No. 11 St. Cloud State Women’s Hockey Skates To Tie With No. 1 Wisconsin

Sunday, January 26

LaBahn Arena • Madison, Wis.

4 p.m. CT

St. Cloud State

12-9-5, 7-9-4

Wisconsin

25-1-2, 19-1-2

OT 1

OT 2

St. Cloud St.

Wisconsin

Photo by: Mary Gettens - Union Athletics

No. 11 St. Cloud State Women’s Hockey Skates To Tie With No. 1 Wisconsin

1/26/2025 8:38:00 PM | Women's Hockey

Box Score

Huskies record first ever tie in Madison, drop shootout as UW earns the extra conference point

MADISON, Wis. – No. 11 St. Cloud State Women's Hockey (12-9-5, 7-9-4 Western Collegiate Hockey Association) skated to a 2-2 tie with No. 1 Wisconsin in the team's series finale on Sunday afternoon at LaBahn Arena in Madison, becoming just the second team to tie/beat the Badgers this season and the first to steal points from them in Madison. UW went on to win the shootout, 1-0, to earn the extra WCHA point.

SCSU opened the scoring late in the first period after fifth year forward Ally Qualley (Brooklyn Park, Minn.) batted the puck into the net after the Wisconsin netminder saved a shot from junior forward Svenja Voigt (Cologne, Germany) straight into the air. The Badgers (25-1-2, 19-1-2 WCHA) scored an equalizer with just over a minute left in the first period after earning a power play opportunity.

Wisconsin scored on another power play opportunity midway through the second period to take its first lead of the afternoon. The Huskies scored an equalizer of their own in the middle of the third period after fifth year forward Emma Gentry (Alpena, Mich.) forced a UW turnover and took a shot that rebounded off the Badgers goaltender to sophomore forward Laura Zimmermann (Ringgenberg, Switzerland) who was waiting in front of the net and beat the goaltender near side.

Neither team scored in the final 11:18 or during the five minute three-on-three overtime period, sending the game to a best-of-three shootout. Both teams missed their first attempt, and the Huskies missed their second shot, before Wisconsin made theirs. SCSU was stopped on its third shot, clinching the shootout win for the Badgers.

Freshman goaltender Emilia Kyrkkö (Nokia, Finland) was spectacular all game, saving 30 of the 32 shots she faced, while not allowing an even strength goal.

TOP HUSKIES

Gentry led the Huskies with two points (two assists) for the second straight game. She also recorded a game-high 15 faceoff wins and was the lone skater in the game to finish the game +2.
Qualley and Zimmermann scored the Huskies goals.
Kyrkkö made 30 saves, posting a .938 save percentage.

NOTABLES

SCSU moved to 9-99-4 all-time against Wisconsin and 4-52-1 all-time in Madison against the Badgers. The Huskies went 0-3-1 in the teams' regular season series this year.
The Huskies became just the second team this season (Ohio State) to earn a tie/win against Wisconsin and the first to steal points from them in Madison.
SCSU earned its first point against the Badgers since February 3, 2023.
The Huskies led the game in saves (30-18), while Wisconsin led in shots (32-20), faceoff wins (35-26) and blocked shots (14-10).
SCSU's power play goal streak came to an end at three.
The Huskies blocked 10+ shots for the 10^th time this season.
SCSU conceded a power play goal for the second consecutive game and 2+ power play goals for the second time this season.
Gentry posted her second career multi-assist game and second consecutive multi-point game (third of the season). She has won 10+ faceoffs in 14 games this season and 15+ twice. She now has five assists this season and is tied for second on the team in points this season, with 12.
Qualley scored her third goal as a Husky for her fifth point this season. Her goal was the 15^th of her career in her 125^th collegiate game.
Zimmermann netted her fourth goal of the season, moving herself into a tie for fourth on the team in goals this season. She is also now tied for fifth on the team in points this season (nine).
Kyrkkö made 30+ saves for the fourth time this season.
Voigt recorded her third assist of the season for her 10^th career point.
Senior defender Grace Wolfe (Owatonna, Minn) blocked a team high two shots.
Senior defender Ella Anick (Hermantown, Minn.) skated in her 125^th career game.

UP NEXT
The Huskies will play a home-and-home series against St. Thomas (7-17-2, 4-15-1 WCHA) next weekend. SCSU hosts the Tommies on Friday, January 31 at 3 p.m. at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center and will travel to Mendota Heights on Saturday to play UST at 2 p.m. at the Saint Thomas Ice Arena. Links to each coverage option are available on the SCSU Women's Hockey schedule page.

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