No. 10 St. Cloud State Women’s Hockey Drops Series Opener to No. 3 Minnesota

Friday, October 10

Ridder Arena • Minneapolis

5:30 p.m.

St. Cloud State

3-2-0, 0-1-0

#3 Minnesota

5-0-0, 1-0-0

St. Cloud St.

Minnesota

Photo by: Jason Soria

No. 10 St. Cloud State Women’s Hockey Drops Series Opener to No. 3 Minnesota

10/10/2025 9:45:00 PM | Women's Hockey

Box Score

Mikaelyan scores lone Husky goal in 4-1 defeat

MINNEAPOLIS – No. 10 St. Cloud State Women's Hockey (3-2-0, 0-1-0 Western Collegiate Hockey Association) dropped its first WCHA tilt of the season, 4-1, to No. 3 Minnesota on Friday evening at Ridder Arena in Minneapolis.

After a scoreless first period, the Gophers (5-0-0, 1-0-0 WCHA) found the back of the net just 70 seconds into the second period to take a 1-0 lead. The Huskies tied the game at one after a goal from freshman forward Maria Mikaelyan (Moscow, Russia) at the 13-minute mark of the second period. Senior forward Avery Farrell (Rogers, Minn.) forced a Minnesota turnover at the end wall and freshman forward Raili Mustonen (Kalajoki, Finland) recovered the loose puck and found Mikaelyan who streaking through the low slot unmarked.

The Gophers added two goals within 40 seconds of each other and took a 3-1 lead into the second intermission.

With three minutes remaining in the game, SCSU pulled its goaltender in an attempt to draw closer, but Minnesota iced the game with an empty-net goal with 75 seconds remaining.

TOP HUSKIES

Mikaeylan scored the lone SCSU goal.
Mustonen provided the only assist on the Husky goal.
Sophomore defender Siiri Yrjölä (Vantaa, Finland) blocked four shots

NOTABLES

SCSU moves to 6-109-4 all-time against Minnesota and 1-61-2 all-time against the Gophers on the road.
The Huskies moved to 1-2-0 this season against ranked teams and 1-2-0 in road games.
SCSU blocked 12+ shots for the third consecutive game.
SCSU went 4-for-4 on the penalty kill and 0-for-1 on the power play. For the season, SCSU is 16-for-18 (88.9%) on the penalty kill and 2-for-10 on the power play (20.0%).
Mikaelyan scored her third career goal in her fifth game.
Mustonen recorded her first career assist in her fifth game.
Yrjölä's four blocks were a single game high this season.
Graduate goaltender Jojo Chobak (Chicago, Ill.) made 29 saves for the second straight game.

UP NEXT
The Huskies return home Saturday to finish their series against the Gophers. Puck drop is scheduled for 1 p.m. at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center. Links to each coverage option can be found on the SCSU Women's Hockey schedule page.

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