Eggebrecht Comes Up Clutch as Huskies Survive Crookston Comeback

Saturday, December 7

Crookston, MN

3:30 P.M.

St. Cloud State

5-2,2-0NSIC

Minnesota Crookston

4-5,2-1NSIC

St. Cloud St.

Minn.-Crookston

Eggebrecht Comes Up Clutch as Huskies Survive Crookston Comeback

12/7/2024 8:23:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

Huskies win 82-76

Crookston, Minn.- St. Cloud State Women's Basketball (5-2, 2-0 NSIC) picked up their second straight conference victory of the season as they took down Minnesota Crookston 82-76 Saturday evening. The first quarter was tightly contested as neither team were able to build much of a lead. A layup by Reagan Briggs with four seconds left would give St. Cloud State a 20-19 advantage at the end of the quarter. The second quarter saw the Golden Eagles start to take control as they took a 33-25 lead after going on a 12-2 run. The Huskies didn't allow Crookston to take full control as they countered with a 12-2 run of their own to close out the second quarter as Paige Lambe accounted for eight of those points. After a strong finish to the half, St. Cloud State would narrowly trail 36-38 at the break. The Huskies carried over their momentum from the end of the second quarter into the third quarter as they took a 46-38 lead after Jada Eggebrecht capped off a 10-0 with a pull-up three. SCSU kept it rolling in the third as they outscored the Golden Eagles 27-12 in the frame as they would lead 63-50 going into the fourth quarter. The Huskies pushed their lead up to 17 points early in the fourth, but Crookston battled all the way back as a jumper by Emma Miller cut the St. Cloud State lead down to two points with 1:06 left in the game. The Golden Eagles turned up their pressure and defensive intensity in the fourth to comeback and relied on a zone defense. On the ensuing Huskies possession and the pressure turned up, the Huskies moved the ball well against zone and ultimately found an open Eggebrecht in the slot as she drilled a clutch three-pointer with 38 seconds remaining to put SCSU up five points. Crookston would not slump their heads as Emma Miller returned the favor with a three-pointer of her own with 25 seconds remaining. Crookston would be forced to foul and wrongly chose Eggebrecht who is a 92.9% foul shooter. Jada calmy knocked down both free throws to put the Huskies up by four points with 19 seconds remaining. The highly touted defense of St. Cloud State came up with a clutch stop as more free throws for the Huskies would seal a 82-76 victory over Minnesota Crookston.

Top Huskies

Abigail O'Reilly set a career-high in scoring as she notched 19 points on a very efficient 8/10 shooting. She also dished three assists and grabbed two rebounds.
Paige Lambe nearly tallied a double-double with a career-highs of 14 points and eight rebounds. Lambe shot 5/10 from the field.
Jada Eggebrecht finished the game with 12 points on 4/9 shooting while grabbing four rebounds.

Notables

St. Cloud State now holds a 35-8 advantage in the all-time series against the Golden Eagles including nine consecutive wins.
The Huskies led the game in field goal percentage (52.46-50.98), free throw makes (12-11), rebounds (32-26), offensive rebounds (10-3), assists (17-10), second chance points (7-2), bench points (30-13), and points in the paint (42-24).
Rachel Kottke set a career high in points with 10 while shooting 4/5 from the floor and nabbing two steals.
Alana Zarneke set a career high with eight rebounds while totaling four points and assists.
Reagan Briggs started her second consecutive game and tallied nine points and two rebounds, assists, and steals.
Alyssa Stamer scored eight points and dished three assists.

Up Next
St. Cloud State will be back in action on Friday, December 13 as they take on MSU Moorhead 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.