Stifling Defense Props Huskies to 73-61 Win in Season Opener Against RV Washburn

Friday, November 14

Edmond, OK

5:00 P.M.

St. Cloud State

1-0,0-0NSIC

RV Washburn

0-1,0-0Mid-America Intercollegiate

St. Cloud St.

Washburn

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Stifling Defense Props Huskies to 73-61 Win in Season Opener Against RV Washburn

11/14/2025 8:31:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

SCSU forces 19 turnovers, holds Ichabods to 37% shooting

Edmond, Ok. – St. Cloud State Women's Basketball (1-0) tipped off their season Friday evening against RV Washburn in the Central Region Challenge. The Huskies came away with a 73-61 win after a strong defensive performance.

Early in the first quarter, St. Cloud State found themselves down 6-0, but back-to-back threes by Alana Zarneke and Rachel Kottke knotted the game back up. The teams battled on the remainder of the quarter as the Huskies trailed 18-17 at the end of the first. A late 8-0 surge in the second quarter partnered with a three-pointer by Zarneke with nine seconds left in the half gave the Huskies a 32-31 lead at halftime.

The third quarter saw similar efforts between the teams as they traded leads and blows throughout the period. The Huskies pushed ahead with another late quarter run as a 15-3 run over the final 3:59 of the third propped SCSU to a 54-45 lead going into the final frame. Washburn made their run in the fourth as a three-pointer cut the lead down to four with 3:01 left in the game. That three-pointer by the Ichabods was their final field goal of the game as the Huskies held them to 0/6 shooting and two turnovers in the final minutes of the game. A few timely buckets and six made free throws secured the win for SCSU. Overall, St. Cloud State forced 19 turnovers and limited Washburn to 37.7% from the field and 20.0% from deep in their 73-61 season opening victory.

Top Huskies

Alana Zarneke poured in 19 points on an efficient 8/14 shooting to go with three rebounds and assists as well as five stocks.
Jada Eggebrecht also tallied 19 points on the evening as she shot 6/14 with two assists and a steal.
Rachel Kottke nearly secured a double-double with nine points and rebounds paired with three assists and two steals.

Notables

St. Cloud State is now 2-1 all-time against Washburn and has won two consecutive games over the Ichabods.
The Huskies led the game in field goal percentage (39.7-37.7), three-pointers made (5-3), free throws made (18-6), assists (16-8), steals (11-8), points off turnovers (16-13), second chance points (25-18), and fast break points (15-9).
CJ Adamson and Brynn Olson each played their first career games as a Husky. Adamson totaled six points, five rebounds, and three assists. Olson tallied seven points, two rebounds, three assists, and two blocks.
Paige Lambe scored six points, grabbed three rebounds, and blocked a shot.
Abigail O'Reilly notched seven points and six rebounds in the game.
Kristi Kottke compiled five stocks and four rebounds in 20 minutes of action.

Up Next
St. Cloud State will return to action tomorrow afternoon for game two of the Central Region Challenge. They will play Central Oklahoma at 3:00 p.m.

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