No. 9 St. Cloud State Men’s Hockey Drops Series Opener to No. 16/18 North Dakota

Friday, December 13

Ralph Engelstad Arena | Grand Forks, N.D.

7:00 P.M. CT

St. Cloud State

10-6-0, 4-3-0

North Dakota

10-7-1, 5-2-0

St. Cloud St.

North Dakota

Photo by: Russ Hons/UND Athletics

No. 9 St. Cloud State Men’s Hockey Drops Series Opener to No. 16/18 North Dakota

12/13/2024 11:01:00 PM | Men's Hockey

Box Score

Enright makes 29 saves in net, Huskies come up short in Grand Forks

GRAND FORKS, N.D. – No. 9 St. Cloud State Men's Hockey (10-6-0, 4-3-0 NCHC) had chances but ultimately fell to No. 16/18 North Dakota, 2-0, on Friday night at Ralph Engelstad Arena in Grand Forks. Fifth-year senior Gavin Enright (Farmington, Minn.) was solid in net, making 29 saves in his second consecutive start, but the Huskies were unable to finish on any of their 24 shots on goal.

After a scoreless first period, North Dakota first found the back of the net at the 9:57 mark of the second period, connecting on a rush just five seconds after a power play expired. Carter Wilke tapped in a backdoor score off a feed from Sacha Boisvert to take a 1-0 lead. Enright made 12 of his 29 saves in the middle frame as the Fighting Hawks outshot the Huskies 13-3 in the period.

The Fighting Hawks scored its second goal on a rebound that bounced into the high slot and found Jake Livanavage's stick, who fired back a shot that found the back of the net. The Huskies outshot UND 13-12 in the final period but couldn't find the back of the net.

TOP HUSKIES

Enright made 29 saves in his second consecutive start in net.
Senior forward Mason Salquist (Grand Forks, N.D.) had a team-best four shots on goal.
Junior defenseman Mason Reiners (Edina, Minn.) had a team-high three blocks.

NOTES

With the loss, SCSU moves to 49-82-18 all-time against North Dakota and 19-42-9 in Grand Forks.
SCSU was a perfect 3-of-3 on the penalty kill to improve to 91.3 percent on the season. It marked the 10^th time this season the Huskies have been perfect on the kill.
Enright made a season-high 29 saves, marking the second time this season and 16^th time in his career he has made 25 or more saves.
Salquist had a season-high four shots on goal.
Reiners matched a season-high in blocks with three.

UP NEXT

St. Cloud State and North Dakota will finish its series on Saturday, with game time slated for 6:00 p.m. CT at Ralph Engelstad Arena. The game will be televised on MidCo Sports, streamed on NCHC.tv and available on radio on KNSI.

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