Eggebrecht Makes History but Huskies Fall 59-58 to Bemidji State

Tuesday, January 28

St. Cloud, Minn.

7:30 P.M.

St. Cloud State

10-10,7-8NSIC

Bemidji State

5-14,3-12NSIC

Bemidji St.

St. Cloud St.

Photo by: Nathaly Delgado

Eggebrecht Makes History but Huskies Fall 59-58 to Bemidji State

1/29/2025 1:12:00 AM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

St. Cloud State loses fourth straight game

St. Cloud, Minn.- St. Cloud State Women's Basketball (10-10, 7-8 NSIC) dropped their fourth consecutive game as they were defeated 59-58 against Bemidji State Tuesday evening. The first quarter was tightly contested through the first five minutes as a three-pointer by Jada Eggebrecht set the score at 9-11 with 4:17 left in the opening frame. From that point, the Beavers started to take control as a 7-2 run put them up 18-11. SCSU would fight back to set the score at 18-17 at the end of the quarter as Eggebrecht scored 11 of the Huskies 17 points. A layup by Kylan Gerads would momentarily give the Huskies the lead at the beginning of the second quarter, but a five-minute scoring drought led to an eight-point deficit. The second of three field goals in the quarter was again scored by Gerads, but with 1:17 left until halftime. With 10 seconds left in the half, Paige Lambe finished inside to set the score at 30-24 going into halftime. The Beavers came out of the halftime break on a 7-1 run as they pushed the lead up to 12 points. St. Cloud State made their first field goal of the half at the 6:19 mark. The Huskies chipped away the rest of the quarter as they never let go of the rope. A three-pointer by Rachel Kottke with 21 seconds left in the quarter brought SCSU within seven points as they trailed 47-40 going into the fourth. Most of the fourth quarter saw the Beavers hold a comfortable lead, but St. Cloud State started to make a run with less than two minutes remaining. Alana Zarneke knocked down a pair of free throws to bring SCSU within six points. The Huskies forced a turnover of the defensive end which led to Gerads finishing a layup off an offensive rebound. With their lead down to four points, Bemidji State missed an open layup. Eggebrecht on the other end drilled a three, which would be her 1,000th point in her career. BSU called a timeout as the score was 59-58 with 42 seconds left. With a chance to potentially put the game away, the Beavers missed a three which was collected by Gerads. St. Cloud State called a timeout with 10 seconds left and a chance to now win the game. Out of the timeout, Eggebrecht would drive inside the paint, but missed a contested layup. The Beavers grabbed the rebound with one second left before calling a timeout. With little time remaining and being low on a team foul count, St. Cloud State would ultimately fall 59-58 to the Beavers.

Top Huskies

Jada Eggebrecht finished with 26 points on an uber efficient 11/16 from the field. She also grabbed four rebounds and made two threes. Eggebrecht also became the 36th Husky in program history to score 1,000 points. She was 24 points away heading into the game and now sits at 1,002 points. By making two threes, Eggebrecht moved into sole possession of ninth place in career three-pointers made with 126. She is two three-pointers from passing Emily VanGorden for eighth place. This was Eggebrecht's second game scoring 26+ points this season.
Kylan Gerads nearly notched a double-double as she scored eight points and tied her career-high in rebounds with 12. This was her third game exceeding 10+ rebounds. Five of her 12 rebounds came on the offensive end.
Reagan Briggs totaled seven points, four rebounds, three assists, and a block and steal. Briggs has scored 7+ points in three straight games.

Notables

St. Cloud State is now 51-20 all-time against Bemidji State.
The Huskies led the game in rebounds (42-28), offensive rebounds (14-2), points off turnovers (17-14), second chance points (15-2), fast break points (10-1), and bench points (10-1).
Rachel Kottke made her first career start and totaled four points, eight rebounds, and two assists and steals. This was her third game grabbing eight rebounds, which is her career-high.
Alana Zarneke scored six points and dished out two assists.
Paige Lambe totaled five points, three rebounds, and two blocks. This was her eighth multi-block game this season.
Kristi Kottke tallied three assists and steals and two rebounds. This was her sixth multi-steal game this season.
Kora Forsline blocked two shots and grabbed two rebounds, both of which were season-highs.

Up Next
St. Cloud State will be back in action on Saturday, February 1 as they travel to MSU Moorhead. 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.