St. Cloud State Women’s Basketball Wins Defensive Battle on the Road

Saturday, January 27

Winona, Minn.

3:30 P.M. CT

St. Cloud State

11-7,8-6NSIC

Winona State

5-14,4-10NSIC

St. Cloud St.

Winona St.

Photo by: Jacob Sanders

St. Cloud State Women’s Basketball Wins Defensive Battle on the Road

1/28/2024 2:48:00 AM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

Huskies force 17 turnovers in 55-41 slugfest victory

WINONA, Minn. – St. Cloud State Women's Basketball (11-7 overall, 8-6 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference) came out on top in a defensive battle against Winona State, 55-41 on Saturday at McCown Gymnasium.

The Huskies trailed by two points after the first and held a mere one-point lead at the half but ramped up their defensive pressure in the second half, limiting Winona State (5-14, 4-10 NSIC) to 18 points in the final 20 minutes. The Warriors only managed nine points in each of the final two quarters on a combined 5-of-24 (20.8) shooting and turned the ball over nine times leading to nine SCSU points.

TOP HUSKIES

Senior guard Morgan Draheim (Hortonville, Wis.) nearly recorded a double-double, scoring 10 points and grabbing eight rebounds. She also tallied two steals.
Sophomore forward Ashley Sawicki (Waunakee, Wis.) scored a team-high 11 points on 5-of-9 shooting, grabbed four rebounds, blocked three shots and dished out two assists.
Freshman guard Alana Zarneke (Appleton, Wis.) scored 10 points on 5-of-9 shooting and grabbed four rebounds.

NOTABLES

After the win, SCSU is now 29-19 all-time against Winona State.
SCSU led the game in field goal percentage (34.4%-25.5%), field goals (21-14), total rebounds (13-28—41 – 11-28—39), assists (7-4), steals (6-5), blocks (7-4), points off turnovers (14-2), points in the paint (26-20), second-chance points (15-2), fast break points (7-2) and bench points (23-16).
WSU led in three-point percentage (19.0%-18.2%) and free throw percentage (81.8%-56.3%).
Both teams made four three pointers and nine free throws.
Draheim set a new career-high in rebounds (eight) and tied her season high in three pointers (two). She has scored 10+ points seven times this season. She has made 2+ threes in six games. She has tallied 2+ steals in 12 games including three in a row including six of the last eight.
Sawicki has scored 11+ points in 11 games this season including eight of the last 10. She has grabbed at least four rebounds in all but one game this season. She has tallied 3+ blocks in four games.
Zarneke set new career-highs in field goals (five), field goal attempts (nine) and rebounds (four – tie). She has scored 10+ points in two games. She has grabbed four rebounds in back-to-back games.
Senior forward Jasmine Litt (Pulaski, Wis.) scored nine points. She scored 9+ points for the seventh time this season.
Freshman forward Paige Lambe (Verona, Wis.) scored four points, grabbed a career-high six rebounds and blocked three shots. She has scored 4+ points in 10 games this season including five of the last six. She has blocked 3+ shots three times.
Senior guard Tori Peschel (Sauk Centre, Minn.) grabbed a season-high seven rebounds and scored three points. She has scored 3+ points in nine games this season.
Senior forward Dru Henning (Mukwonago, Wis.) scored four points, grabbed two rebounds and dished out two assists. She has scored 4+ points in 12 games this season.
Sophomore guard Jada Eggebrecht (Phillips, Wis.) scored four points and has been held to under double-digit points in back-to-back games for the second time in her collegiate career.

UP NEXT
The Huskies conclude their three-game road stretch when they travel to play Minnesota Crookston on Thursday (February 1). The game will tip off at 5:30 p.m. at Lysaker Gymnasium in Crookston. Live coverage will be available on the NSIC Network and The Varsity Network with live stats being provided by Minnesota Crookston. Links to each coverage option will be available on the SCSU Women's Basketball schedule page.

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