Friday, January 6
Minneapolis, Minn.
2:30 P.M. CT
St. Cloud State
vs
New Hampshire
Photo by: Thomas Breach
No. 14/15 St. Cloud State opens second half with East/West Showcase
1/4/2023 2:55:00 PM | Women's Hockey
Huskies to face New Hampshire and Merrimack at Ridder Arena on January 6-7
ST. CLOUD, Minn. – No. 14/15 St. Cloud State Women's Hockey begins the second half of the season with a return to the East/West Showcase held at Ridder Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Huskies will take on New Hampshire in the opener on Friday at 2:30 p.m. CT followed by a Saturday tilt with Merrimack scheduled for 1:00 p.m. CT.
Broadcast Information
Both games will be broadcast on B1G+ with live stats provided by showcase host Minnesota. Links to both streaming services can be found on the SCSU Women's Hockey schedule page.
Huskies Primer
SCSU enters the second half 11-10-0 with a 6-10-0 mark in WCHA action and have won seven of their last 11 games. Jenniina Nylund (11-13-24), Klára Hymlárová (12-5-17) and Emma Gentry (11-3-14) headline a dangerous Huskies top-six while Dayle Ross (0-8-8, 47 BLK), Grace Wolfe (1-11-12, 41 BLK), Regan Bulger (0-3-3, 44 BLK) and Taytum Geier (1-3-4, +2, 40 BLK) have anchored the defensive corps. JoJo Chobak (5-4-0, .902 SV%, 3.02 GAA) and Sanni Ahola (6-6-0, .916 SV%, 2.68 GAA) have formed one of the top goaltending duos in the league.
Series History
It's been a while since SCSU has faced New Hampshire, with the last meeting occurring on January 18, 2002 - a 7-3 loss that saw Roxanne Stang score a pair of goals and add one assist for a three-point contest. The Huskies are 3-1-0 all-time against Merrimack with a road sweep in October of 2015 and a home split to open the 2016-17 season.
A First Half to Remember
Closing the first half at 11-10-0, the Huskies recorded their winningest first half in program history and just their second double-digit win mark at the break. SCSU's first half winning percentage of .524 trails only 2007-08 (.556) and marks the second time the program has entered the break at .500 or better.
Standings & Such
With the league about to begin the second half, the Huskies find themselves fifth in a hotly-contested fight for fourth place. SCSU enters the weekend fourth in the league with 19 points – just two behind No. 8 Minnesota Duluth and three ahead of (RV) Minnesota State. The Bulldogs visit No. 2 Wisconsin in the lone WCHA series this weekend before all eight league teams return to conference action next week. St. Cloud State returns to conference play by visiting Minnesota State, Duluth hosts Bemidji State, Minnesota welcomes St. Thomas and Wisconsin travels east to Ohio State.
Getting Gritty
Remaining true to the team's newfound identity, the grind-and-grit Huskies boast the top four shot-blockers in the WCHA. Dayle Ross leads the league with 47 blocks, Regan Bulger is second with 44 while Grace Wolfe and Taytum Geier go three-four with 41 and 40 respectively. No other skater in the league has more than 35 blocked shots. As a team, St. Cloud State has 309 blocks – good for 14.71 per game – which lands them second in both categories across the WCHA behind only Bemidji State's 339 and 15.41.
Special Teams Stonewallers
St. Cloud State's penalty kill has been stellar this season, ranking second across the league and 11th nationally at 88.0%. The Huskies lead the WCHA with 90 penalties taken - 13 more than any other club - and pace the league in penalties taken per game, hitting the box more than four times per night.
Powering Up
The Huskies complement their strong PK with a dynamic power play that presently ranks fourth in the league and eighth in the country at 22.6%. Klára Hymlárová has scored five power play goals, ranking second in both the WCHA and NCAA.
Looking at the Leaderboards
Many Huskies can be found across the WCHA statistical leaders entering the second half. Klára Hymlárová is seventh in the league with 12 goals while Emma Gentry and Jenniina Nylund are tied for ninth with 11 each. Nylund ranks ninth across the league with 74 shots on goal and has the eighth-most faceoff wins with 164 while Hymlárová is ninth with 159.
