Huskies Cruise to 101-53 Win Over Alaska Fairbanks

Saturday, November 29

St. Cloud, Minn.

3:00 P.M

St. Cloud State

3-3,0-1NSIC

101

Alaska Fairbanks

0-6,0-0Great Northwest

Alas. Fairbanks

St. Cloud St.

101

Photo by: Isaac Bentrott

11/29/2025 7:21:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

SCSU neared team record for assists in a single game with 32

St. Cloud, MN. – St. Cloud State Women's Basketball (3-3, 0-1 NSIC) cruised to a 101-53 win against Alaska Fairbanks Saturday afternoon in their home opener at Halenbeck Hall. Prominent passing by the Huskies led to 32 assists which fell just short of a team record of 34.

St. Cloud State came out on fire as a two-pointer by Jada Eggebrecht gave SCSU a quick 9-0 lead. SCSU continued to pour it on offensively as an 8-2 run gave them a 17-4 lead. The Huskies would shoot 65% from the field in the first quarter as they held a commanding 30-9 lead. Offensive rebounds and assists were the key factors in the first half for St. Cloud State. Grabbing 17 offensive rebounds led to SCSU taking 21 more shots than Alaska Fairbanks in the first half and 18 assists occurred on 20 field goals made. St. Cloud State continued to roll as they led 47-23 at halftime.

The second half saw similar results as the Huskies led by 24+ points the remainder of the game with their biggest lead being 51 points. SCSU ultimately went on to win 101-53 in their home opener. St. Cloud State finished two assists shy of a team record (34), as they totaled 32 assists in the game. They relentlessly attacked the offensive glass with 28 offensive rebounds leading to 23 second chance points. The 101 points they scored was also the most in a game since December, 3 2016 where they scored 111 against Bemidji State.

Top Huskies

Kristi Kottke fell just short of a triple-double as she totaled 12 points, nine rebounds (eight offensive), and eight assists. She also nabbed three steals while shooting 5/10 from the field.
Brynn Olson led the Huskies in scoring with 16 points on an efficient 6/9 shooting. Olson also tallied five rebounds, three steals, and two assists.
Abigail O'Reilly recorded 14 points (7/11) and six rebounds.

Notables

St. Cloud State is now 4-1 all-time against Alaska Fairbanks.
The Huskies led the game in field goal percentage (46.5-34.6), free throw makes (11-7), rebounds (59-26), offensive rebounds (28-6), assists (32-14), steals (12-8), blocks (5-1), points off turnovers (40-14), points in the paint (44-16), second chance points (23-3), fast break points (17-9), and bench points (54-31).
Jada Eggebrecht scored an efficient 14 points (6/12) to go with three assists and stocks (two steals & one block).
Alana Zarneke was the final Husky to score in double figures as she totaled 11 points, five rebounds, and three assists.
Rachel Kottke stuffed the stat sheet as she tallied three points, nine rebounds, six assists, and a block and steal.
Halle Vande Hey notched seven points, six rebounds, and two blocks.
Paige Lambe registered five points and six rebounds.
Reagan Briggs made her season debut and compiled seven points, four rebounds, and a steal.
CJ Adamson dished out six assists to go with three points.
Annika Peper and Elise Groppoli scored the first points of their career with five and two points respectively.
Laynie Meister tallied two points, three rebounds, and a steal and block.

Up Next
St. Cloud State will be back in action on Wednesday, December 3 as they take on Concordia-St. Paul at 7:30 p.m. in St. Paul, 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.