Fall/Winter 2015 Sports Recaps

BASEBALL The Bemidji State baseball team completed its 2015 season with a 14-33 overall record and an 11-21 mark in NSIC play. The Beavers capped the season by winning their final four games and finished 11th in the league standings. Jack Hegarty led BSU at the plate, hitting .380, with a team-high five home runs and the second highest RBI count, at 29. Terry Hadden logged 60.2 innings on the mound, totaling 32 strikeouts to 29 walks en route to a 4-6 record in a team-best 11 starts …

SOFTBALL Under the direction of Head Coach Rick Supinski, in his fifth year at Bemidji State, the BSU softball team concluded its 2015 season with more wins than any Beaver softball team since 1998 (9). BSU recorded an overall record of 18-30 and an 8-22 mark in NSIC play. Lyndsey Peterson led the Beavers in several offensive categories, including: batting average (.362), home runs (nine), on-base percentage (.435), runs (27), RBI (30), doubles (16) and walks (17). Her nine home runs and 16 doubles set new single-season program records. The Cottonwood, Minn., native is one of 16 players returning to the Beavers for the 2016 season …

OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD Hailey Horob headlined the women’s track and field program as it capped its 2015 outdoor season at the NSIC Championships in May. The junior broke her own school record, clearing 11 feet, 7.75 inches in the pole vault. The meet served as Head Coach Craig Hougen’s final event, as he retired after more than 26 years at BSU. Following the season, BSU was selected for United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Division II All-Academic Team honors…

FOOTBALL After opening the season 0-3, the BSU football team used a 39-7 Homecoming victory over U-Mary to spark a six-game winning streak and charge toward the NSIC North Division title. Following a 20th-anniversary victory plunge into Lake Bemidji, BSU claimed “The Hubcap” traveling trophy with a 41-7 win at Minnesota Crookston. A convincing 41-24 victory at Northern State solidified a share of the division title for the second time in four seasons …

SOCCER Led by First-Team All-NSIC forward Sarah Stram, the BSU soccer team posted an 11-7-1 overall mark and an 8-6-1 record in NSIC play to finish tied with Southwest Minnesota State for sixth in the league standings and secure a berth into the NSIC Tournament for the seventh consecutive season. At the completion of the season, Stram, Christine Szurek, Emily Olson, Rachael Norton and Miranda Famestad were all selected for All-Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference honors … 

WOMEN’S GOLF The BSU women’s golf team wrapped up the fall portion of its 2015-16 season in eighth place after 36 holes of the split-season NSIC Championship. Led by an 86.0 stroke average from junior Mary Elmquist, the Beavers competed in five events, highlighted by a successful defense of their BSU Invitational title Oct. 2 and achieving a second-place finish in the Dragon Invitational, Sept. 11 …

MEN’S GOLF Led by a freshman class that ranked 12th nationally in average scoring, the BSU men’s golf team competed in five events during its fall season, finishing among the top two teams on two occasions. Newcomer Gabe Douglas took medalist honors to lead the Beavers to a team title in the BSU Invitational before fellow freshman Will Czeh finished fourth to lead BSU to second place at the Jamestown Invitational. The Beavers sit fifth after the first 36 holes of the NSIC Championship, 20 strokes off the pace set by Minnesota State, Mankato. Junior Aaron Leintz carded a 74.1 scoring average in 10 rounds this fall to lead the Beavers and rank fourth in the NSIC.