Omaha Upends No. 17 St. Cloud State Men’s Hockey 3-1

Saturday, January 25

Baxter Arena | Omaha, Neb.

7:00 P.M. CT

St. Cloud State

11-13-0, 4-10-0

Omaha

14-10-0, 10-4-0

St. Cloud State

Omaha

1/25/2025 10:07:00 PM | Men's Hockey

Box Score

Huskies led shots on goal 39-32 and faceoffs 38-25 but still get swept

OMAHA, Neb. – No. 17 St. Cloud State Men's Hockey (11-13-0, 4-10-0 NCHC) dropped its sixth consecutive game in a 3-1 setback to Omaha (14-10-0, 10-4-0 NCHC) on Saturday night at Baxter Arena in Omaha, Neb. SCSU tied the game at 1-1 in the second period and outplayed the Mavericks for long stretches of the game, but Omaha retook the lead in the second and scored on an empty net goal made the score 3-1.

For the second straight net, the first 20 minutes of the game went scoreless as SCSU weathered the storm and kept UNO out of the net despite being outshot 11-6. Also, just like last night, Omaha struck first in the second period when Harrison Israels shot from above the left dot made its way through traffic and found the back of the net at 1:30 in the second frame. SCSU responded eight minutes later to tie the game on a rush play up the ice at 9:57. Junior forward Adam Ingram (West St. Paul, Manitoba) pushed the puck up to sophomore forward Jack Reimann (Ham Lake, Minn.) on the rush, and then paused above the left dot to let the defense go past him and then walk towards the net to fire a rifle for the score. The tie didn't last for long, however, as Omaha responded 3:49 later with a goal from Chase LaPinta to make the score 2-1.

The two teams played an even third period with the shots on goal even at 15-15, but an empty net goal with 37 seconds remaining ended SCSU's hopes to tie the game.

TOP HUSKIES

Reimann netted his first goal of the season in the second period.
Making his third career start, redshirt sophomore goaltender James Gray (Toronto, Ontario) made 29 saves in the game.
Senior forward Mason Salquist (Grand Fork, N.D.) went 13-5 in the faceoff dot to lead the way for the Huskies.

NOTES

With the loss, SCSU moves to 30-20-4 all-time against Omaha and 11-11-2 against the Mavericks in Omaha.
The Huskies move to 2-11-0 when its opponent scores first and 0-6-0 when trailing after two periods.
SCSU outshot the Mavericks 39-32 and won the battle in the faceoff dot, 38-25.
Reimann netted his first goal of the season and the second of his career, scoring do the first time Nov. 17, 2023 against Minnesota Duluth.
Ingram produced his third assist and fifth point of the season. In nine career games against the Mavericks, the Husky junior now has 10 points (4g/6a) to average 1.11 points per game.
Gray made a career-best 29 saves in the game, his third career start, all coming against Omaha.
Freshman defenseman Colin Ralph (Maple Grove, Minn.) recorded his fifth assist and sixth point of the season with the secondary assist on Reimann's goal.
Salquist went 38-25 in the faceoff dot, his 16^th game this season and 10^th time in the last 11 games he's recorded 10 or more wins in the dot.
Sophomore forward Tyson Gross (Calgary, Alberta) went 11-8 in the faceoff dot, marking his 11^th game this season with 10 or more wins in the dot.

HIGHLIGHTS

UP NEXT

St. Cloud State will return home to face No. 16 North Dakota next weekend at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center. The series will begin on Friday at 7:30 p.m. CT and conclude on Saturday at 6:00 p.m. CT with coverage on NCHC.tv (Fox 9 + tape delay) and KNSI.

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 2024-25 season are available at www.scsutickets.com, downloading the St. Cloud State Huskies app or by calling 1-877-SCSUTIX / 320-308-2137.