Huskies Go Wire-to-Wire in 78-55 Win over Wayne State

Saturday, December 13

St. Cloud, Minn.

4:00 P.M.

St. Cloud State

4-6,1-4NSIC

Wayne State

6-5,1-4NSIC

Wayne St. (NE)

St. Cloud St.

Photo by: Isaac Bentrott

12/13/2025 7:48:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

SCSU wins first conference game

St. Cloud, MN. – St. Cloud State Women's Basketball (4-6, 1-4 NSIC) won their first conference game of the season as they defeated Wayne State 78-55 Saturday evening. The Huskies led the entirety of the game as they snapped their three-game losing streak.

St. Cloud State burst out of the gates to start the game as a pair of triples from Jada Eggebrecht and Rachel Kottke led to an 8-0 run and an early timeout by the Wildcats. The Huskies steadily held that lead for the first quarter, but WSC closed the quarter on a 5-0 to set the score at 19-15. Wayne State continued to chip into the SCSU lead as they cut it down to two points, but an 8-1 run capped off by a triple from Alana Zarneke rebuilt it back up to nine with 6:45 left in the half. The Wildcats did not let go of the rope as they again had another strong close to the quarter as they set the score at 34-29 going into halftime.

While the teams traded buckets to open the half, a 10-4 run late in the third propped the Huskies up to a 10-point lead. They continued to pile it one as they ultimately led 56-43 headed into the fourth. A three-pointer by Kristi Kottke served as the dagger as SCSU came out on fire with a 10-0 to run the fourth as they now led 66-43. St. Cloud State would lead by 20+ points the remainder of the game with their biggest lead being 25 as they went on to win 78-55. The Huskies played a complete game as they shot 51.8% from the field and 60% from three while holding Wayne State to 31.6% from the field and 19.2% from three while forcing 16 turnovers.

Top Huskies

Alana Zarneke was the games leading scorer with an efficient 15 points (6/7) while cashing all three of her three-pointers. This was Zarneke's third game of the season with 3+ threes.
Kristi Kottke stuffed the stat sheet with 14 points, four rebounds, six assists, and two steals. Kottke shot 5/6 from the field which was her third game with 5+ field goals made.
Paige Lambe was the final Husky to score in double figures as she scored 10 points on 5/8 shooting. Lambe also grabbed three rebounds. This was her fifth game scoring in double-figures this season.

Notables

St. Cloud State is now 15-12 all-time against Wayne State and have won seven straight games.
The Huskies led the game in field goal percentage (51.8-31.6), three-pointers made (9-5), rebounds (39-30), offensive rebounds (8-3), assists (24-11), points in the paint (32-26), second chance points (10-7), fast break points (6-4), bench points (35-20).
Abigail O'Reilly totaled eight points and six rebounds while shooting 3/5 from the field.
CJ Adamson dished out six assists to go with three points.
Jada Eggebrecht tallied nine points and five rebounds.
Reagan Briggs compiled two points, two rebounds, four assists, and three steals in her first start of the season. This was her second multi-steal game of the season.
Rachel Kottke registered seven points, eight rebounds, and three assists. This was her third game with 8+ rebounds.
Brynn Olson recorded seven points (3/4) and two rebounds.
Halle Vande Hey grabbed five rebounds.

Up Next
St. Cloud State will be back in action on Thursday, December 18 as they travel to Sioux Falls to face the Cougars. Tip-off is set for 7:30 p.m.

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.