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Former Bemidji State University women's basketball player Nancy McConkey (Superior, Wis.) has been selected to participate with Athletes in Action (AIA) basketball before the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
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 Former Bemidji State University women’s basketball player Nancy McConkey (Superior, Wis.) has been selected to participate with Athletes in Action (AIA) basketball before the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics. The AIA team will be composed of NCAA Divsion I and II players.
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The Bemidji State University women’s basketball coaching staff has announced that registration materials are still being accepted for its July 20-23 session of the 2008 High School Camp. Girls in grades 7-12 are invited to participate.
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Bemidji State University head women’s basketball coach Mike Curfman today unveiled the Beavers’ 2008-09 women’s basketball schedule. The 25-game slate, 11 of which are home games, is highlighted with match-ups versus three 2008 NCAA Division II Women’s Basketball Tournament qualifiers, along with competing in the first ever NSIC Holiday HoopsFest held in Sioux Falls, S.D.
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Representatives from the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) and the Sioux Falls Sports Authority announced that premier tickets will go on sale for the Holiday HoopsFest on June 16.
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The Bemidji State University women’s basketball coaching staff has announced that the BSU women’s basketball program will facilitate two girl’s basketball camps this summer. The Elementary Camp, taking place from June 16-19, is open to players entering grades K-6 while the High School Camp will take place from July 20-23 and is open to players entering 7-12 grades.
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Bemidji State University head women’s basketball coach Mike Curfman today announced the commitment of four recruits to play for the Beavers in 2008-09. The commitments of Samantha Baldwin, Taylor Davis, Kiki Phillips and Samantha Spaeth combined with the early signing of Brainerd’s Megan Bates, Crookston’s Sydney Epema and Bemidji’s Kelsey Nelson make for Curfman’s largest incoming class at BSU and the largest for the university since 2005 when BSU signed eight student-athlete’s.
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 Bemidji State University point guard Amy Lawson (Sr., Spencer, Iowa) has been named to the 2008 Daktronics NCAA Division II Women’s Basketball All-North Central Region Second Team, as announced by the NCAA.
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The Bemidji State University women’s basketball team saw its 2007-08 season come to an end Saturday in Bismarck, N.D. as the No. 3-seeded University of Mary Marauders upended the No. 6 Beavers a 80-78 heartbreaking loss at the Activity Center.
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Bemidji State University seniors Amy Lawson (PG, Spencer, Iowa) and Stephanie Peterson (C, Bismarck, N.D.) along with junior Heidi Matzke (G, Red Lake Falls, Minn.) have each earned 2008 NSIC All-Conference honors for their play during the 2007-08 season, announced by the league today. Lawson was named to the All-NSIC First Team while Matzke earned a spot on the Third Team and Peterson earned Honorable Mention honors.
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With the 2007-08 regular season in the books, No. 6 Bemidji State University women's basketball team (13-14; 9-9 NSIC) looks to extend its season Saturday as it travels to No. 3 University of Mary (16-10; 11-7) to open the 2008 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Tournament (NSIC).
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The Bemidji State University women’s basketball team earned the sixth seed in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference women’s basketball tournament and will travel to Bismarck, N.D. to take on the NO. 3 University of Mary in the first round of the NSIC tournament. The Beavers will play the Marauders at 7 p.m. on Saturday, March 1, in U-Mary’s McDowell Activity Center.
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The Bemidji State University women’s basketball team overcame a 11-point deficit with 7:42 left in the second half to earn a 60-51 victory over Upper Iowa University in the season finale at the BSU Gymnasium on senior day Saturday night.
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The Bemidji State University women’s basketball team ran into a buzz saw Friday night hosting the No. 10 team in the region in the Winona State University Warriors. One of the hottest teams in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) earned a season series split with the Beavers in a 89-60 drubbing over the Beavers at the BSU Gymnasium.
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 In conjunction with the NCAA’s ‘Take a Kid to the Game program’, the Bemidji State University men’s and women’s basketball teams would like to invite all youth and their parents to BSU’s basketball games versus Upper Iowa University on Feb. 23, 2008. The women’s game is set for a 6 p.m. start with the men’s tipoff scheduled for 8 p.m.
