Saturday, September 21
Centene Community Ice Center • Maryland Heights, Mo.
6 p.m. CT
St. Cloud State
at
Lindenwood (Mo.)
Photo by: Jason Soria
No. 11 St. Cloud State Women’s Hockey Opens 2024-25 Season on The Road
9/20/2024 5:04:00 PM | Women's Hockey
Huskies begin new campaign with a trip to Missouri to play Lindenwood
ST. CLOUD, Minn. – No. 11 St. Cloud State Women's Hockey (0-0-0, 0-0-0 WCHA) opens the 2024-25 season this weekend with a road series at Lindenwood (0-0-0, 0-0-0 AHA) on Saturday and Sunday at the Centene Community Ice Center in Maryland Heights, Missouri. Puck drop is scheduled for 6 p.m. CT on Saturday with a 1 p.m. CT start on Sunday.
FOLLOW THE HUSKIES
The games will be broadcast on FloHockey (note – a paid subscription is required) and 97.5 FM RadioX with live stats being provided by Lindenwood. Links to each coverage option are available on the SCSU Women's Hockey schedule page.
Game 1 @ Lindenwood – Saturday, Sept. 21 / 6 p.m. CT / Livestream ($) / Live Stats / Radio
Game 2 @ Lindenwood – Sunday, Sept. 22 / 1 p.m. CT / Livestream ($) / Live Stats / Radio
Series Notes
SERIES HISTORY
The Huskies are 16-2-2 all-time against Lindenwood, including 9-0-1 in its last 10 matchups. SCSU took down the Lions, 5-0, last season in the 2023 Ice Breaker in Fairfield, Conn.
LET'S GO POLLING
The Huskies open the season ranked No. 11 in the country by both the USCHO and USA Hockey/The Rink Live national polls, landing in the preseason poll for the second time in program history. St. Cloud State is one of five WCHA programs featured in the preseason rankings with two additional clubs receiving votes.
OH CAPTAINS, OUR CAPTAINS
St. Cloud State Women's Hockey has named four captains entering the 2024-25 season. Graduate forward Emma Gentry (Alpena, Mich.) and senior defenders Taylor Larson (Nisswa, Minn.), Dayle Ross (Spirit River Alberta) and Grace Wolfe (Owatonna, Minn.) will each wear the "C" as the Huskies captains. Gentry, Ross and Wolfe each wore an "A" as alternate captains for the first time a season ago. It will be the first time any of the players have worn the "C" as a Husky.
Gentry embarks on her fifth season with the Huskies in 2024-25 after being selected to the U.S. Collegiate Select Team in August for the second consecutive year, helping the United States beat Canada in a three-game series, 2-1. She enjoyed a strong senior season with St. Cloud State last year, skating in 31 games while scoring a team-leading 12 goals and providing six assists for 18 points. The center won 264 draws and put 139 shots on goal, leading the team in both categories. She also led the team with five game-winning goals, recorded the third most points and was fourth in plus-minus (+6). Gentry led all skaters who took at least 45 faceoffs in faceoff percentage (53.4%). She was selected to the All-WCHA Third Team for her efforts. Across 116 games during her four years at SCSU, Gentry has scored 46 goals with 24 assists for 70 points. She is a three-time member of the WCHA All-Academic team.
Larson begins her second season with SCSU after spending two seasons at Bemidji State. She was second in assists (six), second in points (eight) and fourth in goals (two) among the Huskies defenders. She blocked 57 shots last season and has blocked a total of 155 in her collegiate career. Larson is a three-time AHCA/Krampade All-American Scholar, a two-time WCHA Scholar Athlete, a two-time member of the WCHA All-Academic team and a CSC Academic All-District® honoree.
Ross, a fourth-year defender, has skated in 106 games and has blocked 233 shots with five goals and 20 assists for 25 points in her first three seasons with SCSU. Last season, Ross led all Huskies defenders with 73 shots on goal and was second with three goals. She was named a member of the WCHA All-Academic team in 2023-24.
Wolfe begins year four with the Huskies after being limited to just 11 games in 2023-24 due to injury. In limited action, Wolfe was second on the team in plus-minus (+8). Among blueliners, she tied for the lead in goals (three), was tied for second in assists (four) and was tied for third in points (seven). Through three seasons, Wolfe has skated in 81 games with a 5-23-28 line and 156 career blocked shots. She is a two-time member of the WCHA All-Academic team and a WCHA Scholar Athlete.
