No. 8 St. Cloud State Women’s Hockey Falls to (RV) Minnesota State in Series Opener

Friday, November 15

St. Cloud, Minn.

6 p.m. CT

St. Cloud State

7-4-2, 3-4-2

Minnesota State

3-5-1, 1-5-1

Minnesota St.

St. Cloud St.

Photo by: Bill Prout

No. 8 St. Cloud State Women’s Hockey Falls to (RV) Minnesota State in Series Opener

11/15/2024 11:31:00 PM | Women's Hockey

Box Score

Mavericks take down SCSU, 4-1

ST. CLOUD, Minn. – No. 8 St. Cloud State Women's Hockey (7-4-2, 3-4-2 Western Collegiate Hockey Association) fell in its series opener against (RV) Minnesota State on Friday evening at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center in St. Cloud. SCSU has now dropped three straight games.

The Mavericks (3-5-1, 1-5-1) led the Huskies in shots (33-30), faceoff wins (36-16) and blocked shots (12-8). Each team made 29 saves. SCSU found themselves in a 2-0 hole with six minutes left in the second period before junior forward Avery Farrell (Rogers, Minn.) scored to make it a one goal game just two and a half minutes later. MSU added its two final goals in the third period when they led the Huskies in shots on goal 16-5.

TOP HUSKIES

Farrell scored the Huskies lone goal on her only shot.
Senior defender Dayle Ross (Spirit River, Alberta) and redshirt sophomore forward Laura Zimmermann (Ringgenberg, Switzerland) each tallied assists on Farrell's goal.
Freshman goaltender Emilia Kyrkkö (Nokia, Finland) tied for the game-lead, making 29 saves.

NOTABLES

SCSU is now 52-43-13 all-time against Minnesota State and 30-21-5 against the Mavericks at the Brooks Center.
SCSU's penalty kill was 3-for-3 and powerplay went 0-for-2.
Farrell scored her third goal of the season and 22^nd of her collegiate career in her 85^th career game.
Ross tallied her fourth assist of the season.
Zimmermann recorded her fourth assist of the season and 10^th of her career while playing in her 45^th career game.
Graduate forward Emma Gentry (Alpena, Mich.) led the Huskies with seven faceoff wins.
Senior defender Taylor Larson (Nisswa, Minn.) skated in her 115^th career game.
Fifth year forward Brieja Parent (Forest Lake, Minn.) played in her 110^th career collegiate game.
Junior forward Svenja Voigt (Cologne, Germany) skated in her 70^th career game.

PRESS CONFERENCE

UP NEXT
The Huskies are back in action on Saturday at 3 p.m. to conclude its series against (RV) Minnesota State for its "Fill the Herb" game – for more information on the promotion, click here. Live coverage will be available on B1G+ ($) with live stats provided by SCSU. Links to each coverage option are available on the SCSU Women's Hockey schedule page.

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