The St. Cloud State University Women's Hockey Team (2-4-0, 0-4-0 WCHA) is set to host the #7 University of North Dakota (4-1-1, 2-1-1 WCHA) on Oct. 23-24.
Game time on Oct. 23 is scheduled for 7:07 p.m. and the game on Oct. 24 will begin at 3:07 p.m. in the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center at St. Cloud State University. Tickets for both of these games are available at the gate.
As a special promotion throughout the 2015-16 season, all youth (grades 12 and under) will be admitted FREE to all regular season SCSU women's hockey games this winter. SCSU students with a valid SCSU student ID card will also be admitted to all regular season St. Cloud State women's hockey home games in 2015-16. Just show you ID card at the gate and you get in FREE...it's that simple!
Senior defense, Lexi Slattery, is leading the Huskies in points with 2 goals and 3 assits so far this season. She recieved WCHA co-defensive player of the week after her performence in the season opening series at Merrimack. Brittney Anderson follows close behind with 4 assists.
Lexy Slatterygoalie Katie Fitzgerald has played in five games for the Huskies this season and has charted 134 saves. Her career goals against average is 3.30 and her career save rate is .903. She ranks 6th in the team records with 1367 career saves and is 3rd in the team records with 27.90 saves per game. Laura Gieselman (1999-03) is the all-time SCSU save leader with 3,077 during her college career.
Molly Illikainen is SCSU's active career scoring leader with 22 points in two season at SCSU. She has posted 10 goals and 12 assists in two seasons with the Huskies. In 2015-16, Illikainen has three assists in five games played.
SCSU head coach Eric Rud is in his second season with the Huskies. He joined the staff at SCSU in 2014-15.
SCSU's early season schedule has been a tough one. The Huskies have already faced #1 Minnesota and #3 Wisconsin. On Oct. 23-24, the Huskies will battled #7 North Dakota and on Oct. 30-31, the Huskies will tangle with #6 Bemidji State University in Bemidji, Minn.
All youth (ages 12th grade and under) will be admitted FREE to all regular season home games at SCSU women's hockey in 2015-16.
The Huskies will hit the road for a series against #6 Bemidji State University on Oct. 30-31.
Following the UND series, the next home series for the Huskies will take place on Nov. 13-14 against WCHA foe Minnesota State Mankato. Visit www.scsutickets.com for all the details.
