Huskies Swarm on Defense en Route to Second Straight Victory

Saturday, November 9

St. Cloud, Minn.

4:00 P.M.

St. Cloud State

2-0,0-0NSIC

Washburn

0-2,0-0Mid-America Intercollegiate

Washburn

St. Cloud St.

Huskies Swarm on Defense en Route to Second Straight Victory

11/9/2024 9:47:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

St. Cloud State beats Washburn 63-51

St. Cloud, Minn. – St. Cloud State Women's Basketball (2-0) picked up their second victory of the season as they beat Washburn 63-51 Saturday evening. The first half was tightly contested 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.

Top Huskies

Ashley Sawicki was a force on both ends as she nearly recorded a double-double with eight points and nine rebounds. Sawicki also set a career-high of six steals while tallying eight stocks on the evening.
Rachel Kottke stuffed the stat sheet as she recorded five points, four assists, and six steals while being a game-high +20.
Jada Eggebrecht led the Huskies in scoring after scoring 12 points. Eggebrecht also totaled four assists.

Notables

St. Cloud State moves 1-1 all-time against Washburn.
The Huskies led the game in field goal percentage (43.9-39.6), assists (16-12), rebounds (33-29), steals (16-12), points off turnovers (25-15), points in the paint (26-24), second chance points (10-3), and bench points (23-7).
Alana Zarneke tallied 10 points in the game while making two three-pointers.
Kylan Gerads scored five points and grabbed eight rebounds in 19 minutes off the bench.
Alyssa Stamer and Paige Lambe each totaled eight points in the game.

Up Next
St. Cloud State will be back in action on November 23 as they host Michigan Tech at Halenbeck Hall. 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.