Ingram & Basse Lead No. 8/7 St. Cloud State Men’s Hockey to Victory over St. Thomas

Sunday, October 8

St. Paul, Minn.

4:00 P.M. CT

St. Cloud State

1-1-0

St. Thomas

1-1-0

St. Cloud St.

St. Thomas (MN)

Ingram & Basse Lead No. 8/7 St. Cloud State Men’s Hockey to Victory over St. Thomas

10/8/2023 9:09:00 PM | Men's Hockey

Box Score

Ingram scores unassisted goal, Basse records 33-save shutout in first victory of 2023-24 season

MENDOTA HEIGHTS, Minn. – No. 8/7 St. Cloud State Men's Hockey (1-1-0, 0-0-0 NCHC) utilized an unassisted goal from sophomore forward Adam Ingram (West St. Paul, Manitoba) and 33-save shutout from senior goalie Dominic Basse (Alexandria, Va.) to rebound from a season-opening loss and defeat St. Thomas (1-1-0, 0-0-0 CCHA) on Sunday afternoon. Both teams had goals overturned due to offsides calls in the third period, as Ingram's second period score was enough to get the Husky win.

TURNING POINT

About halfway through the second period, Ingram created a Tommie turnover in the neutral zone when he was able to get his stick on an attempted pass. The puck deflected off the boards and up to the Huskies attacking zone, where Ingram was all alone. The Husky sophomore moved from left to right and went forehand, backhand then through the five-hole for the lone score in the game.

In the third period, both teams had goals taken off the scoreboard after nearly identical plays that ended up getting called offsides. First, fifth-year forward Kyler Kupka (Camrose, Alberta) potted a one-timer to the back of the net five minutes into the period, but junior defenseman Jack Peart (Grand Rapids, Minn.) had the puck come off the blue line and back into the neutral zone, causing the offside overturn. Later in the period, St. Thomas seemed to equalize the score with just over three minutes left in the game, but a Tommie defenseman let the puck get above the blue line, causing the referee crew to overcall a second goal in the final period.

St. Thomas pulled its goalie soon after and had a few scoring chances in the game's final minutes, but couldn't find the back of the net, resulting in the SCSU win.

TOP HUSKIES

Basse made 33 saves to lead the Huskies to victory and record his fifth career shutout.
Ingram score the game's lone goal, his first of the season.

NOTES

With the win, St. Cloud State improves to 21-25-0 all-time against St. Thomas and 5-1-0 against the Tommies since they moved to Division-I ahead of the 2021-22 season.
Basse made 33 saves to record his fourth shutout of his Husky career and fifth career shutout overall.
Ingram scored his first goal of the season with his second period score, marking his third career-game winning goal and ninth career goal overall.
The Huskies were a perfect 5-of-5 on the penalty kill and improved to 80 percent (8-of-10) on the PK this season.
SCSU earned the victory despite being outshot 33-19, its largest deficit in shots on goal in a victory since a 4-3 win over Minnesota State on Oct. 22, 2022.

UP NEXT

St. Cloud State will hit the road for its next series, as the Huskies travel to Mankato to face (RV) Minnesota State on Oct. 13-14. Friday's game is scheduled to start at 7:00 p.m. CT with Saturday slated to start at 6:00 p.m. CT.

Season and single game tickets for the 2023-24 season are now available for purchase by visiting www.scsutickets.com or by calling 1-877-SCSUTIX / 320-308-2137. For all the latest on St. Cloud State Men's Hockey, stay tuned to SCSUHuskies.com and follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.