Junior Makenna Deering from Bemidji State earned WCHA Defender of the Week honors for the first time this year. She helped the Beavers to four points against St. Thomas this weekend at Sanford Center by scoring the game-tying, extra-attacker goal in Friday’s 2-2 tie versus the Tommies. Deering led the team with eight shots on goal while tying for the team-high with four blocked shots. She had a +4 rating on the ice over the weekend to tie for the team-high.