St. Cloud State men's hockey charts big victory over #8 UMD, 2-1

Friday, January 17

St. Cloud, Minn.

7:37 p.m.

St. Cloud State

7-10-4, 4-7-0NCHC

University of Minnesota Duluth

12-7-2, 7-2-2NCHC

Minnesota Duluth

St. Cloud State

Luke Jaycox celebrates his first period goal vs. UMD.

St. Cloud State men's hockey charts big victory over #8 UMD, 2-1

1/17/2020 10:37:00 PM | Men's Hockey

Box Score

In a battle against the nation's #8 ranked team and the defending NCAA Division I champions, St. Cloud State University men's hockey (7-10-4, 4-7-0 NCHC) scored a 2-1 victory over Minnesota Duluth (12-7-2, 7-2-2 NCHC) on Friday, Jan. 17 at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center in St. Cloud, Minn.

In a tight defensive battle, the Huskies opened the game's scoring at 11:59 with a goal by Luke Jaycox that included assists from Nolan Walker and Easton Brodzinski. This was Jaycox' third goal of the season and it marked the ninth assist of the season for Walker and the 10th helper of the year for Brodzinski.

The Bulldogs tied the contest at 15:13 of the first period with a power play marker by Kobe Roth, which included assists from Noah Cates and Jackson Cates. The game remained at a deadlock through the end of the first period and into the early going of the second period before the Huskies netted the game winner.

🚨 The Huskies with some puck luck

Jaycox puts @SCSUHUSKIES_MH in front with a long-range wrister#NCHCHockey | #unleashSCSU pic.twitter.com/ypVvormyM0
— The NCHC (@TheNCHC) January 18, 2020

Rookie forward Chase Brand stepped into the spotlight with the GWG at 4:11 of the second period, which included assists from Spencer Meier and Ondrej Trejbal. The goal was Brand's fourth of the campaign, while Meier now has four assists and Trejbal has five assists in 2019-20.

Replay! @SCSUHUSKIES_MH goal by Chase Brand in the 2nd gives the Huskies a 2-1 lead vs. UMD. 8:00 left in the 2nd now with SCSU on another PP. pic.twitter.com/ynr0XmqoVm
— SCSU Men's Hockey (@SCSUHUSKIES_MH) January 18, 2020

Both teams then went into lockdown defense as the Huskies' number one star of the game David Hrenak played shutout hockey through the second half of the game. He made 32 saves in the contest and had an impressive 18 saves in the third period alone, which saw the Bulldogs play for 1:39 with the extra attacker and an open net.

The Huskies defense was also impressive with 15 blocked shots. Senior Clark Kuster led the way with four blocks and captain Jack Ahcan had three blocks for SCSU.

On the power play, SCSU was 0-2 and its penalty kill was 4-of-4 after allowing that first power play goal of the game.

St. Cloud State and Minnesota Duluth will complete the weekend series at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center on Saturday, Jan. 18 with a 4:07 p.m. game. Tickets are available for this game and fans can purchase them at the gate on game day, or you can purchase them online at scsutickets.com.

The game will feature special edition jerseys for the Huskies, which will be available to fans through an in-game silent auction. For more details on the auction, please call 1-8770-SCSUTIX.