MADISON, Wis. - The Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) announced its athletes of the week in a release Tuesday, and Yellowjacket senior goaltender Rose Beeman (Minneapolis, Minn./Benilde-St. Margaret's School) has been named the Kwik Trip WIAC Women's Hockey Athlete of the Week for the week ending Jan. 21.

Beeman has been a bright spot over a tough stretch, and her play last week proved to be among the best performances she has turned in as a Yellowjacket.

Thursday night at home, Beeman made 37 saves, but the Yellowjackets were downed by UW-River Falls, the No. 1 team in the country, 4-1 at home. In the rematch Saturday at River Falls, Beeman was even better. In another 4-1 defeat, Beeman made a career-high 56 saves, including stopping 41 shots over the games final two periods. For the week, Beeman had a 4.00 goals against average, but turned in an exemplary save percentage of .921.

For the 2023-24 season, Beeman has logged the bulk of the minutes in goal for the Yellowjackets and has posted a record of 4-11-1 to go along with a goals against average of 3.47 and a save percentage of .901.

The Yellowjackets are off this week and will return to the ice Saturday, Feb. 3 when they travel to UW-River Falls. The opening faceoff is set for 2 p.m. at W.H. Hunt Arena.