Saturday, November 23
St. Cloud, Minn.
11:00 A.M.
St. Cloud State
vs
Michigan Tech
St. Cloud State Women’s Basketball To Host Pair of GLIAC Opponents
11/21/2024 10:41:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Huskies look to remain undefeated
St. Cloud, Minn.- St. Cloud State Women's Basketball (2-0) will host a pair of Great Lakes Intercollegiate Conference opponents this weekend as they host Michigan Tech on Saturday, November 23 and then Northern Michigan on Sunday, November 24. Both games are set for 11:00 a.m.
Follow the Huskies
Tickets to both games are available at scsutickets.com. Live Stats will be provided both games by St. Cloud State. Both games will be streamed live for free on the NSIC Network and broadcasted on the Varsity Network. Steve Linzmeier, the Voice of St. Cloud State Basketball, can be heard on the both the audio broadcast and livestream for both games.
Gameday Promotions
Saturday's game will be Family Day with a family pack ticket deal.
Sunday's game will be recognized as Shut Out Hunger. A free ticket voucher will be given to future games with canned food donations.
Last Time Out
The Huskies opened up their 2024-25 campaign two weeks ago as they took on Central Oklahoma and Washburn in the Central Region Crossover.
Friday's game against Central Oklahoma saw the Huskies get off to a strong start as they led 20-13 after the first quarter. St. Cloud State in the opening frame shot 50% from the field and made seven of their eight free throw attempts while holding UCO to a mere 31% from the field. The teams battled in the second quarter as St. Cloud State outscored Central Oklahoma 22-20 to lead 42-13 at the halftime break. The third quarter saw the Bronchos take momentum as the game started to get tight. UCO outscored SCSU 16-10 in the period as the Huskies would hold a narrow 52-49 lead heading into the fourth quarter. St. Cloud State regained control early as they used a 6-2 run to take a 58-51 lead with 6:42 remaining. The battle raged on as UCO used a 9-5 run to set the score at 63-60 with 44 seconds remaining. The ensuing offensive possession for the Huskies saw Jada Eggebrecht attack the paint and get fouled on her layup attempt. Eggebrecht made one of her two free throws to give St. Cloud State a two possession lead of 64-60 with 20 seconds remaining. The St. Cloud State defense came up big with a much needed stop as Alana Zarneke secured a big defensive rebound where she would get fouled. Zarneke would make both of her free throws, but UCO almost instantly drained a three-pointer with seven seconds remaining to bring them within three-points. The Huskies would call a timeout and then inbound the ball to Eggebrecht who calmly knocked down both free throws to set the score at 68-63. SCSU came up with another big stop as a rebound would seal their first victory of the season with a win over Central Oklahoma.
Saturday's game against Washburn was tightly contested in the first half as St. Cloud State led 28-26 at the break. The Huskies began to take control in the third quarter as Alana Zarneke splashed a three-pointer to cap off a 15-4 run for St. Cloud State. SCSU outscored Washburn 19-7 in the third quarter and led 47-33 going into the fourth quarter. Knocking down three early three-pointers to start the fourth, Washburn forced a St. Cloud State timeout with 11-2 run to set the score at 49-44 at the 6:32 mark of the final frame. The Huskies responded with a 6-0 out of the timeout as Ashley Sawicki forced a Washburn timeout after finishing a layup with 2:50 remaining in the game. That run would be all needed to seal the game as St. Cloud State would go on to win their second consecutive game with a 63-51 victory over Washburn. The defense for the Huskies was phenomenal all game as they forced 28 turnovers and held Washburn to 39.6% from the field and 28.6% from three. St. Cloud State tallied 25 points off those 28 turnovers.
NSIC Shining Five
Following the Huskies undefeated week Ashley Sawicki was named to the NSIC Shining Five. Sawicki was instrumental in the Huskies undefeated start to the season as she averaged nine points, 11.5 rebounds, four steals, and two blocks. In St. Cloud State's win against Central Oklahoma, Sawicki recorded her first double-double of the season after scoring 10 points and set a career-high of 14 rebounds to go along with two blocks and steals. In the Huskies win against Washburn, Sawicki set a career-high of six steals and nearly tallied another double-double with eight points and nine rebounds. She also blocked two shots.