Familiar Faces
Huskies forward Avery Myers faces off with her former program for the first time this week as SCSU opens the East/West Showcase with New Hampshire. Myers was a two-time Hockey East All-Academic honoree with the Wildcats, scoring the third-most goals on the club as a freshman while putting multiple shots on goal 13 times over her two-year career.
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.
Broadcast Information
Both games will be broadcast on B1G+ with live stats provided by showcase host Minnesota. Links to both streaming services can be found on the SCSU Women's Hockey schedule page.
Huskies Primer
SCSU enters the second half 11-10-0 with a 6-10-0 mark in WCHA action and have won seven of their last 11 games. Jenniina Nylund (11-13-24), Klára Hymlárová (12-5-17) and Emma Gentry (11-3-14) headline a dangerous Huskies top-six while Dayle Ross (0-8-8, 47 BLK), Grace Wolfe (1-11-12, 41 BLK), Regan Bulger (0-3-3, 44 BLK) and Taytum Geier (1-3-4, +2, 40 BLK) have anchored the defensive corps. JoJo Chobak (5-4-0, .902 SV%, 3.02 GAA) and Sanni Ahola (6-6-0, .916 SV%, 2.68 GAA) have formed one of the top goaltending duos in the league.
Series History
It's been a while since SCSU has faced New Hampshire, with the last meeting occurring on January 18, 2002 - a 7-3 loss that saw Roxanne Stang score a pair of goals and add one assist for a three-point contest. The Huskies are 3-1-0 all-time against Merrimack with a road sweep in October of 2015 and a home split to open the 2016-17 season.
A First Half to Remember
Closing the first half at 11-10-0, the Huskies recorded their winningest first half in program history and just their second double-digit win mark at the break. SCSU's first half winning percentage of .524 trails only 2007-08 (.556) and marks the second time the program has entered the break at .500 or better.
Standings & Such
With the league about to begin the second half, the Huskies find themselves fifth in a hotly-contested fight for fourth place. SCSU enters the weekend fourth in the league with 19 points – just two behind No. 8 Minnesota Duluth and three ahead of (RV) Minnesota State. The Bulldogs visit No. 2 Wisconsin in the lone WCHA series this weekend before all eight league teams return to conference action next week. St. Cloud State returns to conference play by visiting Minnesota State, Duluth hosts Bemidji State, Minnesota welcomes St. Thomas and Wisconsin travels east to Ohio State.
Getting Gritty
Remaining true to the team's newfound identity, the grind-and-grit Huskies boast the top four shot-blockers in the WCHA. Dayle Ross leads the league with 47 blocks, Regan Bulger is second with 44 while Grace Wolfe and Taytum Geier go three-four with 41 and 40 respectively. No other skater in the league has more than 35 blocked shots. As a team, St. Cloud State has 309 blocks – good for 14.71 per game – which lands them second in both categories across the WCHA behind only Bemidji State's 339 and 15.41.
Special Teams Stonewallers
St. Cloud State's penalty kill has been stellar this season, ranking second across the league and 11th nationally at 88.0%. The Huskies lead the WCHA with 90 penalties taken - 13 more than any other club - and pace the league in penalties taken per game, hitting the box more than four times per night.
Powering Up
The Huskies complement their strong PK with a dynamic power play that presently ranks fourth in the league and eighth in the country at 22.6%. Klára Hymlárová has scored five power play goals, ranking second in both the WCHA and NCAA.
Looking at the Leaderboards
Many Huskies can be found across the WCHA statistical leaders entering the second half. Klára Hymlárová is seventh in the league with 12 goals while Emma Gentry and Jenniina Nylund are tied for ninth with 11 each. Nylund ranks ninth across the league with 74 shots on goal and has the eighth-most faceoff wins with 164 while Hymlárová is ninth with 159.
Familiar Faces
Huskies forward Avery Myers faces off with her former program for the first time this week as SCSU opens the East/West Showcase with New Hampshire. Myers was a two-time Hockey East All-Academic honoree with the Wildcats, scoring the third-most goals on the club as a freshman while putting multiple shots on goal 13 times over her two-year career.
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.
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