Mankato, Minn.--- Minnesota State went 0-1-1 against Minnesota Duluth this weekend dropping to 13-16-1 on the season. Alexa Berg earned her third shutout on the year helping the Mavericks skate to a 0-0 tie on Saturday.

Due Up:
Minnesota State hosts Bemidji State this weekend. The two-game set marks the 100th and 101st time the two teams have met in program history. Bemidji State (5-24-1, 2-22-0 WCHA) sits last in the WCHA standings tailing St. Thomas by five points.

Last Time Out:
Minnesota State dropped a pair of overtime decisions last weekend to seventh-ranked Minnesota Duluth, falling 4-3 Friday afternoon before skating to a 0-0 tie Saturday. 

Senior forward Claire Butorac cracked the scoreboard at the 4:50 mark of the opening period Friday.  Minnesota Duluth tied the game roughly five minutes later as the score would remain 1-1 until the waning moments of the opening period.  Senior Kelsey King buried a breakaway late in the period's final minute to give the Mavericks a 2-1 lead at the first intermission.

Senior Charlotte Akervik added another in the second period before Minnesota Duluth scored two unanswered goals in the third before netting the eventual game-winner in overtime.  

Junior goaltender Lauren Barbro stopped 37 of 41 shots in the loss.

Both goaltenders stole the show in Saturday's contest seeing all 52 combined shots saved resulting in both goalies receiving shutouts. Senior goaltender Alexa Berg earned her third shutout on the season.

Berg stopped all 32 shots she faced in the contest.

Taking on BSU:
Bemidji State leads the all-time series 47-38-14 against the Mavericks. The Beaver's offense is led by senior Reece Hunt who has accumulated eight points in 30 games.

In goal, UMD relies on junior Hannah Hogenson who has registered 1,480 minutes in net this season. Hogenson owns a 4.13 goals-against average and a .878 save percentage resulting in a 3-22-1 overall record.

Earlier this season, the two teams split the series in Bemidji as the Beavers won the opener 2-1 before the Mavericks won the finale, 3-0.