(RV) St. Cloud State shut out 2-0 by No. 7/8 UMD

Friday, November 11

St. Cloud, Minn.

3:00 P.M. CT

St. Cloud State

7-7-0, 5-7-0

Minnesota Duluth

8-5-0, 4-5-0

Minn. Duluth

St. Cloud St.

Photo by: Ryan Roehl

11/11/2022 10:55:00 PM | Women's Hockey

Box Score

Huskies can’t find the back of the net in gritty series opener

ST. CLOUD, Minn. – (RV) St. Cloud State Women's Hockey fell 2-0 at the hands of No. 7/8 Minnesota Duluth on Friday evening, snapping their five-game winning streak.

The Huskies won 26 faceoffs at a 57.8% clip but were outshot 25-14 on the evening – holding the Bulldogs to their second-lowest shot total of the season.

Minnesota Duluth scored six minutes into the first then added their second goal five minutes later before the Huskies hunkered down on defense, holding UMD to one shot in the middle frame.

JoJo Chobak made 23 saves on the night for SCSU while Regan Bulger blocked five shots to lead all skaters. Emma Gentry paced the Huskies with four shots on goal and went 6-4 in the circle. Jenniina Nylund and Klára Hymlárová each were 9-7 on draws.

Quotables – St. Cloud State head coach Brian Idalski

On the quick deficit to start the game… "I think that's a byproduct of a few different things. It's the first time facing them. They are fast, they move the puck super-well, they knew this was a bigger game and they came ready to play. We spotted them a couple before we got our feet going and understanding some of the things structurally that they do, that we had discussed beforehand. I thought we got better as the game went on."

"It'll be interesting to see how we come back tomorrow. I felt pretty good about the fact that after the shock and awe of giving up a couple there that we righted the ship and played pretty solid. Defensively we did a good job, offensively we're going to have to generate more on that end. Hopefully we get a couple of power plays tomorrow."

On the Huskies' defensive effort… "Towards the end of the first, we started to say, 'Okay, we're alright. We can skate, we can make plays, we have more time than we think.' I thought we gained a little confidence out of that. Second period we were much better at daring to play, handling pucks, pressuring them, and just did a much better job all the way around of doing what we do. That was a good positive."

"We never felt like we were out of it, we never felt like we didn't have a chance. We played the way we have to play, and we just didn't get the bounce today. They are a super-good team. You have to tip your hat to them – that's a good hockey team, that's what we're aspiring to be."

Notables

JoJo Chobak made 23 saves in the crease
Regan Bulger led all skaters with five blocks
Jenniina Nylund and Klára Hymlárová each won nine draws while Emma Gentry won six as SCSU earned the puck on 57.8% of faceoffs
Gentry led SCSU with four shots on goal
The Huskies were outshot 25-14 but held UMD to their second-lowest shot total of the season

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