Red-hot (RV) Huskies host No. 7/8 Minnesota Duluth

Friday, November 11

St. Cloud, Minn.

3:00 P.M. CT

St. Cloud State

Minnesota Duluth

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Photo by: Kylie Macziewski

11/10/2022 6:15:00 PM | Women's Hockey

Series Notes

St. Cloud State looks to gain distance from Bulldogs in WCHA standings during key home series

ST. CLOUD, Minn. – (RV) St. Cloud State Women's Hockey puts their five-game winning streak to the test this weekend with a home series against No. 7/8 Minnesota Duluth at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center. Friday's puck drop is scheduled for 3:00 p.m. CT with a 2:00 p.m. CT start on Saturday.

Weekend Promotions
This weekend is Military Appreciation Weekend at the HBNHC with free admission for all active service members and veterans. Saturday is also a Youth Night – with free admission for children ages 13 and under – and features a Skate with the Huskies session following the men's game.

Broadcast Information
The series will be broadcast on B1G+ and 97.5 FM RadioX along with live stats provided by St. Cloud State. Links to each streaming option are available on the SCSU Women's Hockey schedule page.

Last Time Out
Red-hot St. Cloud State made a statement in Andover, upsetting No. 1 Minnesota 4-1 on Monday evening at the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Face-off Classic. The Huskies earned their fifth-straight win and their first over a No. 1-ranked team since 2007, playing their patented style of hard-nosed, aggressive hockey to take down Minnesota for the first time since 2010. Goaltender Sanni Ahola delivered a masterpiece between the pipes, stopping 34 shots to earn her fourth win of the season. The Helsinki, Finland native made a flurry of incredible saves throughout the night, holding the Gophers at bay. Klára Hymlárová put the Huskies on the board first eight minutes into the first, smashing home a one-timer just left of the slot off a feed from Taylor Lind – scoring her 50th collegiate point in the process. Addi Scribner would add a tally with less than a minute to go in the first, battling hard down low for the puck and sending it home for the 2-0 lead after one. SCSU began the second on a power play and cashed in quickly. Jenniina Nylund cycled the puck around for Hymlárová at the high point. Bailey Burton skated down to the base of the left circle and pounced on a Hymlárová rebound, sending it home for the 3-0 lead. Minnesota would get one back midway through the second, but St. Cloud State's penalty kill fended off a pair of critical power plays to keep it 3-1 entering the third. Allie Cornelius put the game out of reach eight minutes into the third with a goal off a loose rebound for the 4-1 final as the Huskies dominated possession and minimized mistakes the rest of the way.

Huskies Primer
SCSU enters the series 7-6-0 with a 4-6-0 mark in WCHA action, riding a five-game winning streak courtesy of back-to-back sweeps of St. Thomas and Bemidji State followed by a 4-1 win over No. 1 Minnesota on Monday. Jenniina Nylund (7-8-15), Klára Hymlárová (8-4-12), Emma Gentry (8-2-10) and Taylor Lind (2-7-9) headline a dangerous Huskies top-six while Dayle Ross (0-6-6, 27 BLK), Grace Wolfe (0-5-5, 21 BLK) and Taytum Geier (1-1-2, 27 BLK) have anchored the defensive corps. JoJo Chobak (3-2-0, .933 SV%, 2.08 GAA) and Sanni Ahola (4-4-0, .929 SV%, 2.34 GAA) have become one of the top goaltending duos in the league. Over their past five games, SCSU has outscored their opponents 17-3 with a pair of shutouts.

Series History
The Huskies are 14-78-9 all-time against Minnesota Duluth with their last regulation win coming in Duluth in February 9. 2019. Last season SCSU took two points from the Bulldogs with a home shootout win courtesy of Courtney Hall. St. Cloud State has fared better at home against UMD, going 9-32-6.

Standings & Such
The Huskies have earned six points in back-to-back series sweeps of St. Thomas and Bemidji State, climbing to fourth in the conference standings with 13 points. SCSU is three points ahead of Minnesota State and four in front of No. 7/8 Minnesota Duluth – the series is the lone WCHA action scheduled for the weekend, setting up a key opportunity to further their distance over UMD.

Points on Points
Senior center Jenniina Nylund enters the weekend 14^th all-time on the program's scoring list, sitting two points from passing Laura Fast. Nylund is five points away from entering the Huskies' top-10 and currently ranks third in the WCHA with seven goals this season.

Block Party
SCSU's top pair of Dayle Ross, Taytum Geier and Regan Bulger are tied for first in the WCHA with 27 blocked shots this season, followed closely by Grace Wolfe's 21 (7^th). The Huskies are second in the league with 15.31 blocks per game.

Stellar Stoppers
Netminders JoJo Chobak (.933) and Sanni Ahola (.929) are third and fourth respectively across the league in save percentage this season, placing them both among the nation's top 30 goalies in 2022-23. The Huskies' duo has the club second across the WCHA with a .928 team save percentage.

Familiar Foes
St. Cloud State junior goaltender JoJo Chobak faces UMD for the first time this weekend since transferring to SCSU. Chobak appeared in 17 games with 14 starts for the 2022 NCAA National Runner-Up Bulldogs and went 10-4-1 with a team-best 1.79 goals against average and a .928 save percentage. She delivered three shutouts over Wisconsin, Ohio State and St. Cloud State while ranking second in the WCHA in save percentage and fourth in goals against average. Chobak landed 15th nationally in GAA and was 22nd in save percentage.

Information regarding single game and season tickets can be found at scsutickets.com. For all the latest on St. Cloud State Women's Hockey, stay tuned to SCSUHuskies.com and follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.