Series History
Saturday's game against Michigan Tech will be the 12th meeting between the programs with Michigan Tech holding a 7-4 record and have won five of the past six matchups, including last years game.
Michigan Tech made 10-of-17 from the field and 6-of-9 from behind the three-point line and jumped out to a 27-13 lead after the first quarter. Alyssa Wypych was unconscious in the first 10 minutes of the – making all five of her three-point attempts. Jada Eggebrecht paced SCSU in the first quarter scoring seven points on 3-of-4 shooting from the field. SCSU outscored Michigan Tech 17-10 in the second period, cutting the deficit to seven at the break. Abigail O'Reilly and senior forward Jasmine Litt scored eight (2-3 FG, 3-3 FT) and seven points (3-4 FG, 2-2 FT) respectively for St. Cloud State in the second quarter. SCSU outscored Michigan Tech 16-10 in the third quarter to put another dent in the Michigan Tech lead. Morgan Draheim contributed eight (3-3 FG, 2-2 3P) of SCSU's 16 points third quarter points, including a three-pointer with two seconds left in the quarter that brought SCSU to within one point heading into the final quarter. Draheim opened the fourth quarter with a layup that gave St. Cloud State its second lead of the game and first since the 9:01 mark of the first quarter. MTU would take the lead back on the next possession and refuse to give it back for the remainder of the game. Michigan Tech made 8-of-13 shots from the field and 10-of-11 free throws in the fourth quarter, scoring 27 points to fend of SCSU's hopes of a comeback as they defeated the Huskies 74-68.
Sunday's game against Northern Michigan will be the 11th meeting between the teams with St. Cloud State holding an 8-2 record. The Huskies have won five of the past six meetings including last year's matchup.
St. Cloud State raced out to an 18-11 lead after the first quarter despite turning the ball over five times. SCSU held a 33-25 advantage at the half but turned the ball over five more times in the second quarter. The Huskies efficient shooting helped cover up the turnover issues as SCSU shot 6-of-10 (60.0%) from the field in each of the first two quarters and 4-of-7 (57.1%) from behind the three-point line in the first half. The Wildcats struggled to get their offense going in the first half, finishing 9-of-30 (30.0%) from the field and 3-10 (30.0%) from behind the three-point line. The Huskies continued their hot shooting in the third quarter making seven of their 12 shots (58.3%) from the field and three of five (60.0%) from three. SCSU outscored NMU 19-12 in the third quarter and held NMU to 4-of-20 from the field (20.0%) and 0-of-9 from three. St. Cloud State did enough in the fourth quarter to hold off a Wildcats comeback attempt and win its third straight game to open the season with a 66-56 victory.
Scouting Michigan Tech
The Michigan Tech Huskies enter this game holding a 2-2 record. MTU has played two NSIC foes as they have beaten Bemidji State 85-57 and then lost 90-68 to Minnesota Crookston. Michigan Tech is coming off a 2023-24 season where they went 15-12 with a 11-7 record in conference play. The Huskies qualified for the GLIAC Quarterfinals but were defeated 49-51 at the hands of Wisconsin-Parkside.
This season, the Huskies return two of their three top scorers including Isabella Lenz and Alyssa Wypych. Lenz was the leading scorer for MTU last season after averaging 12.7 points, 3.8 rebounds, 3.6 assists, and two stocks per game. Wypych averaged 8.7 points on 37.7% from the field and 38.5% from three. She also grabbed 2.1 rebounds and 1.3 assists. Both players have increased their production across the board through four games this season. Lenz has upped her averages to 16 points per game on 50% from the field and 46.2% from three. She is also grabbing two rebounds and dishing out 2.5 assists with 2.8 stocks per game. Wypych has cracked the double-digit threshold with 13.5 points per game while shooting 48.8% from the field and 50% from three. She is also grabbing 3.8 rebounds and dishing 1.3 assists.
