Lena Duesterhoeft (Munich, Germany) and Johnson at 3:43 of the period.  The game ended with the Mavericks being outshot 33-29 and Quade tallying 28 stops.  Minnesota State finished the series going 1-10 on the man advantage.

Scouting at the Beavers: Bemidji State comes into the weekend the owner of an overall record of 10-4-2 and a 7-4-1 record in WCHA play. BSU sits in third place in the conference. The Beavers are coming off a weekend in which they were swept by Minnesota in St. Paul by scores of 4-0 and 8-3.

Bemidji State is led by head coach James Scanlan who is in his second season at the helm of the Beavers program. The Beavers have two player who are leading the team in points at 10 apiece.  Alexis Joyce has tallied three goals and seven assists while Kailyn Tougas has scored one goal and provided helpers on nine others.  An All-American last season, junior goaltender Brittni Mowat has played 15 games in goal owning a 10-4-1 record for BSU. She has recorded a 1.55 goals against average and a save percentage of .946

The Beavers are averaging 2 goals per game while allowing 1.9 and  are averaging 25.2 shots per game while allowing 28.4.

Last Time Around: The Mavericks and Beavers faced off four times last season with BSU outscoring the Mavericks 17-7 over that stretch.

Minnesota State All-Time: The MSU women's hockey program - started in 1998-99 - is currently in its 18th season of competition and has compiled a 163-382-49 (.316) record in 594 total games played. The Mavericks are in their 17th year as members of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association and hold an 83-288-39 (.25) mark in 410 league contests.

Underclassmen Distribution: MSU has now scored 21 goals through eight weeks of action in the 2015-16 season. Of those 21 markers, 17 have been tallied by underclassmen.  Seven of which are first-career markers for Maverick freshman.  Also, in the first 14 games of the season,  Minnesota State generated 53 points (goals and assists).  40 of those points have been recorded by Maverick freshmen and sophomores.

Road Warriors:  The Mavericks eight of there 16 road games thus far in the 2015-16 season, The road schedule features 14 WCHA games as well as a trip to the state of New York, where MSU split with RIT in Rochester, N.Y.  Oct. 2-3, 2015.  Minnesota State has compiled a 1-7-0 record on the road so far.

Looking Ahead:  Minnesota State returns home to host the No. 3 University of Minnesota Gophers next Friday and Saturday, .November 27-28, in Mankato.