Second Half Offensive Explosion Powers No. 23 Mustangs Past Huskies

Saturday, January 25

St. Cloud, Minn.

5:30 P.M.

St. Cloud State

10-9,7-7NSIC

#23 Southwest Minnesota State

18-2,12-2NSIC

Southwest Minn. St.

St. Cloud St.

Second Half Offensive Explosion Powers No. 23 Mustangs Past Huskies

1/25/2025 9:16:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

St. Cloud State defeated 73-57

St. Cloud, Minn.- St. Cloud State Women's Basketball (10-9, 7-7 NSIC) lost their third consecutive game as they would be defeated 73-57 against No. 23 Southwest Minnesota State Saturday evening. The game started slow offensively for both teams as SMSU led 5-4 with 4:22 left in the first quarter after a layup by Rachel Kottke. The Mustangs started to find their groove as they led 11-6 with 1:36 left in the quarter. To end the quarter, St. Cloud State used a 6-0 run with a three-pointer by Jada Eggebrecht and an and-one by Kylan Gerads to lead 12-11 going into the second frame. The defense shined for both teams in the second quarter as neither team exceeded 12 points. The teams battled back and forth as no team held a lead more than a single possession. The game would be tied at 23 headed into the break. Coming out of the break, the Mustangs started to find their offense as they opened the half on a 10-0 run to lead 33-23 two minutes into the half. St. Cloud State never let the game get out of hand as they trailed 46-41 headed into the fourth after Eggebrecht finished an and-one layup. Two early buckets by SMSU pushed the lead back up to nine points, halting the Huskies momentum. SCSU continued to battle late as a three by Alana Zarneke cut the lead to three points with 5:59 remaining in the game. On their offensive possession, the Mustangs answered with a three of their own. That three started a 9-4 run for SMSU as an and-one layup by Audrey Swanson pushed the lead to eight points. SCSU cut the lead down to five, but would run out of gas as they would be defeated 73-57 against No. 23 Southwest Minnesota State.

Top Huskies

Reagan Briggs paced the Huskies in scoring with a career-high 13 points to go along with six rebounds, and four assists. Briggs also shot 60% from the field. This was her eighth game grabbing 6+ rebounds.
Alana Zarneke also scored 13 points while knocking down three three-pointers. She also grabbed five rebounds and dished out two assists. This was her sixth game cashing 3+ threes and has done so in three consecutive games.
Jada Eggebrecht was the final Husky to score in double-digits as she tallied 11 points on two made threes. With four made threes on the weekend, Eggebrecht is now tied for 9th in made threes in program history with 124. She is tied with Jessica Abrahams and is now three more threes from tying Emily VanGorden for 8th with 127.

Notables

St. Cloud State is now 43-19 all-time against Southwest Minnesota State.
The Huskies led the game in free throw percentage (88.9-82.6), offensive rebounds (9-8), assists (16-6), steals (9-4), blocks (2-1), points off turnovers (12-5), second chance points (7-5), and bench points (17-6).
Rachel Kottke scored eight points and totaled two rebounds and assists. This was her eighth game scoring 8+ points this season.
Kylan Gerads tallied five points, three rebounds, and two steals. This was her fourth multi-steal game this season.
Kristi Kottke totaled four points, five rebounds, two assists, and a steal and block. Kottke has grabbed 5+ rebounds in three of her past four games.
Paige Lambe scored three points, secured five rebounds, and dished out two assists. This was her seventh game grabbing 5+ rebounds.

Up Next
St. Cloud State will be back in action on Tuesday, January 28 as they host Bemidji State. For all the latest on St. Cloud State Women's Basketball, stay tuned to scsuhuskies.com and follow the team on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.