Huskies Comeback Falls Short in 69-66 Loss to Michigan Tech

Friday, November 21

Houghton, MI

4:30 P.M. CT

St. Cloud State

2-2,0-0NSIC

Michigan Tech

4-0,0-0GLIAC

St. Cloud St.

Michigan Tech

Huskies Comeback Falls Short in 69-66 Loss to Michigan Tech

11/21/2025 8:37:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

SCSU misses game-tying three at the buzzer

Houghton, MI. – St. Cloud State Women's Basketball (2-2) were defeated in a tightly contested game against Michigan Tech as they fell 69-66 Friday evening. The Huskies battled back from a 14-point deficit but fell short after a game-tying three hit the back rim at the buzzer.

The first quarter was quiet for the Huskies offense as they shot 2/13 and committed seven turnovers. They would trail 16-6 at the end of the quarter. After a quick 4-0 run by Michigan Tech to start the second, SCSU slowly started to find their offense as a three-pointer by Kristi Kottke brought the Huskies within eight points. St. Cloud State continued to chip away and gathered enough momentum to make a late push to end the half. A layup by Jada Eggebrecht with three seconds left set the score at 28-27 as St. Cloud State only trailed by a single point at the half.

Out of the break, MTU pushed their lead back up to double digits with a three-pointer at the 4:22 mark of the third. St. Cloud State again showed resilience with Alana Zarneke cashing a three to cap off a responding 10-0 run to tie the game. The teams traded blows in the final minutes of the third, but a three-pointer with a second left by MTU gave them a 50-49 lead headed into the fourth. As the first three quarters of the game had shown, this was a game of runs. MTU made theirs as a 7-0 run pushed their lead up to nine with 4:21 remaining. The Huskies then responded with their run as Brynn Olson knocked down a baseline jumper with 1:33 remaining to bring SCSU within a point as the score set at 67-66 after a 10-2 run. Each team cooled off for the next minute as the defenses stepped up. Michigan Tech had the ball with 41 seconds remaining a drew a key foul to reset and ultimately turn off the shot clock with 15 seconds left. SCSU would have to foul again, and Michigan Tech capitalized with two makes at the stripe to take a three-point lead. On the final possession for SCSU, Eggebrecht had her three-point attempt blocked, but Kristi Kottke corralled the offensive rebound. She kicked it out to Zarneke who fired a three with five seconds left. Zarneke narrowly missed but followed her shot and grabbed the rebound. With three seconds left, she had the ball at the free throw line and found an open CJ Adamson on the wing. As time expired, Adamson took the game-tying three which would've sent the game into overtime. Her shot just missed as it hit the back rim as the buzzer sounded. St. Cloud State would fall 69-66 in a resilient effort by the Huskies.

Top Huskies

Alana Zarneke led the Huskies in scoring with 21 points on an efficient 7/14 shooting. She made three of her seven three-point attempts and compiled five rebounds, two assists, and a steal.
Rachel Kottke totaled six points, rebounds, and assists to go with two steals.
Kristi Kottke recorded a double-double with 10 points and rebounds with three assists. Kottke shot 4/6 from the field and dished out three assists.

Notables

St. Cloud State is now 5-8 all-time against Michigan Tech.
The Huskies led the game in rebounds (36-32), offensive rebounds (12-6), assists (16-13), points off turnovers (15-8), and bench points (17-7).
Jada Eggebrecht was the final Husky to score in double figures as she totaled 11 points and two rebounds and assists.
Abigail O'Reilly scored eight points and grabbed two rebounds.
Brynn Olson tallied seven points and three rebounds.

Up Next
St. Cloud State will be back in action on Tuesday, November 25 as they take on No. 8 Minnesota State for their conference opener in Mankato, MN.

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.