Friday, November 28
MedStar Capitals Iceplex • Washington, D.C.
Noon
St. Cloud State
6-10-1
3
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#12 Colgate (N.Y.)
8-8-1
1
2
3
OT 1
F
St. Cloud St.
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1
0
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Colgate
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Photo by: Jason Soria
Sundelin’s First Career Hat Trick Lifts No. 14 St. Cloud State Women’s Hockey Over No. 12 Colgate
11/28/2025 4:24:00 PM | Women's Hockey
Sundelin nets second career overtime game-winner, Huskies earn first ranked win since Sept. 26
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Sophomore forward Sofianna Sundelin's (Ulvila, Finland) first collegiate hat trick and second career overtime game-winning goal led No. 14 St. Cloud State Women's Hockey (6-10-1, 2-9-1 Western Collegiate Hockey Association) to a 3-2 overtime victory over No. 12 Colgate on Friday afternoon at the MedStar Capitals Iceplex in the nation's capital to open the D1 in DC event.
Sundelin gave the Huskies an early 1-0 lead when she scored her first power play goal of the season off assists from fellow junior forwards Payton Holloway (Tomah, Wis.) and Alice Sauriol (Sherbrooke, Quebec). Just over three minutes later, the Raiders (8-8-1, 4-3-1 Eastern College Athletic Conference) scored an even strength goal to tie the game at one late in the first period.
Sundelin scored her second power play goal of the game with just over 6:15 left in the second period to give SCSU its second lead of the day. Colgate responded yet again with a power play goal of its own nine minutes into the third period and neither team was unable to score in the remainder of the period, sending the game into overtime.
Early in the extra five minutes, a Colgate shot took a heavy bounce of the blocker of SCSU's sophomore goaltender Emilia Kyrkkö (Nokia, Finland), Sundelin picked up the puck at the blue line with a full head of steam and nobody between her and the Raider goalie. Sundelin skated down and beat the Colgate netminder glove side to complete her first career hat trick and second career overtime game-winning goal.
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The Huskies wrap up their time in Washington, D.C. for the D1 in DC event against No. 10 Clarkson (N.Y.) on Saturday. Puck drop is scheduled for 1 p.m. CT/2 p.m. ET from the MedStar Capitals Iceplex. Links to each coverage option can be found on the SCSU Women's Hockey schedule page.
For all the latest on St. Cloud State Women's Hockey, stay tuned to SCSUHuskies.com and follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
Sundelin gave the Huskies an early 1-0 lead when she scored her first power play goal of the season off assists from fellow junior forwards Payton Holloway (Tomah, Wis.) and Alice Sauriol (Sherbrooke, Quebec). Just over three minutes later, the Raiders (8-8-1, 4-3-1 Eastern College Athletic Conference) scored an even strength goal to tie the game at one late in the first period.
Sundelin scored her second power play goal of the game with just over 6:15 left in the second period to give SCSU its second lead of the day. Colgate responded yet again with a power play goal of its own nine minutes into the third period and neither team was unable to score in the remainder of the period, sending the game into overtime.
Early in the extra five minutes, a Colgate shot took a heavy bounce of the blocker of SCSU's sophomore goaltender Emilia Kyrkkö (Nokia, Finland), Sundelin picked up the puck at the blue line with a full head of steam and nobody between her and the Raider goalie. Sundelin skated down and beat the Colgate netminder glove side to complete her first career hat trick and second career overtime game-winning goal.
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- Sundelin scored her fourth, fifth and sixth goals of 2025-26 to double her season total and record her first collegiate hat trick and earn the first star of the game.
- Holloway notched her sixth and seventh assists of the season to earn the second star.
- Kyrkkö saved 29 of 31 shots, only allowing one even strength goal for a .935 save percentage.
- SCSU improved to 2-2-1 all-time against Colgate, earning their first win over the Raiders since the program's first meeting on January 6, 2017, in St. Cloud. The Huskies improved to 1-0-0 against Colgate in neutral site games.
- The Huskies moved to 1-0-0 in neutral site games this season, 3-9-1 in games against teams ranked/receiving votes in either the U.S. College Hockey Online (USCHO) Poll or the USA Hockey Poll and 2-2-1 in overtime games.
- SCSU blocked 10+ shots for the ninth time this season and picked up its first win over a ranked opponent since Sept. 26.
- The Huskies went 2-for-3 on the penalty kill and 2-for-6 on the power play. For the season, SCSU is 43-for-58 (74.1%) on the penalty kill and 7-for-45 on the power play (15.6%).
- The Huskies out-shot Colgate, 36-31 and the Raiders out-blocked SCSU 12-10 and won 60.8% of the faceoffs.
- Sundelin posted the 28th hat trick in program history and the first since former teammate and current Toronto Sceptres forward Emma Gentry '25 scored three at Bemidji State on Feb. 24, 2024. The hat trick was the first of her career and the second three-point game of this season/her career. Her game-winning goal was the third of her career (two have come in overtime). It was her first career game with multiple power play goals, and she doubled her career total from two to four. Sundelin doubled her season goal total from three to six and surpassed 40 career points. She now leads the team in points (14) and is second in goals (two, tie), power play goals (two) and game-winning goals (one).
- Holloway recorded the first multi-point/multi-assist game of her career in her 80th career game.
- Kyrkkö's 29 saves were the fourth most in a game this season. It was her 25th career appearance.
- Sauriol's assist was the 50th point of her career. She is now second on the team in points this season (13) and tied for third in asissts (eight).
- Senior forward Svenja Voigt (Cologne, Germany) skated in her 105th career game.
- Junior forward Sidney Jackel (Ann Arbor, Mich) skated in her 80th career game.
The Huskies wrap up their time in Washington, D.C. for the D1 in DC event against No. 10 Clarkson (N.Y.) on Saturday. Puck drop is scheduled for 1 p.m. CT/2 p.m. ET from the MedStar Capitals Iceplex. Links to each coverage option can be found on the SCSU Women's Hockey schedule page.
For all the latest on St. Cloud State Women's Hockey, stay tuned to SCSUHuskies.com and follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
Team Stats
SCS
COL
Shots
36
31
PPG
1
1
SHG
0
0
Penalties
4
7
Penalty Mins
8
14
Faceoffs Won
20
31
Game Leaders
+/-
2
Goals
3
Sh
6
A
0
+/-
0
Goals
0
Sh
6
A
2
+/-
-1
Goals
0
Sh
5
A
1
+/-
0
Goals
0
Sh
5
A
0
Players Mentioned
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