WCHA PRESEASON POLL
St. Cloud State Women's Hockey was picked to finish fifth in the 2024-25 Western Collegiate HockeyAssociation (WCHA) Preseason Coaches' Poll, as announced by the league office on Monday. Additionally, fifth year goaltender Sanni Ahola (Helinski, Finland) received votes to be on the Preseason All-WCHA team. The Huskies are coming off a season in which they finished fifth in the league and established a new program record for conference points.
SCSU received 25 points overall in the coaches' poll and were selected to finish behind Wisconsin (46, five first-place votes), Ohio State (43, two first-place votes), Minnesota (40, one first-place votes) and Minnesota Duluth (31). Rounding out the poll was St. Thomas (17), Minnesota State (15) and Bemidji State (seven). The Huskies continued to enjoy success on the ice in 2023-24 during their second season under Idalski, establishing a new school record with 40 conference points while nearly matching the program record for wins in a season for the second consecutive season. The Huskies finished fifth in the WCHA for the second consecutive season after finishing outside the top-five in every season since 2015-16. SCSU earned ranked wins over No. 1 Ohio State, No. 6 Minnesota Duluth and No. 10 Northeastern and return top goal scorer, fifth year forward Emma Gentry (Aplena, Mich.) along with the pair of elite fifth-year goaltenders, Ahola and Jojo Chobak (Chicago, Ill.).
2024-25 WCHA Preseason Coaches' Poll
(Coaches could not vote for their own team. First-place votes are in parentheses)
Rank Team (First Place Votes) Points
1. Wisconsin (5) 46
2. Ohio State (2) 43
3. Minnesota (1) 40
4. Minnesota Duluth 31
5. ST. CLOUD STATE 25
6. St. Thomas 17
7. Minnesota State 15
8. Bemidji State 7
THIS WEEK IN THE WCHA
SCSU is one of three WCHA clubs competing this weekend and is the only one playing nonconference games. No. 7 Minnesota Duluth visits No. 1/2 Ohio State in Columbus to open their respective conference seasons.
LAST TIME OUT
The No. 10 Huskies (17-17-2, 12-14-2 WCHA) dropped both of its WCHA Quarterfinals tilits at No. 8 Minnesota Duluth (20-12-4, 15-11-2 WCHA), falling 5-0 and 2-0 to suffer a sweep at the hands of the Bulldogs to close its 2023-24 season.
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.
FOLLOW THE HUSKIES
The games will be broadcast on FloHockey (note – a paid subscription is required) and 97.5 FM RadioX with live stats being provided by Lindenwood. Links to each coverage option are available on the SCSU Women's Hockey schedule page.
Game 1 @ Lindenwood – Saturday, Sept. 21 / 6 p.m. CT / Livestream ($) / Live Stats / Radio
Game 2 @ Lindenwood – Sunday, Sept. 22 / 1 p.m. CT / Livestream ($) / Live Stats / Radio
Series Notes
SERIES HISTORY
The Huskies are 16-2-2 all-time against Lindenwood, including 9-0-1 in its last 10 matchups. SCSU took down the Lions, 5-0, last season in the 2023 Ice Breaker in Fairfield, Conn.
LET'S GO POLLING
The Huskies open the season ranked No. 11 in the country by both the USCHO and USA Hockey/The Rink Live national polls, landing in the preseason poll for the second time in program history. St. Cloud State is one of five WCHA programs featured in the preseason rankings with two additional clubs receiving votes.
OH CAPTAINS, OUR CAPTAINS
St. Cloud State Women's Hockey has named four captains entering the 2024-25 season. Graduate forward Emma Gentry (Alpena, Mich.) and senior defenders Taylor Larson (Nisswa, Minn.), Dayle Ross (Spirit River Alberta) and Grace Wolfe (Owatonna, Minn.) will each wear the "C" as the Huskies captains. Gentry, Ross and Wolfe each wore an "A" as alternate captains for the first time a season ago. It will be the first time any of the players have worn the "C" as a Husky.