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The Bemidji State University women's basketball team is set for its final home stand of the regular season as the Beavers will host the Winona State University Warriors and the Upper Iowa University Peacocks. Currently, the Beavers are in sixth place in the NSIC just one game behind MSU Moorhead Winona State for fourth in the NSIC. This weekend will determine whether the Beavers host a home playoff game in the quarterfinals of the NSIC tournament. Game times are set for 6:00 p.m. on both Friday and Saturday night from the BSU Gymnasium.
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The Bemidji State University women’s basketball team made a late charge for the second night in a row, but fell short again, losing a 68-60 decision to the Northern State University Wolves at Wachs Arena. The Wolves rode a 9-point halftime lead to help salvage a season series split with the Beavers.
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The University of Mary’s Activity Center has always been a tough place for BSU to play and Friday, the Bemidji State University women’s basketball team again struggled to play its game, dropping the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference contest to the Marauders, 86-64.
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The Bemidji State University women's basketball team will travel west this weekend for a double-dip in the Dakota's. BSU will open the weekend in Bismarck, N.D. on Friday, Feb. 15, looking to avenge a 99-93 loss the Beavers suffered to the University of Mary earlier this season. Saturday, the Beavers will be in Aberdeen, S.D. in search of their first season series sweep over Northern State University since 1987. Game times are scheduled for 6:00 p.m.
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 The Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference today announced that Bemidji State University junior guard Heidi Matzke (Red Lake Falls, Minn.) has been selected as its Women’s Basketball Player of the Week for her efforts during the week of Feb. 3-10.
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Bemidji State University’s Heidi Matzke (Jr., G, Red Lake Falls, Minn.) drained a career-high six three-pointers en route to a game-high 32 points in a 89-56 victory over Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) foe Minnesota, Crookston Sunday afternoon at Lysaker Gymnasium. The Beavers shot a blistering 53 percent from the field while holding the Golden Eagles to just 38 percent shooting.
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Bemidji State University point guard Amy Lawson (Sr., Spencer, Iowa) has been selected to the ESPN The Magazine / College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) College Division Academic All-District V Third Team, CoSIDA today announced.
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The Bemidji State University women's basketball team will begin its final road swing of the season this weekend as the Beavers will travel to Crookston, Minn. to take on the Golden Eagles from Minnesota, Crookston. The Beavers will be looking to complete the season series sweep versus the Golden Eagles and move into the hunt for the fourth spot in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference standings and into position to host the first round of the NSIC playoffs. Game time is set for 6:00 p.m. on Saturday from Lysaker Gymnasium.
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Bemidji State University senior point guard Amy Lawson (Spencer, Iowa) has been named Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) Player of the Week for her role in helping the Beavers to a 1-1 record during the week of Jan. 27-Feb. 2. The league office announced the award in a release today.
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On a night during which she was honored for eclipsing the career 1,000-point mark and breaking the BSU single-game scoring record, senior Amy Lawson (PG, Spencer, Iowa) led the Beavers to a thrilling 92-91 overtime victory, breaking her own two-week old single-game scoring mark with 39 points.
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The Bemidji State University women’s basketball team held a lead over No. 6 Concordia-St. Paul for the majority of the first half on Friday evening at the BSU Gymnasium, but a motivated Golden Bears team fought back from an early 11-point deficit to upend the Beavers, 87-74.
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The Bemidji State University women's basketball team will return home this weekend to host No. 6 Concordia-St. Paul and Minnesota State University Moorhead from the BSU Gymnasium. The Beavers will be looking to snap a three-game losing skid and will be looking to salvage a split in the season series with both the Golden Bears and Dragons. Game time is set for a 6:00 p.m. start on both Friday and Saturday.
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The Bemidji State University women’s basketball team dropped its second consecutive road conference game Saturday evening in Marshall, Minn. to the Southwest Minnesota State University Mustangs, 75-70. The Mustangs went 9-of-10 from the charity stripe over the final minute of the game to help secure its first win over the Beavers since February 11, 2006.
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The Bemidji State University women’s basketball team suffered their first loss to Wayne State College since Feb. 10, 2006 on Friday night at the Rice Auditorium on the campus of Wayne State College. WSC built a 11-point lead with 3:46 remaining and held on for a 79-76 win.
