Freshman goaltender Emilia Kyrkkö earned a shutout victory in her collegiate debut vs. Mercyhurst on Oct. 5, 2024 at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center in St. Cloud
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Kyrkkö Named WCHA Goaltender of the Week
10/7/2024 2:01:00 PM | Women's Hockey
Freshman netminder posted a shutout win in her collegiate debut against No. 15/RV Mercyhurst
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. – Freshman goaltender Emilia Kyrkkö (Nokia, Finland) was named Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) Goaltender of the Week, as announced by the league office on Monday, following her standout performance in the series clinching shutout of No. 15/RV Mercyhurst on Saturday. It is the first weekly award of her career.
Kyrkkö earned a shutout win in her collegiate debut as No. 11 St. Cloud State Women's Hockey (4-0-0, 0-0-0 WCHA) defeated No. 15/RV Mercyhurst, 2-0 to complete the series sweep. The freshman saved all 21 shots she faced in the victory to help lead the Huskies to their best start in program history at 4-0.
She is the third Husky to earn a weekly honor this season, following senior defender Ella Anick (Hermantown, Minn.) and fifth year forward Emma Gentry (Alpena, Mich.) who were named the conference Defender of the Week and Forward of the Week respectively after SCSU's season-opening sweep of Lindenwood.
The Huskies swept Mercyhurst (1-3-0, 0-0-0 AHA) to open their 2024-25 home slate, winning 2-1 on Friday and 2-0 on Saturday.
The Huskies begin conference play on Friday, Sept. 11 and Saturday, Sept. 12 the road at Bemidji State. Puck drops slated for 6 p.m. CT and 2 p.m. CT respectively from the Sanford Center in Bemidji. Links to each coverage option will be available on the SCSU Women's Hockey schedule page.
To read the WCHA release, click here.
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.
Kyrkkö earned a shutout win in her collegiate debut as No. 11 St. Cloud State Women's Hockey (4-0-0, 0-0-0 WCHA) defeated No. 15/RV Mercyhurst, 2-0 to complete the series sweep. The freshman saved all 21 shots she faced in the victory to help lead the Huskies to their best start in program history at 4-0.
She is the third Husky to earn a weekly honor this season, following senior defender Ella Anick (Hermantown, Minn.) and fifth year forward Emma Gentry (Alpena, Mich.) who were named the conference Defender of the Week and Forward of the Week respectively after SCSU's season-opening sweep of Lindenwood.
The Huskies swept Mercyhurst (1-3-0, 0-0-0 AHA) to open their 2024-25 home slate, winning 2-1 on Friday and 2-0 on Saturday.
The Huskies begin conference play on Friday, Sept. 11 and Saturday, Sept. 12 the road at Bemidji State. Puck drops slated for 6 p.m. CT and 2 p.m. CT respectively from the Sanford Center in Bemidji. Links to each coverage option will be available on the SCSU Women's Hockey schedule page.
To read the WCHA release, click here.
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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