Megan Berg's four-goal game sends Bemidji to first section championship since 2010

Megan Berg scored four times and the Bemidji Community Arena crowd watched the Lumberjacks rout Roseau 7-1 in the Section 8AA semifinal, a victory that sends Bemidji to its first section championship game since 2010. The decisive win on home ice showcased special teams, opportunistic scoring and steady goaltending that will linger in Bemidji hockey conversations all week.

Bemidji opened the game with a flurry, scoring four first-period goals. Berg struck first on the power play at 1:02, assisted by Millie Knott. Thirty-nine seconds later she converted a short-handed rebound after an official yelled, "Loose! Loose! Loose!", the official was the only person who saw the loose puck and Berg finished the play with assists from Emma Greiner and Bailey Rupp at 2:01. Millie Knott followed with a goal at 5:45, credited with an assist from Berg, and Bailey Rupp added an unassisted marker at 12:22 to make it 4-0 after one.

Roseau cut into the lead early in the second when Ketring scored at 0:55 with an assist from Jasmine Hovda, but Berg reclaimed momentum with a power-play goal at 1:20 of the second period off assists from Greiner and Knott, recording what the box score called her first career hat trick. Naomi Johnson padded the lead with an unassisted goal at 9:25 of the second, and Berg closed the scoring with her fourth goal at 8:56 of the third, assisted by Bailey Rupp and Millie Knott. The game finished BHS 4-2-1, 7, RSU 0-1-0, 1.

Lily Lauer made 21 saves for Bemidji while Roseau goalie Madalyn Lisell stopped 18 shots. The box score and game recap published locally credit Berg’s four-goal night and the balanced supporting work of Knott, Greiner, Rupp and Johnson with powering the Jacks to the section final.

This result continues a season-long swing in Bemidji’s favor against Roseau; earlier regular-season meetings included a 4-1 Bemidji win in November and a 6-1 victory on Dec. 24, 2025, according to The Rink Live and KBUN Sports, underscoring a pattern of improvement for Bemidji across the 2025-26 campaign. For Beltrami County, the win matters beyond a single trophy chase: it revives memories of a program milestone not reached since 2010, energizes youth players in town, and concentrates community interest and likely economic activity around upcoming home playoff dates.

Berg captured the postgame feeling directly: "This place is just awesome, being able to play at home and surrounded by all of our community," she said, adding that locker-room positivity helped sustain the run. The Lumberjacks now advance to the section championship; local fans and businesses will watch for opponent and game details as the program seeks to convert this momentum into a sectional title and a deeper postseason run.