Ahola Breaks School Record, Sundelin Scores Twice to Lift No. 11/10 St. Cloud State Women’s Hockey Over (RV) St. Thomas, 5-2

Friday, January 31

St. Cloud, Minn.

3 p.m. CT

St. Cloud State

13-9-5, 8-9-4

St. Thomas

7-18-2, 4-16-1

St. Thomas (MN)

St. Cloud St.

Sanni Ahola and Grace Wolfe fist bump vs. St. Thomas 1-31-25

Senior defender Grace Wolfe (L) and fifth year goaltender Sanni Ahola (R) fist bump after beating (RV) St. Thomas, 5-2 on Jan. 31, 2025 at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center in St. Cloud

Photo by: Bill Prout

Ahola Breaks School Record, Sundelin Scores Twice to Lift No. 11/10 St. Cloud State Women’s Hockey Over (RV) St. Thomas, 5-2

1/31/2025 11:48:00 PM | Women's Hockey

Box Score

Ahola becomes new program goaltending wins leader, Huskies score five-plus goals for first time since opening series of 2024-25

ST. CLOUD, Minn. – No. 11/10 St. Cloud State Women's Hockey (13-9-5, 8-9-4 Western Collegiate Hockey Association) took down (RV) St. Thomas, 5-2 in the first game of the team's home-and-home series on Friday afternoon at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center in St. Cloud. Fifth year goaltender Sanni Ahola (Helsinki, Finland) earned the win to become the program's all-time leader in goaltender wins with 35. Sophomore forwards Sofianna Sundelin (Ulvila, Finland) and Alice Sauriol (Sherbrooke, Quebec) continued their strong play, leading the Huskies with three points apiece.

The Huskies got off to a fast start thanks to Sundelin's first goal of the game, which came just 61 seconds into the opening period after she collected the puck off the boards and finished at a sharp angle.

SCSU didn't add its second goal until seven minutes into the second period when Sauriol deflected in Sundelin's one-time blast from the right point. Seven minutes later, the Huskies pushed their lead to three when former Tommie, fifth year forward Brieja Parent (Forest Lake, Minn.) tipped a wrister from sophomore defender Carmen Bray (Nanaimo, British Columbia) past the UST goaltender.

The Tommies (7-18-2, 4-16-1) got on the board with three minutes left in the second period after converting on a power play opportunity, but St. Cloud State responded just 30 seconds later with its third goal of the period when redshirt sophomore forward Laura Zimmermann (Ringgenberg, Switzerland) beat the UST netminder with a quick wrister to the far side of the goal after a pair of quick transition passes from senior defender Grace Wolfe (Owatonna, Minn) and junior defender Regan Bulger (Yellowknife, Northwest Territories) to extend the SCSU lead to 4-1.

Sundelin scored another quick goal, this one coming just 65 seconds into the final period, increasing the Huskies lead to four. St. Thomas scored its second power play goal of the afternoon halfway through the final period, making the final score 5-2.

TOP HUSKIES

Sundelin tallied three points, two goals and one assist, to earn the game's second star. She led the team in shots on goal, with seven and was second on the team in faceoff wins, with seven.
Sauriol recorded three points, one goal and two assists, earning the game's third star. She posted the second most shots on goal among Huskies (six).
Ahola was named the game's first star after becoming the program leader in career goaltender wins, with 35.
Bulger was the third Husky to have a multi-point game after registering two assists. She also finished the game a team best +3.
Parent and Zimmerman each scored a goal.

NOTABLES

SCSU improves to 11-3-2 all-time against St. Thomas including a 7-1-1 mark against the Tommies in St. Cloud. The Huskies lead the season series 2-0-1.
The Huskies scored 5+ goals for the first time since their season-opening series at Lindenwood on September 22 and tied its season high of 14 points in a game. Their nine assists and +20 +/- marked new season highs.
SCSU led the game in shots (33-15), while the Tommies led in faceoff wins (32-25), saves (28-13) and blocked shots (12-5).
The Huskies went 1-for-2 on the power play and 2-for-4 on the penalty kill. It was the third straight game that SCSU conceded a power play goal, and it was its second consecutive (third overall) game allowing 2+ power play goals in a game this season.
Sundelin recorded her first career three-point game and first career multi-goal game. She is just the second Husky to score two goals in a single game this season after fifth year forward Emma Gentry (Alpena, Mich.) did on Sept. 22 at Lindenwood. Her seven shots on goal were a new career high. She is on a three-game home point streak. She won 7+ draws for the 12^th time this season and seventh consecutive game. She is now tied with Gentry for the team lead in goals (seven), is second on the team in points (15) and third in assists (eight). Her assist was the 15^th of her career.
Sauriol posted the second three-point game of her career (both have come in the last five games). Her six shots on goal were a new career best. Her goal was the 10^th of her career and her first career power play goal. She currently has a five-game home point streak. She leads the team in points (18) and assists (14).
Ahola earned her eighth win of the season and 35^th of her career to become the all-time leader in goaltender wins, passing Laura Gieselman (1999-2003).
Bulger recorded the first career multi-point and multi-assist game of her career and posted a new single game +/- best of +3.
Parent scored her fourth goal in a Husky sweater and first against her former team.
Zimmermann netted her fifth goal of the season, posting the 10^th point of her season and 20^th of her career. It was her 60^th career game. She is now tied for the third most goals on the team this season.
Senior defender Dayle Ross (Spirit River, Alberta) posted her ninth assist of the season, which is second most on the team. She leads the team in +/- this season (+7).
Senior defender Taylor Larson (Nisswa, Minn.) recorded her seventh assist of the season, which ranks fourth on the team.
Wolfe tallied her fifth assist of the season and 35^th point of her career.
Bray recorded her fifth career assist.
Gentry won 11+ faceoffs for the 11^th game this season and third consecutive.
Fifth year forward Avery Myers (Fargo, N.D.) skated in her 135^th career game.
Senior forward Abby Promersberger (Fargo, N.D.) skated in her 130^th career game.
Sophomore defender Sydney Bryant (Traverse City, Mich.) skated in her first game since December 7.
Sophomore forward Grace Delmonico (Eagan, Minn.) played in her first game since October 12.

PRESS CONFERENCE

UP NEXT
The Huskies travel to Mendota Heights on Saturday to wrap up their home-and-home series against St. Thomas. Puck drop is slated for 2 p.m. from the Saint Thomas Ice Arena. Links to each coverage option are available on the SCSU Women's Hockey schedule page.

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