Gentry embarks on her fifth season with the Huskies in 2024-25 after being selected to the U.S. Collegiate Select Team in August for the second consecutive year, helping the United States beat Canada in a three-game series, 2-1. She enjoyed a strong senior season with St. Cloud State last year, skating in 31 games while scoring a team-leading 12 goals and providing six assists for 18 points. The center won 264 draws and put 139 shots on goal, leading the team in both categories. She also led the team with five game-winning goals, recorded the third most points and was fourth in plus-minus (+6). Gentry led all skaters who took at least 45 faceoffs in faceoff percentage (53.4%). She was selected to the All-WCHA Third Team for her efforts. Across 116 games during her four years at SCSU, Gentry has scored 46 goals with 24 assists for 70 points. She is a three-time member of the WCHA All-Academic team.
Larson begins her second season with SCSU after spending two seasons at Bemidji State. She was second in assists (six), second in points (eight) and fourth in goals (two) among the Huskies defenders. She blocked 57 shots last season and has blocked a total of 155 in her collegiate career. Larson is a three-time AHCA/Krampade All-American Scholar, a two-time WCHA Scholar Athlete, a two-time member of the WCHA All-Academic team and a CSC Academic All-District® honoree.
Ross, a fourth-year defender, has skated in 106 games and has blocked 233 shots with five goals and 20 assists for 25 points in her first three seasons with SCSU. Last season, Ross led all Huskies defenders with 73 shots on goal and was second with three goals. She was named a member of the WCHA All-Academic team in 2023-24.
Wolfe begins year four with the Huskies after being limited to just 11 games in 2023-24 due to injury. In limited action, Wolfe was second on the team in plus-minus (+8). Among blueliners, she tied for the lead in goals (three), was tied for second in assists (four) and was tied for third in points (seven). Through three seasons, Wolfe has skated in 81 games with a 5-23-28 line and 156 career blocked shots. She is a two-time member of the WCHA All-Academic team and a WCHA Scholar Athlete.
WCHA PRESEASON POLL
St. Cloud State Women's Hockey was picked to finish fifth in the 2024-25 Western Collegiate HockeyAssociation (WCHA) Preseason Coaches' Poll, as announced by the league office on Monday. Additionally, fifth year goaltender Sanni Ahola (Helinski, Finland) received votes to be on the Preseason All-WCHA team. The Huskies are coming off a season in which they finished fifth in the league and established a new program record for conference points.
SCSU received 25 points overall in the coaches' poll and were selected to finish behind Wisconsin (46, five first-place votes), Ohio State (43, two first-place votes), Minnesota (40, one first-place votes) and Minnesota Duluth (31). Rounding out the poll was St. Thomas (17), Minnesota State (15) and Bemidji State (seven). The Huskies continued to enjoy success on the ice in 2023-24 during their second season under Idalski, establishing a new school record with 40 conference points while nearly matching the program record for wins in a season for the second consecutive season. The Huskies finished fifth in the WCHA for the second consecutive season after finishing outside the top-five in every season since 2015-16. SCSU earned ranked wins over No. 1 Ohio State, No. 6 Minnesota Duluth and No. 10 Northeastern and return top goal scorer, fifth year forward Emma Gentry (Aplena, Mich.) along with the pair of elite fifth-year goaltenders, Ahola and Jojo Chobak (Chicago, Ill.).
2024-25 WCHA Preseason Coaches' Poll
(Coaches could not vote for their own team. First-place votes are in parentheses)
Rank Team (First Place Votes) Points
1. Wisconsin (5) 46
2. Ohio State (2) 43
3. Minnesota (1) 40
4. Minnesota Duluth 31
5. ST. CLOUD STATE 25
6. St. Thomas 17
7. Minnesota State 15
8. Bemidji State 7
THIS WEEK IN THE WCHA
SCSU is one of three WCHA clubs competing this weekend and is the only one playing nonconference games. No. 7 Minnesota Duluth visits No. 1/2 Ohio State in Columbus to open their respective conference seasons.
LAST TIME OUT
The No. 10 Huskies (17-17-2, 12-14-2 WCHA) dropped both of its WCHA Quarterfinals tilits at No. 8 Minnesota Duluth (20-12-4, 15-11-2 WCHA), falling 5-0 and 2-0 to suffer a sweep at the hands of the Bulldogs to close its 2023-24 season.
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.
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