Huskies Downed by Mustangs in 75-64 Loss

Saturday, December 20

Marshall, MN

4:00 P.M.

St. Cloud State

4-8,1-6NSIC

Southwest Minnesota State

6-6,4-3NSIC

St. Cloud St.

Southwest Minn. St.

Photo by: Kayden Kircher

12/20/2025 7:29:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

SCSU allows 47 second half points

Marshall, MN. – St. Cloud State Women's Basketball (4-8, 1-6 NSIC) were defeated 75-64 to Southwest Minnesota State Saturday evening in their final game of 2025. SCSU shot 36.1% from the field and 17.6% three.

Both teams started slow offensively as a reverse layup by Abigail O'Reilly tied the game at nine at the 3:25 mark of the first quarter. SMSU closed the first frame on a 6-0 to lead 15-9, but the Huskies produced a strong defensive quarter as they limited the Mustangs to 25% shooting. SCSU opened up the second with some energy on both ends as a steal and score by Alana Zarneke gave the Huskies an 18-17 lead after a 9-2 run. The rest of the half bounced back-and-forth as neither team held a lead bigger than three points. A free throw by O'Reilly with three seconds left in the half set the score at 28-26 with SCSU trailing at the break.

Coming out of halftime, SMSU looked to have taken control off a 14-2 run as they led 47-34 with 3:44 remaining in the third. The Huskies would call a timeout and come out with a much-needed response as they used an instant 7-0 run to get back into the game. The Mustangs ultimately went into the fourth leading 51-43. St. Cloud State started the fourth with a quick 4-0 run as a layup by Jada Eggebrecht cut the lead down to four. From that bucket by Eggebrecht, SMSU tallied a 7-0 run to balloon their lead up to 11 and force a SCSU timeout. The Huskies continued to battle the rest of the way but were unable to get closer than seven points as they went on to lose 75-64. The Mustangs poured in 47 points in the second half and shot 57% after the first quarter.

Top Huskies

Jada Eggebrecht led the Huskies in scoring with 12 points to go with five rebounds, four assists, and three steals. The four assists were a season-high for Eggebrecht.
Paige Lambe scored an efficient 10 points (5/6) while grabbing three rebounds. This was her sixth game scoring 10+ points this season.
Abigail O'Reilly tallied 12 points off the bench. She made six of her eight free throws and shot 3/6 from the field.

Notables

St. Cloud State is now 43-20 all-time against SMSU.
The Huskies led the game in free throw makes (17-16), assists (13-12), steals (12-7), points off turnovers (20-14), fast break points (22-9), and bench points (18-4).
Alana Zarneke was the final Husky to score in double figures as she tallied 10 points and two rebounds, assists, and steals.
Reagan Briggs registered seven points and three steals while shooting 3/6 from the field.
Rachel Kottke compiled seven points, five rebounds, three assists, and two steals. This was her eighth multi-steal game this season.
Kristi Kottke tallied four points and seven rebounds. This was her fifth game with 7+ rebounds.
Brynn Olson totaled two points and three stocks.

Up Next
St. Cloud State will be back in action on Saturday, January 3 as they open 2026 against No. 2 Minnesota State. Tip-off is set for 4:00 p.m. at Halenbeck Hall.

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