Zarneke Drops Career-High as Huskies Bombard Vikings from Three in Win

Friday, January 3

St. Cloud, Minn.

5:30 P.M.

St. Cloud State

7-5,4-3NSIC

Augustana

2-12,0-8NSIC

Augustana (SD)

St. Cloud St.

Zarneke Drops Career-High as Huskies Bombard Vikings from Three in Win

1/3/2025 10:55:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

St. Cloud State wins 81-70

St. Cloud, Minn.- St. Cloud State Women's Basketball (7-5, 4-3 NSIC) snapped their two-game losing streak as they defeated Augustana 81-70 Friday evening. Augustana held a modest five-point lead at the 6:07 mark of the first quarter as they led 11-6. The Vikings steadily held that lead for most of the quarter, but a three-pointer by Jada Eggebrecht with seven seconds left set the score at 19-20. That three-pointer by Eggebrecht sparked the Huskies offense as back-to-back three-pointers by Rachel Kottke and Alana Zarneke gave SCSU a nine-point lead with 3:58 left in the half. The offense continued to hum late the rest of the half as a 30-point quarter by the Huskies gave them a 49-40 lead going into the break. The second quarter saw St. Cloud State make six three-pointers in the frame and that hot shooting continued into the second half. While the offense continued to click, the defense ramped up as the Vikings made their first field goal of the half at the 5:47 mark of the third quarter as SCSU led by 15 points. From that first inagural bucket, the Vikings had new life as they ramped up their defensive intensity as a 10-3 run brought them within 10 points. Despite the new energy, St. Cloud State responded with a 7-2 run to end the quarter as Kylan Gerads finished a layup with eight seconds left to put St. Cloud State back up by 15 points. The Vikings never came within 10 points for the fourth quarter as the Huskies picked up their first win of 2025 with an 81-70 win against Augustana. St. Cloud State made a season-high 14 threes on an efficient 41.2%.

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Alana Zarneke had a career evening as she scored a career-high 23 points while tying her career-high in three-pointers made with five. She also made a career-high nine field goals (9/19 shooting), while shooting 45.5% from three (5/11). In addition, she totaled three steals and assists along with two rebounds.
Paige Lambe nearly notched a double-double with 11 points and eight rebounds while blocking a career-high five shots. Lambe started her third game of the year and shot 50% (5/10) from the field while also nabbing a steal. She scored in double-digits for the second straight game and fourth time on the year.
Kylan Gerads scored a career-high 14 points in a career-high 25 minutes. She shot 54.5% (6/11) from the field while grabbing three rebounds and totaling an assist and steal.

Notables

St. Cloud State is now 34-37 all-time against Augustana.
The Huskies led the game in three-point percentage (41.2-38.9), three-point makes (14-7), rebounds (40-38), offensive rebounds (12-7), assists (25-13), blocks (5-2), points off turnovers (27-16), second chance points (9-4), fast break points (15-4), and bench points (30-17).
Jada Eggebrecht tallied 12 points, a career-high eight rebounds, and a season-high five assists. She also cash four three-pointers in the game.
Rachel Kottke stuffed the stat sheet with 11 points, a career-high six assists, and six rebounds. Kottke also made a career-high three three-pointers while shooting 4/7 from the field.
Kristi Kottke also did a little bit of everything with career-highs in points, rebounds, and assists. She tallied five points, rebounds, and assists in a career-high 28 minutes.
Reagan Briggs totaled two points and assists while grabbing five rebounds. This was the sixth game this season where Briggs has tallied 5+ rebounds.

Up Next
St. Cloud State will return to action tomorrow afternoon as they host Wayne State at 3:30. 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.