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Bemidji State University’s head women’s basketball coach Mike Curfman was a guest on the Northern Sun Spotlight Radio Show that was recorded on Tuesday, January 22, 2008. To listen to coach Curfman you can go to http://northernsun.org/radio/NSIC_WEEK14_22Jan08.wma.
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The Bemidji State University women's basketball team will begin its second cycle through NSIC play this weekend when the Beavers travel to Wayne, Neb. and Marshall, Minn. The Beavers will be looking to complete season series sweeps over Wayne State College and Southwest Minnesota State University. BSU will play WSC on Friday, Jan. 25 and Southwest Minnesota State on Saturday, Jan. 26. Both games are scheduled for a 6:00 p.m. start.
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The Bemidji State University women’s basketball team fell to Minnesota State University Tuesday in non-conference action at the BSU Gymnasium in Bemidji, Minn.
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The Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference today announced that Bemidji State University senior point guard Amy Lawson (Spencer, Iowa) has been selected as its Women’s Basketball Player of the Week for her efforts during the week of Jan. 13-19.
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The Bemidji State University women's basketball team will step out of conference play to host No. 13 Minnesota State on Tuesday, Jan. 22 from the BSU Gymnasium. The Beavers will be looking to avenge an earlier loss they suffered to Minnesota State this season in Mankato, Minn. and will be looking for their first win versus a ranked opponent this season. Minnesota State will be the fourth ranked team the Beavers have played and the first ranked team BSU has played at home this season. Game time is slated for a 6:00 p.m. start.
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Senior guard Amy Lawson (Spencer, Iowa) set a BSU single game best with 38 points and became just the 13th player in BSU history to net 1,000 points in a career to help lead BSU out of a 10-point deficit with 16:18 left in the game to stun Winona State University, 84-82. BSU also got 18 points from junior guard Heidi Matzke (Red Lake Falls, Minn.) her 13 double-digit scoring effort of the season.
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The Bemidji State University women’s basketball team bounced back from a six-point loss to the University of Mary last Saturday, by dropping Upper Iowa University, 67-52, in Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference action Friday at the BSU Gymnasium.
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The Bemidji State University women's basketball team will hit the road for its first conference road series of 2008 this weekend. The Beavers look to improve on a 4-3 NSIC record this weekend when they travel to Upper Iowa University and Winona State University. The Beavers will be in Fayette, Iowa on Friday to take on the Peacocks from Upper Iowa then will wrap up the weekend trip on Saturday versus the Winona State University Warriors in Winona, Minn. Both games a slated for a 6:00 p.m. tipoff.
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The Bemidji State University women’s basketball team battled back from a 17 point deficit with 18 minutes to go in the game to give itself an opportunity for the win during the final minutes, but time would expire on the Beavers’ comeback. The visiting University of Mary Marauders gave the Beavers their first loss of the season on its home court by upending the Beavers 99-93 at the BSU Gymnasium.
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Bemidji State’s Amy Lawson (Sr., G, Spencer, Iowa) scored 18 points and dished out 11 assists to record her second consecutive double-double while Karlee Simonson (Sr., F, Rockford, Minn.) added 14 points and five rebounds to lead BSU to a 77-65 win over conference rival Northern State.
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The Bemidji State University women's basketball team will look to add to its perfect 4-0 start at home this season as the Beavers will host the Northern State University Wolves and the University of Mary Marauders this weekend. The Beavers 4-0 start at home is the best home start since the 1986-87 season when the Beavers went 10-0 on their home floor. Both Friday and Saturday's games are set for a 6:00 p.m. tip off from the BSU Gymnasium.
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Despite its struggles to shake the University of Minnesota, Crookston during the first half, the Bemidji State University women’s basketball team put together a 13-to-6 run to close out the half to help seal its third conference win of the season and improve to 7-6 overall. The Beavers went on to hand the visiting Golden Eagles a 87-73 loss Saturday at the BSU Gymnasium in Bemidji, Minn.
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The Bemidji State University women’s basketball team picked up a victory Wednesday as they defeated the Comets of Mayville State 90-83 at the Lewy Lee Fieldhouse in Mayville, N.D.