Freshman Kendall Standfest has started her career off nicely by nearly averaging a double-double. Standfest is the second leading scorer on the team with 14 points per game and has snatched 8.8 rebounds per game. She is shooting 50% from the field and 40% from three while totaling 2.3 stocks per game.
Head Coach Sam Clayton enters her seventh season with Michigan Tech in the 2024-25 season. Clayton has accumulated a 95-45 record In her tenure, Clayton has guided the Huskies to four GLIAC Tournament appearances with one GLIAC regular season title. MTU has also reached the NCAA Midwest Region Tournament twice under Clayton.
Scouting Northern Michigan
The Northern Michigan Wildcats has started a perfect 4-0 so far in their 2024-25 season. The Wildcats have taken down Thomas More and Lewis while beating NSIC opponents Minnesota Crookston and Bemidji State. Northern Michigan entered this season coming off of a 22-10 record last year with a 13-5 record in conference play. The Wildcats were defeated in the GLIAC Championship by Grand Valley State but qualified for the NCAA Midwest Region Tournament where they again lost to Grand Valley State in the Semifinals.
This season, return their second leading scorer in Jacy Weisbrod who averaged 12.7 points per game on 41.3% from the field and 42.4% from three. She also grabbed four rebounds a game. Through four games, Weisbrod is the teams leading scorer with 16.5 points per game on 49.1% from the field and 40.6% from beyond the arc. She is also averaging 5.3 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game. Junior Sarah Newcomer is the only other Wildcat scoring in double-digits with a 13 points per game average. Newcomer is shooting 45.5% from the field and 39.1% from beyond the arc to go along with three rebounds and assists as well as 1.3 steals.
Head Coach Casey Thousand enters her third year with the Wildcats in the 2024-25 season. Through two seasons, Thousand has accumulated 37-23 record and guided Northern Michigan to the GLIAC Tournament both seasons. Prior to her time at NMU, Thousand was the Head Coach at Illinois Springfield for three seasons.
For all the latest on St. Cloud State Women's Basketball, stay tuned to scsuhuskies.com and follow the team on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.
Follow the Huskies
Tickets to both games are available at scsutickets.com. Live Stats will be provided both games by St. Cloud State. Both games will be streamed live for free on the NSIC Network and broadcasted on the Varsity Network. Steve Linzmeier, the Voice of St. Cloud State Basketball, can be heard on the both the audio broadcast and livestream for both games.
Gameday Promotions
Saturday's game will be Family Day with a family pack ticket deal.
Sunday's game will be recognized as Shut Out Hunger. A free ticket voucher will be given to future games with canned food donations.
Last Time Out
The Huskies opened up their 2024-25 campaign two weeks ago as they took on Central Oklahoma and Washburn in the Central Region Crossover.
Friday's game against Central Oklahoma saw the Huskies get off to a strong start as they led 20-13 after the first quarter. St. Cloud State in the opening frame shot 50% from the field and made seven of their eight free throw attempts while holding UCO to a mere 31% from the field. The teams battled in the second quarter as St. Cloud State outscored Central Oklahoma 22-20 to lead 42-13 at the halftime break. The third quarter saw the Bronchos take momentum as the game started to get tight. UCO outscored SCSU 16-10 in the period as the Huskies would hold a narrow 52-49 lead heading into the fourth quarter. St. Cloud State regained control early as they used a 6-2 run to take a 58-51 lead with 6:42 remaining. The battle raged on as UCO used a 9-5 run to set the score at 63-60 with 44 seconds remaining. The ensuing offensive possession for the Huskies saw Jada Eggebrecht attack the paint and get fouled on her layup attempt. Eggebrecht made one of her two free throws to give St. Cloud State a two possession lead of 64-60 with 20 seconds remaining. The St. Cloud State defense came up big with a much needed stop as Alana Zarneke secured a big defensive rebound where she would get fouled. Zarneke would make both of her free throws, but UCO almost instantly drained a three-pointer with seven seconds remaining to bring them within three-points. The Huskies would call a timeout and then inbound the ball to Eggebrecht who calmly knocked down both free throws to set the score at 68-63. SCSU came up with another big stop as a rebound would seal their first victory of the season with a win over Central Oklahoma.
