MARYLAND HEIGHTS, MO. – Day three of the WMCH Showcase was a late one, but the Beavers left the night feeling good after a comfortable win. Minot State was in Missouri to play the Lindenwood Lions at the St. Louis Blues practice rink, and chemistry was on point tonight for the Beavers.

Minot State (14-10-0) tamed the Lindenwood Lions (5-12-3) by a final score of 5-0. The Beavers were in control from start to finish. Just over halfway through the first, they wasted no time pumping out two quick goals in less than a minute to get the momentum rolling. Coming out of the locker room, it was more of the same as Minot State doubled their lead to make it 4-0 after two periods. One more tally by Minot in the third would settle it to round out the 5-0 score.

The Beavers won their fourth game over Lindenwood since joining MSU Athletics affiliation. Both teams will not meet again for the rest of the regular season. But, of course, a re-match is possible in one or both postseason tournaments.

Minot State was clicking on offense tonight, so much so that there was a first career collegiate goal for Liberty Miller as she got the scoring started at 8:09 of the first. Immediately thereafter, Aspen Cooper provided a goal from the back end with 7:26 left to go in the frame, along with an assist to boot later in the match. In the second, Makena Welby had an open lane to walk in and scored all alone on the netminder at 7:12. It was at that point where the Beavers started to take over. A great passing sequence on the power play finished by Krissy Rink made the lead greater at almost two minutes to go in the middle period. Capping off a strong night was Olivia Opheim. After sitting on two assists, she got herself on the board with 12:13 remaining in the third to put the game to bed. Paige Ackerman also chipped in with two assists.

Haylie Biever was given the night off, and so it was Morgan Baker's time to shine. She was more than capable after picking up her third shutout of the year, stopping all 23 shots.

Most of the team will get the day off tomorrow, but some others still have some work left to do this weekend. Paige Kozak, Paige Ackerman, Anna German, Krissy Rink, Makena Welby, and Haylie Biever have the right to call themselves all-stars! Those six skaters will be competing in the inaugural WMCH All-Star game tomorrow at noon. The team as a whole returns to action in Jamestown for a rescheduled game versus the Jimmies on January 31.