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The Bemidji State women's basketball team will be back in action after a twelve day layoff. Bemidji State will look to get back on the winning track on Wednesday, Jan. 2 when the Beavers will travel to Mayville, N.D. to take on the Mayville State Comets. The Beavers will then pick up conference play as they will host the Minnesota, Crookston Golden Eagles on Saturday, Jan. 5. Wednesday's game is slated for a 7:00 p.m. start while Saturday's game is set for 6:00 p.m. from the BSU Gymnasium.
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The Bemidji State University women’s basketball team played its third ranked team in four games tonight as the Beavers traveled to Grand Forks, N.D. to take on the University of North Dakota Fighting Sioux. UND proved why they have been ranked number one in the country all season as the Fighting Sioux handed BSU a 109-85 loss.
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The Bemidji State University women's basketball team will be looking to extend its winning streak to two games heading into the holiday break. The Beavers travel to Grand Forks, N.D. to take on the University of North Dakota Fighting Sioux on Thursday Dec. 20 for a nonconference tilt. Game time is set for a 6:00 p.m. tipoff from the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center.
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The Bemidji State University women’s basketball team used a 30-11 run during the first 13:09 of the first half to power to a 83-64 win over Minnesota Duluth Sunday afternoon at the BSU Gymnasium. The win marks the 29th victory over the Bulldogs for the Beavers.
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Minnesota State University showed exactly why they are undefeated and ranked No. 25 in this week’s WBCA poll defeating Bemidji State University 101-74 Tuesday at MSU’s Taylor Center.
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The Bemidji State University women's basketball team looks to end a two-game losing skid as the Beavers travel to Mankato, Minn. for a non-conference tilt with Minnesota State. Last season the Beavers and Mavericks split the season series. The Beavers look to make it two straight over its North Central Conference (NCC) foe. Game time is set for a 6:00 p.m. start from the Taylor Center in Mankato, Minn.
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The Bemidji State University women’s basketball team suffered their second consecutive Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference loss on Saturday night to the No. 15 ranked Concordia-St. Paul Golden Bears. CSP went on a 24-to-7 run over the last 7:43 of the game to erase a 11-point deficit and steal a win from Bemidji State University.
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Junior guard Heidi Matzke (Red Lake Falls, Minn.) registered her second twenty plus game of the season to lead four Beavers in double-figure scoring as the Bemidji State University women’s basketball team fell to Minnesota State University Moorhead 81-76, Friday evening from Alex Nemzek Hall in Moorhead, Minn.
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The Bemidji State University women's basketball team will look to extend its four game winning streak this weekend as the Beavers will travel to Minnesota State University Moorhead and Concordia-St. Paul for two conference match-ups. The Beavers will be in Moorhead, Minn. to take on the Dragons from MSUM on Friday evening and then will travel to St. Paul, Minn. for a conference tilt with the Concordia-St. Paul Golden Bears from the Gangelhoff Center in St. Paul, Minn. Both games are slated for a 6:00 p.m. start.
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The Bemidji State women’s basketball team extend its win streak to four games as the Beavers upended the Wayne State College Wildcats, 77-70 from the BSU Gymnasium on Saturday evening.
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The Bemidji State women’s basketball team earned its third consecutive win tonight at the BSU Gymnasium as the Beavers upended the Southwest Minnesota State University Mustangs, 77-70, in the team's home and conference opener.
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The Bemidji State University women's basketball team prepares for its home and Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference opener this weekend. BSU will host Southwest Minnesota State University on Friday evening from the BSU Gymnasium in its 2007-08 home opener. Saturday, the Beavers will entertain the Wayne State College(Neb.) Wildcats in the final game of the weekend. Both games are slated for a 6:00 p.m. start.
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Bemidji State University head women’s basketball coach Mike Curfman today announced the signing of Sydney Epema (Crookston, Minn.) and Megan Bates (Brainerd, Minn.) to a National Letter of Intent for the 2008-09 season. The inking of Epema and Bates brings BSU’s early signing class to three as they join Kelsey Nelson (Bemidji, Minn.) to Bemidji State’s 2007-08 early signing class.