Saturday's game against Washburn was tightly contested in the first half as St. Cloud State led 28-26 at the break. The Huskies began to take control in the third quarter as Alana Zarneke splashed a three-pointer to cap off a 15-4 run for St. Cloud State. SCSU outscored Washburn 19-7 in the third quarter and led 47-33 going into the fourth quarter. Knocking down three early three-pointers to start the fourth, Washburn forced a St. Cloud State timeout with 11-2 run to set the score at 49-44 at the 6:32 mark of the final frame. The Huskies responded with a 6-0 out of the timeout as Ashley Sawicki forced a Washburn timeout after finishing a layup with 2:50 remaining in the game. That run would be all needed to seal the game as St. Cloud State would go on to win their second consecutive game with a 63-51 victory over Washburn. The defense for the Huskies was phenomenal all game as they forced 28 turnovers and held Washburn to 39.6% from the field and 28.6% from three. St. Cloud State tallied 25 points off those 28 turnovers.
NSIC Shining Five
Following the Huskies undefeated week Ashley Sawicki was named to the NSIC Shining Five. Sawicki was instrumental in the Huskies undefeated start to the season as she averaged nine points, 11.5 rebounds, four steals, and two blocks. In St. Cloud State's win against Central Oklahoma, Sawicki recorded her first double-double of the season after scoring 10 points and set a career-high of 14 rebounds to go along with two blocks and steals. In the Huskies win against Washburn, Sawicki set a career-high of six steals and nearly tallied another double-double with eight points and nine rebounds. She also blocked two shots.
Series History
Saturday's game against Michigan Tech will be the 12th meeting between the programs with Michigan Tech holding a 7-4 record and have won five of the past six matchups, including last years game.
Michigan Tech made 10-of-17 from the field and 6-of-9 from behind the three-point line and jumped out to a 27-13 lead after the first quarter. Alyssa Wypych was unconscious in the first 10 minutes of the – making all five of her three-point attempts. Jada Eggebrecht paced SCSU in the first quarter scoring seven points on 3-of-4 shooting from the field. SCSU outscored Michigan Tech 17-10 in the second period, cutting the deficit to seven at the break. Abigail O'Reilly and senior forward Jasmine Litt scored eight (2-3 FG, 3-3 FT) and seven points (3-4 FG, 2-2 FT) respectively for St. Cloud State in the second quarter. SCSU outscored Michigan Tech 16-10 in the third quarter to put another dent in the Michigan Tech lead. Morgan Draheim contributed eight (3-3 FG, 2-2 3P) of SCSU's 16 points third quarter points, including a three-pointer with two seconds left in the quarter that brought SCSU to within one point heading into the final quarter. Draheim opened the fourth quarter with a layup that gave St. Cloud State its second lead of the game and first since the 9:01 mark of the first quarter. MTU would take the lead back on the next possession and refuse to give it back for the remainder of the game. Michigan Tech made 8-of-13 shots from the field and 10-of-11 free throws in the fourth quarter, scoring 27 points to fend of SCSU's hopes of a comeback as they defeated the Huskies 74-68.
Sunday's game against Northern Michigan will be the 11th meeting between the teams with St. Cloud State holding an 8-2 record. The Huskies have won five of the past six meetings including last year's matchup.
