Women's Hockey travels to #1 Wisconsin for weekend WCHA series

Friday, January 25

Madison, Wis.

7:07 P.M.

St. Cloud State

Wisconsin

Photo by: Maddie MacFarlane

Women's Hockey travels to #1 Wisconsin for weekend WCHA series

1/23/2019 9:00:00 AM | Women's Hockey

By: Maddie MacFarlane

ST. CLOUD, MINN. - The St. Cloud State University women's hockey team (8-16-2, 3-12-0 WCHA) are on the road this weekend to face the No. 1 University of Wisconsin-Madison Badgers (21-3-0, 11-3-0 WCHA) on Jan. 25 and 26 at 7:07 p.m. and 6:07 p.m. at LaBahn Arena in Madison, WI.

Last Games Out: St. Cloud State won a Friday conference game against the MSU Mavericks in St. Cloud with a final score of 3-1. SCSU totaled 20 SOG in the game, and sophomore goaltender and Emma Polusny made 29 saves. St. Cloud went 1-3 on the power play and 2-2 on the penalty kill.

Shot Blockers: St. Cloud State ranks second in the nation for team saves with 966 this season. Goaltenders Emma Polusny (So.) and Janine Alder (Jr.) have split most of their time on the ice this season. Polusny is 5-6-1 and Alder is 3-10-1 on the season. Of note, Polusny had a career-high 48 save game on Saturday, Oct. 27 and Alder had another season-high game in saves against Wisconsin with 46 Dec. 8, 2018 (her previous two years of season-high save games have been vs. the Badgers).

Goaltender Janine Alder ranks first in the WCHA and fifth in the nation in save percentage. She has allowed 33 goals on 543 shots in 14 games played this season, averaging a .939 SV%. Alder also ranks seventh in WCHA GAA at 2.35.

Finnish Freshman: Jenniina Nylund ranks fifth in the WCHA among freshman scorers. In 24 games played, she has 6g-12a-18pts. She is tied for having the most points on the team this season with senior forward Julia Tylke.

Special Teams: The Huskies rank fourth in the WCHA conference on the power play (14.8%) going 9 for 61 – senior forward Hannah Potrykus is the Huskies' leading power play scorer with three goals this season.

Follow the Huskies vs. Badgers:
Watch: Flo Hockey or BTN+
Stats: UW Badgers
Live Game Updates: SCSU Women's Hockey Twitter

The St. Cloud women's hockey team returns home to the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center February 1 and 2 for a weekend series against Ohio State University at 3:07 p.m. and 2:07 p.m. All SCSU students get in FREE to Huskies athletic events! For complete ticket information regarding any SCSU home games in 2018-19, please visit www.scsutickets.com or call 1-877-SCSUTIX.