BLAINE, Minn. — A hectic, four-goal first period was how the Minot Minotauros started the 2019-20 season Wednesday evening at the NAHL Showcase in Blaine, Minnesota.

Tied at 2-2, Ville Immonen scored the game-winning goal in the middle of the second period to lift the Minotauros to season-opening victory over the Springfield Jr. Blues, 3-2.

Sam Skinner scored Minot’s first goal of the season off a rebound less than three minutes into the game. Ginovanni Carabelli answered for Springfield three minutes later.

Braeden Bartoo gave the Minotauros the lead back briefly with 5:39 left in the first period before Bobby Burns found another equalizer a minute later on the power play.

Minot’s power play fired back in the second period, leading to Immonen’s first goal of the season.

After a scoreless third period, the Minotauros skated off the ice with a 3-2 victory to start the new campaign.

Springfield outshot Minot 34-19, but Minotauros goaltender Ben Garrity came up big with 32 saves.

The Minotauros (1-0-0) continue its four games in four days showing at the NAHL Showcase this afternoon at 1 p.m. against the Amarillo Bulls (1-1-0) from the South Division.

MSU women’s golf takes fourth at Golden Bear Classic

LAKE CITY, Minn. — The Minot State women’s golf team finished fourth Tuesday after two rounds of play at the Golden Bear Classic in Minnesota. The Beavers produced a team score of 642 strokes or 66-over par.

Augustana won the tournament with a team score of 606. The Vikings also had the individual medalist Alex Stone.

Minot State was led by Miriam Dumes, who tied for third place after back-to-back rounds of 76. Alexandra Demko shot a tournament total of 160 to finish tied for 18th. Further back on the leaderboard for MSU were Katherine McGlenen (162, tied 24th), Kaitlyn Hill (168, tied 41st) and Kira Dereniwsky (181, tied 61st).

The Beavers return to action this weekend, Sept. 21 and Sept. 22, at the Mustang Invitational hosted by Southwest Minnesota State in Marshall, Minnesota.

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