Friday, December 6
St. Cloud, Minn.
3 p.m. CT
St. Cloud State
10-5-4, 5-5-3
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Minnesota Duluth
10-5-2, 7-4-2
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3
OT 1
OT 2
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Minn. Duluth
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St. Cloud St.
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Photo by: Jonathan Rozko
No. 8/9 St. Cloud State Women’s Hockey Skates to Tie with No. 4 Minnesota Duluth
12/7/2024 1:28:00 AM | Women's Hockey
Huskies fall in the shootout as UMD earns the extra conference point
ST. CLOUD, Minn. – No. 8/9 St. Cloud State Women's Hockey (10-5-4, 5-5-3 Western Collegiate Hockey Association) skated to a 1-1 tie with No. 4 Minnesota Duluth to open the teams' conference series on Friday afternoon at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center in St. Cloud. The Bulldogs went on to win the shootout, 1-0, to earn the extra WCHA point.
The Huskies found the back of the net early, as sophomore forward Alice Sauriol (Sherbrooke, Quebec) scored just 5:19 into the first period after teaming up with sophomore forward Sofianna Sundelin (Ulvila, Finland) on a two-on-two breakaway. Despite scoring first, UMD (10-5-2, 7-4-2 WCHA) held the shots on goal advantage over SCSU for the entirety of the game.
The second period went scoreless, but the Bulldogs tied the game early in the third period. SCSU was not able to convert on its powerplay opportunity late in the third period or the shortened one to end the five-minute overtime, so the game was forced into a shootout.
SCSU missed its first shootout opportunity while the Bulldogs converted on theirs to take a 1-0 lead. The Huskies missed their final two shots as well and Minnesota Duluth left the series opener with a 1-0 shootout win and two conference points.
Fifth year goaltender Sanni Ahola (Helsinki, Finland) was solid all day in net and made some huge saves to keep it a 1-1 game late in the third period and during three-on-three hockey in overtime. In total, the netminder made 34 saves.
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UP NEXT
The Huskies close out the first half of their season with the series finale against UMD on Saturday at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center in St. Cloud. Puck drop is slated for 1 p.m. CT. Live coverage will be available on B1G+ ($) with live stats provided by St. Cloud State. Links to each coverage option are available on the SCSU Women's Hockey schedule page.
For all the latest on St. Cloud State Women's Hockey, stay tuned to SCSUHuskies.com and follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
The Huskies found the back of the net early, as sophomore forward Alice Sauriol (Sherbrooke, Quebec) scored just 5:19 into the first period after teaming up with sophomore forward Sofianna Sundelin (Ulvila, Finland) on a two-on-two breakaway. Despite scoring first, UMD (10-5-2, 7-4-2 WCHA) held the shots on goal advantage over SCSU for the entirety of the game.
The second period went scoreless, but the Bulldogs tied the game early in the third period. SCSU was not able to convert on its powerplay opportunity late in the third period or the shortened one to end the five-minute overtime, so the game was forced into a shootout.
SCSU missed its first shootout opportunity while the Bulldogs converted on theirs to take a 1-0 lead. The Huskies missed their final two shots as well and Minnesota Duluth left the series opener with a 1-0 shootout win and two conference points.
Fifth year goaltender Sanni Ahola (Helsinki, Finland) was solid all day in net and made some huge saves to keep it a 1-1 game late in the third period and during three-on-three hockey in overtime. In total, the netminder made 34 saves.
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- Ahola earned the second star of the game for her 34-save performance.
- Sauriol scored the Huskies lone goal on her only shot attempt, and she skated to a +1 mark.
- Sundelin recorded the lone Huskies assist and skated to a +1 mark.
- Fifth year forward Emma Gentry (Alpena, Mich.) went 10-4 on the faceoff dot.
- SCSU moves to 15-87-12 all-time against Minnesota Duluth and 10-35-7 all-time in St. Cloud against the Bulldogs.
- The Huskies led the game in saves (34-22) and blocks (10-9). Minnesota Duluth led in shots (35-23) and faceoff wins (23-21).
- SCSU's powerplay went 0-for-3 for the third game in a row. The Huskies killed off the lone penalty they took.
- Ahola posted her third highest save total of the season. She lowered her goals against average to 1.78 and improved her save percentage to .926.
- Sauriol and Sundelin are now tied with junior forward Avery Farrell (Rogers, Minn.) for the most points this season with nine.
- Sauriol scored her third goal of the season and ninth of her career in her 55th collegiate game.
- Sundelin tallied her sixth assist of the season and 13th of her career in her 55th collegiate game. She is now tied for the team lead in assists, with six.
- Senior defender Grace Wolfe (Owatonna, Minn.) led the team with three blocked shots in in her 100th game for the Huskies.
- Gentry skated in her 135th career game for the Huskies.
- Senior defender Dayle Ross (Spirit River, Alberta) skated in her 125th game in a Huskies sweater.
- Senior defender Taylor Larson (Nisswa, Minn.) recorded two blocks in her 120th career collegiate game.
- Redshirt sophomore forward Laura Zimmermann (Ringgenberg, Switzerland) tied her career-high for shots in a game with five.
- Junior defender Regan Bulger (Yellowknife, Northwest Territories) recorded a new career-high three shots.
- Sophomore defender Carmen Bray (Nanaimo, British Columbia) skated in her 35th career game.
UP NEXT
The Huskies close out the first half of their season with the series finale against UMD on Saturday at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center in St. Cloud. Puck drop is slated for 1 p.m. CT. Live coverage will be available on B1G+ ($) with live stats provided by St. Cloud State. Links to each coverage option are available on the SCSU Women's Hockey schedule page.
For all the latest on St. Cloud State Women's Hockey, stay tuned to SCSUHuskies.com and follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
Team Stats
UMD
STC
Shots
35
23
PPG
0
0
SHG
0
0
Penalties
3
1
Penalty Mins
6
2
Faceoffs Won
23
21
Game Leaders
Skaters
+/-
1
Goals
1
Sh
1
A
0
+/-
1
Goals
0
Sh
4
A
1
+/-
-1
Goals
0
Sh
5
A
0
+/-
0
Goals
0
Sh
3
A
0
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