No. 15/13 St. Cloud State Men’s Hockey Falls Behind Early, Drops Series Opener to No. 5/4 Denver

Friday, March 1

St. Cloud, Minn.

7:30 P.M. CT

St. Cloud State

15-11-5, 11-6-4

Denver

22-8-3, 13-6-2

Denver

St. Cloud St.

Photo by: Bill Prout

No. 15/13 St. Cloud State Men’s Hockey Falls Behind Early, Drops Series Opener to No. 5/4 Denver

3/2/2024 1:07:00 AM | Men's Hockey

Box Score

Ingram and Gross score in 6-2 setback

ST. CLOUD, Minn. – No. 15/13 St. Cloud State Men's Hockey (15-11-5, 11-6-4 NCHC) let in three goals in the game's first 11 minutes and ultimately fell, 6-2, to No. 5/4 Denver (22-8-3, 12-5-4 NCHC) on Friday night at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center in St. Cloud, Minn. SCSU managed to score two third period goals, but each time Denver responded with another score to increase its lead.

The Pioneers scored at the 3:33, 6:38 and 10:40 marks of the third period to open a 3-0 lead with Sam Harris scoring two of the goals. DU would tack on another score in the second period to increase its lead to 4-0.

Sophomore forward Adam Ingram (West St. Paul, Manitoba) and freshman forward Tyson Gross (Calgary, Alberta) found the back of the net in the third period, but it was too little too late as the Pioneers added goals of their own to finish the score at 6-2.

TOP HUSKIES

Gross had a goal and assist for two points to lead the Huskies.
Ingram scored his ninth goal of the season.
Fifth-year forward Dylan Anhorn (Calgary, Alberta) and junior forward Karl Falk (Vasteras, Sweden) had primary assists in the game.

NOTES

With the loss, SCSU moves to 53-57-7 all-time against Denver and 25-22-4 against the Pioneers in St. Cloud.
SCSU went 1-of-3 on the power play to increase its conversion rate to 22.4 percent (24-of-107).
The Huskies have scored a power play in five of the last six games, going 6-of-16 (37.5 percent) over that span.
Despite the score, SCSU outshot Denver in the game (34-27) and every period (13-12, 10-9, 11-6).
Ingram notched his ninth goal of the season to record a new career-best for goals in a season. His third period score was his 17^th career goal.
Gross scored a goal and assist for two points, recording his second career two-point game. His score was his first career power play goal and third career goal overall.
Falk logged the first point of his Husky career with the primary assist on Ingram's score.
Anhorn recorded his 22^nd assist of the season while senior forward Veeti Miettinen (Espoo, Finland) recorded his 13^th assist of the season.

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St. Cloud State and Denver will finish its series tomorrow at 6:00 p.m. CT from the Brooks Center. The game will be televised on Fox 9 +, streamed on NCHC.tv and on the radio on KNSI. Senior night will take place after the game with the Huskies honoring its three seniors.

For all the latest on St. Cloud State Men's Hockey, stay tuned to SCSUHuskies.com and follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. Tickets for the 2023-24 season are available at www.scsutickets.com, downloading the St. Cloud State Huskies app or by calling 1-877-SCSUTIX / 320-308-2137.