Defense Propels Huskies in 63-51 Victory over Minot State

Friday, December 6

Minot, ND

5:30 P.M.

St. Cloud State

4-2,1-0NSIC

Minot State

1-8,0-2NSIC

St. Cloud St.

Minot St.

12/6/2024 10:13:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

St. Cloud State picks up 4th win of the year

Minot, N.D.- St. Cloud State Women's Basketball (4-2, 1-0 NSIC) opened up conference play Saturday evening as they picked up a 63-51 victory over Minot State. The Huskies flexed their defensive muscle in the first quarter as they held the Beavers to nine points on 4/13 shooting. Offensively, St. Cloud State put up 19 points by shooting 7/17, but were aggressive attacking the paint as they made five of their six free throw attempts. The teams battled in the second quarter quickly cut the Huskies lead to six points with 7:49 remaining in the half. Kylan Gerads pushed that lead back up to double-digits after she cashed a three-pointer and then finished a layup off her own miss to set the score at 26-15. St. Cloud State would go into halftime leading 29-20 after holding the Beavers to 36% from the field. SCSU's offense started to pick up coming out of halftime as a 9-2 run gave them a 15 point lead with 3:11 left in the third quarter. St. Cloud State would comfortably hold a 48-32 lead going into the final quarter after Jada Eggebrecht nailed a jumper with 39 seconds remaining. Minot State came out with a spark to start the fourth quarter as a 7-0 run at the 6:30 mark of the game cut St. Cloud State's lead to 10 points. SCSU would call a timeout and after trading turnovers, Reagan Briggs knocked down a much needed three-pointer for the Huskies to ease the tension. Minot State was never able to crack the St. Cloud State's lead into single digits the rest of the way as the Huskies picked up their first conference victory with a 63-51 win. The Huskies defense was lights out as they held Minot State to 40% from the field, 28% from three, and forced 19 turnovers.

Top Huskies

Jada Eggebrecht scored a game-high 19 points to go along with three rebounds and one assist and steal. Eggebrecht has scored 16+ points in four of SCSU's six games this season.
Kylan Gerads set a career-high in scoring as she tallied 12 points on 4/6 shooting. She also made two three-pointers and grabbed six rebounds which she has done three times this season.
Alana Zarneke scored 10 points on an efficient 4/6 shooting while making both of her three-point shots. Zarneke also grabbed five rebounds and tallied five stocks while setting a career-high of four steals.

Notables

St. Cloud State is now 21-5 against the Beavers and have won their past four meetings.
The Huskies led the game in field goals made (21-18), rebounds (35-30), offensive rebounds (11-4), assists (11-8), steals (12-6), free throw makes (15-9), points off turnovers (21-7), second chance points (9-4), bench points (17-10), and points in the paint (24-20).
Abigail O'Reilly scored seven points and grabbed four rebounds. O'Reilly has scored 7+ points in five games this season.
Reagan Briggs made her first career start and set a career-high of seven rebounds. Briggs also scored four points and nabbed two steals.
Alyssa Stamer scored six points and set a career-high with three steals. Stamer also grabbed two rebounds and dished two assists.

Up Next
St. Cloud State will be back in action tomorrow as they take on Minnesota Crookston in Crookston at 3:30. 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.