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The Bemidji State women’s basketball team gained its second victory of the week and went 2-0 in the University of Wisconsin-Stout Tournament and improved to 2-2 on the season with a 92-84 win over the University of Wisconsin-Stout Sunday afternoon at UW-Stout’s Johnson Fieldhouse. The win marked the first win over the Blue Devils since 1988.
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The Bemidji State University women’s basketball team picked up its first win of the 2007-08 season as the Beavers upended the St. Scholastica Saints, 86-52 in the first round of the University of Wisconsin-Stout Tournament.
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The Bemidji State women's basketball team will travel to Menomonie, Wis., this weekend to participate in the University of Wisconsin-Stout Tournament on Nov. 24-25. The Beavers will open the tournament by rekindling a series with St. Scholastica Saints at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday afternoon and then will wrap up the tournament by playing the host team UW-Stout at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday afternoon. The Beavers are currently 0-2 this season.
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 Bemidji State University senior Stephanie Peterson (Bismarck, N.D.) was named to the 2007 Al Kaly Classic All-Tournament Team, which was announced Saturday evening in Pueblo, Colo.
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The Bemidji State University women’s basketball team dropped its second game in Colorado in as many days. The Beavers fell to the Western State College Mountaineers in a heartbreaker, 50-46, at the State Fair Events Center in Pueblo, Colo.
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The Bemidji State University women’s basketball team opened the 2007-08 basketball season with a 74-67 loss to the Colorado State-Pueblo Thunderwolves in the first game of the Colorado State-Pueblo Tournament this evening in Pueblo, Colo.
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Bemidji State University head women’s basketball coach Mike Curfman today announced the signing of Kelsey Nelson from Bemidji High School to a National Letter of Intent. The local prep senior will begin her career at BSU in the fall of 2008.
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The Bemidji State women's basketball team will open its 39th season in Pueblo, Colo. on Nov. 16-17. The Beavers will play the Colorado State-Pueblo Thunderwolves on Nov. 16 at 4:00 p.m. and will wrap up their tour of Colorado on Saturday, Nov. 17 against the Western State College Mountaineers at 12:00 p.m. It is the first time the Beavers have opened up a season in Colorado.
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The Bemidji State University women’s basketball team opened the 2007-08 basketball season with a 91-72 exhibition loss to NCAA Division I South Dakota State University for the second consecutive season on Wednesday night at Frost Arena in Brookings, S.D.
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The Bemidji State women's basketball team will see its first competition of the 2007-08 season on Tuesday, Oct. 31, when the Beavers travel to Brookings, S.D. for an exhibition contest versus the Jack Rabbits from South Dakota State University. Game time is set for a 6:00 p.m. tipoff.
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The Bemidji State University women’s basketball team earned its highest preseason ranking in more than five years as the team was selected to tie for third in the 2007-08 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Coaches’ Poll, the league announced today. Senior point guard Amy Lawson (Spencer, Iowa) was named as a 2007-08 Player to Watch for the second consecutive season.
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With a touch of cold weather in the air and
a recent dusting of snow on the ground it is inevitable that
winter is moving in on Northern Minnesota. With the coldest
months of the year creeping upon us brings with them indoor
sports and the Bemidji State University men’s and women’s
basketball teams are taking the signs of the cold weather as
a green light to begin practice.
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Bemidji State University Director of Athletics
Rick Goeb today announced the hiring of Krissi
Super as the university’s head women’s
golf and assistant women’s basketball coach.
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Bemidji State University head women's basketball
coach Mike Curfman has announced that the BSU
women's basketball program will facilitate two girl's basketball
camps this summer. The Elementary Camp, taking place from June
11-15, is open to players entering grades 1-6 while the one-day
Skills Camp will take place June 16 and is open to players entering
7-12 grades.
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Bemidji State University women’s basketball
head coach Mike Curfman announced Thursday
the addition of Colleen McKay of Barnum, Minn.
to his 2007-08 incoming class. McKay has signed a National Letter
of Intent and will continue her academic and basketball careers
at BSU beginning in the fall of 2007.
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Bemidji State University head women's basketball
coach Mike Curfman today announced the signing
of Bemidji High School standout Brianna Pfremmer
to a National Letter of Intent. The local prep senior will begin
her career at BSU in the fall of 2007.
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