Friday, January 17
St. Cloud, Minn.
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Bemidji State
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Photo by: Bill Prout
Strong Special Teams Play Lifts No. 11 St. Cloud State Women’s Hockey to First Win of 2025
1/17/2025 7:52:00 PM | Women's Hockey
Sauriol tallies three assists, Yrjölä nets first collegiate goal as Huskies blanks Bemidji State, 3-0
ST. CLOUD, Minn. – No. 11 St. Cloud State Women's Hockey (11-8-4, 6-8-3 Western Collegiate Hockey Association) shut out Bemidji State, 3-0, in a WCHA tilt on Friday afternoon at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center in St. Cloud.
The Huskies got on the board first late in the first period after sophomore forward Alice Sauriol (Sherbrooke, Quebec) forced a BSU turnover and made an incredible pass to fifth year forward Emma Gentry (Alpena, Mich.) who made the best of her one-one-one opportunity with the Beavers' netminder. Bemidji State was awarded a penalty shot with just under 30 seconds left in the first period but sent the attempt wide to keep the Huskies lead at 1-0.
St. Cloud State added two power play goals in the second period to break the game open. The first goal was put away by sophomore forward Sofianna Sundelin (Ulvila, Finland), with seven minutes left in the second period after receiving a pass from Sauriol right in front of the net. Two minutes later, Sundelin and Sauriol set up freshman defender Siiri Yrjölä (Vantaa, Finland), who scored her first career collegiate goal to extend the SCSU lead to three.
Neither team scored in the final period and freshman goaltender Emilia Kyrkkö (Nokia, Finland) secured a 17-save shutout win to give the Huskies their first win since November 30. SCSU's special teams stepped up as it killed off all three penalties it took and scored on two of its four power play opportunities.
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UP NEXT
The Huskies wrap up their series with Bemidji State on Saturday at 1 p.m. at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center in St. Cloud. Saturday is Youth Day, and everyone will have the opportunity to Skate with the Huskies post-game. Live coverage of the games will be available on B1G+ ($). Live stats will be provided by SCSU. 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 got on the board first late in the first period after sophomore forward Alice Sauriol (Sherbrooke, Quebec) forced a BSU turnover and made an incredible pass to fifth year forward Emma Gentry (Alpena, Mich.) who made the best of her one-one-one opportunity with the Beavers' netminder. Bemidji State was awarded a penalty shot with just under 30 seconds left in the first period but sent the attempt wide to keep the Huskies lead at 1-0.
St. Cloud State added two power play goals in the second period to break the game open. The first goal was put away by sophomore forward Sofianna Sundelin (Ulvila, Finland), with seven minutes left in the second period after receiving a pass from Sauriol right in front of the net. Two minutes later, Sundelin and Sauriol set up freshman defender Siiri Yrjölä (Vantaa, Finland), who scored her first career collegiate goal to extend the SCSU lead to three.
Neither team scored in the final period and freshman goaltender Emilia Kyrkkö (Nokia, Finland) secured a 17-save shutout win to give the Huskies their first win since November 30. SCSU's special teams stepped up as it killed off all three penalties it took and scored on two of its four power play opportunities.
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- Sauriol was named the game's first star after providing the primary assist on all three SCSU goals.
- Sundelin was named the game's second star after tallying two points (one goal/one assist). She went 9-and-7 on the faceoff dot.
- Yrjölä was named the game's third star after scoring her first career collegiate goal.
- Kyrkkö earned the shutout win after making 17 saves.
- Gentry scored the game-winning goal, led the game in shots on goal (six) and went 8-and-4 on the dot.
- SCSU improves to 55-51-10 all-time against Bemidji State and 28-24-6 all-time in St. Cloud against the Beavers. The Huskies are 3-0-0 against BSU this season and 11-0-0 in the last 11 games.
- The Huskies led the game in shots (31-17) and faceoff wins (23-19). Bemidji State led in saves (28-17) and blocked shots (12-5).
- SCSU picked up its first win since November 30 (at Union), snapping a four-game winless streak.
- St. Cloud State recorded its first shutout since October 12 at Bemidji State (17 games).
- The Huskies scored three goals for the first time since November 23 (vs. Minnesota).
- SCSU went 2-for-4 with a player advantage, snapping a six-game powerplay drought (last powerplay goal came at Minnesota on November 22). Nov. 22 was also the last time the Huskies scored two or more power play goals in a game.
- The Huskies penalty kill remained solid, going 3-for-3.
- Sauriol posted the first three assist game of her career and first three-point game of her career. Incredibly, she has recorded a point on all six SCSU goals against the Beavers this season (two goals / four assists). She extended her team lead in assists (10) and points (13).
- Sundelin scored her fifth caereer goal and recorded just the second multi-point game of her career (both coming against Bemidji State). Her power play goal was the first of her career. She became the second player to surpass 10 points this season.
- Yrjölä tallied her first collegiate point after scoring her first career goal.
- Kyrkkö posted her fifth win of the season/her career while posting her third shutout. She lowered her season goals against average to from 2.08 to 1.89 and improved her save percentage from .926 to .930.
- Gentry scored her sixth goal of the season to regain sole possession of the team lead for goals.
- Sophomore forward Greta Henderson (Regina, Saskatchewan) tallied an assist on Sundelin's goal.
- Junior Regan Bulger (Yellowknife, Northwest Territories) paced the Huskies in blocked shots (two).
- Fifth year forward Brieja Parent (Forest Lake, Minn.) skated in her 120th career game.
- Junior forward Avery Farrell (Rogers, Minn.) skated in her 95th career game.
- Junior forward Svenja Voigt (Cologne, Germany) skated in her 80th career game.
UP NEXT
The Huskies wrap up their series with Bemidji State on Saturday at 1 p.m. at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center in St. Cloud. Saturday is Youth Day, and everyone will have the opportunity to Skate with the Huskies post-game. Live coverage of the games will be available on B1G+ ($). Live stats will be provided by SCSU. 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
BSU
STC
Shots
17
31
PPG
0
2
SHG
0
0
Penalties
4
4
Penalty Mins
8
8
Faceoffs Won
19
23
Game Leaders
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1
Goals
0
Sh
2
A
3
+/-
0
Goals
1
Sh
5
A
1
+/-
1
Goals
1
Sh
6
A
0
+/-
1
Goals
1
Sh
2
A
0
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