St. Cloud State raced out to an 18-11 lead after the first quarter despite turning the ball over five times. SCSU held a 33-25 advantage at the half but turned the ball over five more times in the second quarter. The Huskies efficient shooting helped cover up the turnover issues as SCSU shot 6-of-10 (60.0%) from the field in each of the first two quarters and 4-of-7 (57.1%) from behind the three-point line in the first half. The Wildcats struggled to get their offense going in the first half, finishing 9-of-30 (30.0%) from the field and 3-10 (30.0%) from behind the three-point line. The Huskies continued their hot shooting in the third quarter making seven of their 12 shots (58.3%) from the field and three of five (60.0%) from three. SCSU outscored NMU 19-12 in the third quarter and held NMU to 4-of-20 from the field (20.0%) and 0-of-9 from three. St. Cloud State did enough in the fourth quarter to hold off a Wildcats comeback attempt and win its third straight game to open the season with a 66-56 victory.
Scouting Michigan Tech
The Michigan Tech Huskies enter this game holding a 2-2 record. MTU has played two NSIC foes as they have beaten Bemidji State 85-57 and then lost 90-68 to Minnesota Crookston. Michigan Tech is coming off a 2023-24 season where they went 15-12 with a 11-7 record in conference play. The Huskies qualified for the GLIAC Quarterfinals but were defeated 49-51 at the hands of Wisconsin-Parkside.
This season, the Huskies return two of their three top scorers including Isabella Lenz and Alyssa Wypych. Lenz was the leading scorer for MTU last season after averaging 12.7 points, 3.8 rebounds, 3.6 assists, and two stocks per game. Wypych averaged 8.7 points on 37.7% from the field and 38.5% from three. She also grabbed 2.1 rebounds and 1.3 assists. Both players have increased their production across the board through four games this season. Lenz has upped her averages to 16 points per game on 50% from the field and 46.2% from three. She is also grabbing two rebounds and dishing out 2.5 assists with 2.8 stocks per game. Wypych has cracked the double-digit threshold with 13.5 points per game while shooting 48.8% from the field and 50% from three. She is also grabbing 3.8 rebounds and dishing 1.3 assists.
Freshman Kendall Standfest has started her career off nicely by nearly averaging a double-double. Standfest is the second leading scorer on the team with 14 points per game and has snatched 8.8 rebounds per game. She is shooting 50% from the field and 40% from three while totaling 2.3 stocks per game.
Head Coach Sam Clayton enters her seventh season with Michigan Tech in the 2024-25 season. Clayton has accumulated a 95-45 record In her tenure, Clayton has guided the Huskies to four GLIAC Tournament appearances with one GLIAC regular season title. MTU has also reached the NCAA Midwest Region Tournament twice under Clayton.
Scouting Northern Michigan
The Northern Michigan Wildcats has started a perfect 4-0 so far in their 2024-25 season. The Wildcats have taken down Thomas More and Lewis while beating NSIC opponents Minnesota Crookston and Bemidji State. Northern Michigan entered this season coming off of a 22-10 record last year with a 13-5 record in conference play. The Wildcats were defeated in the GLIAC Championship by Grand Valley State but qualified for the NCAA Midwest Region Tournament where they again lost to Grand Valley State in the Semifinals.
This season, return their second leading scorer in Jacy Weisbrod who averaged 12.7 points per game on 41.3% from the field and 42.4% from three. She also grabbed four rebounds a game. Through four games, Weisbrod is the teams leading scorer with 16.5 points per game on 49.1% from the field and 40.6% from beyond the arc. She is also averaging 5.3 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game. Junior Sarah Newcomer is the only other Wildcat scoring in double-digits with a 13 points per game average. Newcomer is shooting 45.5% from the field and 39.1% from beyond the arc to go along with three rebounds and assists as well as 1.3 steals.
Head Coach Casey Thousand enters her third year with the Wildcats in the 2024-25 season. Through two seasons, Thousand has accumulated 37-23 record and guided Northern Michigan to the GLIAC Tournament both seasons. Prior to her time at NMU, Thousand was the Head Coach at Illinois Springfield for three seasons.
For all the latest on St. Cloud State Women's Basketball, stay tuned to scsuhuskies.com and follow the team on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.
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