Saturday, October 6
St. Cloud, Minn.
3:07 p.m.
St. Cloud State
2-2-0, 0-0-0WCHA
3
vs
2
RIT
1-2-1, 0-0-0CHA
1
2
3
OT 1
F
RIT
0
2
0
0
2
St. Cloud State
0
1
1
1
3
Thiessen scored the overtime winner for SCSU, completing the Huskies' weekend sweep
Photo by: Maddie MacFarlane
St. Cloud Sweeps RIT with Thiessen's 3-2 Overtime Goal
10/6/2018 8:02:00 PM | Women's Hockey
ST. CLOUD, MINN. – The St. Cloud State University women's hockey team (2-2-0, 0-0-0 WCHA) defeated the RIT Tigers (1-2-1, 0-0-0 CHA) in a thrilling 3-2 overtime win on Saturday, October 6 to complete their weekend sweep.
Not quite the eight-goal first period the two teams had the night before, Saturday was a back-and-forth battle all 60 minutes. RIT's Kendall Cornine began the scoring at 9:55 of the first period, which would carry them to a 1-0 lead over the Huskies into the second.
St. Cloud's Hallie Theodosopoulos tied things up 16 minutes into the second period. Her goal was assisted by Jenniina Nylund and Julia Tylke. RIT would not let the Huskies go for long though, minutes later Cornine snuck one past SCSU goaltender Janine Alder on a Tigers power play taking the 2-1 lead.
The Huskies dominated in the third period, putting 23 shots on net, more than the first and second period combined. Theodosopoulos would again be the player to tie it for SCSU. At 13:05 of the third period she played off of a fantastic tic-tac-toe setup in front of the net by Tylke and Nylund, poking the puck past the Tigers netminder.
Regulation time would not be enough to decide this game; St. Cloud and RIT headed to overtime. The Tiger's Ellie Larson got caught on a holding penalty at 1:26 into OT providing SCSU with the man advantage, giving the Huskies just enough leverage to get it done. Junior defenseman Abby Thiessen was the overtime hero for the Huskies. She let one rip from the blue line at 2:38 of the OT period and put the puck to the back of the net through heavy traffic in front. Huskies win 3-2, sweeping RIT in the team's first ever matchup.
"We wanted to get two wins this weekend and we talked about it during the week," said Huskies' head coach Eric Rud. "As a coach you don't really talk about the results, you talk about the process, but this week we put a little emphasis on finding a way to get two wins."
St. Cloud's Alder had 23 saves in the game. RIT's goaltender Terra Lanteigne had 44 saves. Final shots on goal were SCSU 47, RIT 25. St. Cloud went 1-3 on power plays; RIT had one goal in three power play attempts.
Coach Rud said after the game, "As a team I thought our structure was good; our ability to manage the puck and make smart plays tonight was outstanding. To come up with 10 [goals] on a weekend is exactly what we want going into WCHA play."
SCSU will play their first WCHA conference game next weekend (Oct. 12/13) in a home-and-home series against the Minnesota Golden Gophers. For complete ticket information regarding any SCSU home games in 2018-19, please visit www.scsutickets.com or call 1-877-SCSUTIX.
Of note, St. Cloud women's hockey celebrated their Senior Night Saturday honoring the five members of the 2019 senior class: Ivy Dynek, Suvi Ollikainen, Hannah Potrykus, Jordan Stewart, and Julia Tylke.
Not quite the eight-goal first period the two teams had the night before, Saturday was a back-and-forth battle all 60 minutes. RIT's Kendall Cornine began the scoring at 9:55 of the first period, which would carry them to a 1-0 lead over the Huskies into the second.
St. Cloud's Hallie Theodosopoulos tied things up 16 minutes into the second period. Her goal was assisted by Jenniina Nylund and Julia Tylke. RIT would not let the Huskies go for long though, minutes later Cornine snuck one past SCSU goaltender Janine Alder on a Tigers power play taking the 2-1 lead.
Tied up! Goal by Theodosopoulos with assists from Nylund and Tylke. Watch it again! @SCSUHUSKIES_WHK 1, RIT 1 in 2nd.@WCHA_WHockey #UnleashSCSU pic.twitter.com/C2yWECKbBZ
— St. Cloud State WHockey (@SCSUHUSKIES_WHK) October 6, 2018
The Huskies dominated in the third period, putting 23 shots on net, more than the first and second period combined. Theodosopoulos would again be the player to tie it for SCSU. At 13:05 of the third period she played off of a fantastic tic-tac-toe setup in front of the net by Tylke and Nylund, poking the puck past the Tigers netminder.
Just like that and we are tied at 2-2! @SCSUHUSKIES_WHK goal by Theodosopolos with assists from Nylund and Tylke. 2nd goal of the day from Theo.#unleashSCSU @WCHA_WHockey pic.twitter.com/hiSabxvufh
— St. Cloud State WHockey (@SCSUHUSKIES_WHK) October 6, 2018
Regulation time would not be enough to decide this game; St. Cloud and RIT headed to overtime. The Tiger's Ellie Larson got caught on a holding penalty at 1:26 into OT providing SCSU with the man advantage, giving the Huskies just enough leverage to get it done. Junior defenseman Abby Thiessen was the overtime hero for the Huskies. She let one rip from the blue line at 2:38 of the OT period and put the puck to the back of the net through heavy traffic in front. Huskies win 3-2, sweeping RIT in the team's first ever matchup.
And here's a look at your GWG!!! @SCSUHUSKIES_WHK gets the 3-2 win vs. RIT in OT with a goal by Abby Thiessen. Friesen and Kluge with the assists. pic.twitter.com/w8iOTVB8PM
— St. Cloud State WHockey (@SCSUHUSKIES_WHK) October 6, 2018
"We wanted to get two wins this weekend and we talked about it during the week," said Huskies' head coach Eric Rud. "As a coach you don't really talk about the results, you talk about the process, but this week we put a little emphasis on finding a way to get two wins."
St. Cloud's Alder had 23 saves in the game. RIT's goaltender Terra Lanteigne had 44 saves. Final shots on goal were SCSU 47, RIT 25. St. Cloud went 1-3 on power plays; RIT had one goal in three power play attempts.
Coach Rud said after the game, "As a team I thought our structure was good; our ability to manage the puck and make smart plays tonight was outstanding. To come up with 10 [goals] on a weekend is exactly what we want going into WCHA play."
SCSU will play their first WCHA conference game next weekend (Oct. 12/13) in a home-and-home series against the Minnesota Golden Gophers. For complete ticket information regarding any SCSU home games in 2018-19, please visit www.scsutickets.com or call 1-877-SCSUTIX.
Of note, St. Cloud women's hockey celebrated their Senior Night Saturday honoring the five members of the 2019 senior class: Ivy Dynek, Suvi Ollikainen, Hannah Potrykus, Jordan Stewart, and Julia Tylke.
Team Stats
RIT
SCSU
Shots
25
47
PPG
1
1
SHG
0
0
Penalties
4
4
Penalty Mins
8
8
Faceoffs Won
26
29
Game Leaders
Skaters
+/-
+1
Goals
2
Sh
6
A
0
+/-
+1
Goals
0
Sh
6
A
2
+/-
+1
Goals
0
Sh
4
A
2
+/-
0
Goals
1
Sh
7
A
0
Players Mentioned
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