MARYLAND HEIGHTS, Mo. — With five minutes left in regulation, the Bemidji State women’s hockey team was close to securing a series split on the road against Lindenwood.
Zsofia Pazmandi had other plans.
The Lions’ junior forward scored an unassisted goal with four minutes and 45 seconds left in regulation to tie the game at 2-2. It was Pazmandi’s second goal of the game.
The score held through the end of regulation and the 3-on-3 overtime session.
Isa Goettl scored first, less than two minutes into the game, to give the Beavers a 1-0 lead. Hailey Armstrong and Izy Fairchild picked up assists. Pazmandi tied the game with 1:44 left on the clock in the first period.
Morgan Smith regained the Beavers’ on-goal lead with a tally late in the second period, with an assist from Kate Johnson.
BSU (4-10-2) sophomore goaltender Kaitlin Groess (5-13-2) made 31 saves on 33 shots. LU (5-13-2) goalie Lexington Secreto made 35 saves in the tie.
Bemidji State 2, Lindenwood 2
BSU 1 1 0 0 — 2
LU 1 0 1 0 — 2
First period — BSU GOAL: Goettl (Armstrong, Fairchild) 1:35; LU GOAL: Pazmandi (Blichova) 18:16.
Second period — BSU GOAL: Smith (Johnson) 14:37.
Third period — LU GOAL: Pazmandi (unassisted) 15:54.
Overtime — No scoring.
Saves — Groess (BSU) 31; Secreto (LU) 35.
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Jared Rubado took over as sports editor at the Bemidji Pioneer in February 2023 after working as a sports reporter at the Alexandria Echo Press and sports editor of the Detroit Lakes Tribune, Perham Focus and Wadena Pioneer Journal newspaper group.
He graduated from Augustana University in 2018 with journalism and sports management degrees.
You can reach Jared at jrubado@bemidjipioneer.com or (218) 316-2613. Follow him on Twitter at @JaredRubadoBP.
