St. Cloud State Women’s Basketball Defeated 78-66 in Overtime Against MSU Moorhead

Saturday, February 1

Moorhead, MN

5:30 P.M.

St. Cloud State

10-11,7-9NSIC

MSU Moorhead

10-12,8-8NSIC

OT 1

St. Cloud St.

MSU Moorhead

Photo by: Kayden Kircher

St. Cloud State Women’s Basketball Defeated 78-66 in Overtime Against MSU Moorhead

2/1/2025 9:46:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

Huskies lose fifth straight game

Moorhead, Minn.- St. Cloud State Women's Basketball (10-11, 7-9 NSIC) dropped their fifth consecutive game as they fell 78-66 in overtime against MSU Moorhead Saturday evening. The first four minutes of the game started slow for both teams as the Huskies trailed 6-5 following a layup by Kylan Gerads. A 6-0 run by the Dragons over the next two minutes set the score at 12-5 with 4:33 left in the first quarter. Rachel Kottke halted the momentum for the Dragons as she drilled a slot three. MSUM would lead by multiple possessions for the remainder of the first quarter until Kottke splashed her second three of the quarter with nine seconds left. St. Cloud State would trail 16-13 at the end of the first quarter. A 9-2 run to open the second quarter extended the Dragons lead up to 10 points at the 6:45 mark. Moorhead held a comfortable lead the remainder of the second quarter, but the SCSU started to gain steam late as a 5-0 to end the half set the score at 31-28. The entirety of the third quarter and most of the fourth quarter saw the Dragons keep the Huskies at bay by making big shots to halt any momentum that they had. With 4:29 left in the game and the Dragons leading 60-52, St. Cloud State ramped up their defense to make on final push. A 5-0 run and over a four-minute scoring drought for the Dragons saw their lead dwindle to a single point after Gerads knocked down big free throws. The Huskies would be forced to foul with 12 seconds left. MSUM made both attempts as they held a 62-59 lead as SCSU now had a chance to tie the game with a three. On their final possession of regulation, Rachel Kottke collapsed the defense with a drive and found Paige Lambe in the paint to create a scramble situation. Lambe kicked it out to Jada Eggebrecht on the perimeter who then found a wide open Kottke after she had flared out from her drive. To send it to overtime, Kottke splashed a clutch three with 3.6 seconds left. The Dragons missed a halfcourt three at the buzzer as the game headed to overtime tied at 62. The start of overtime saw the Huskies quickly build a four-point lead after free throws by Gerads and Alana Zarneke. Those free throws would unfortunately be the final points scored by St. Cloud State in overtime as the Dragons went on a 14-0 run over the final 3:57 of the game. SCSU would ultimately be defeated 78-66 in overtime for their fifth straight loss.

Top Huskies

Rachel Kottke paced the Huskies in scoring with a career-high 18 points on 6/8 shooting. She also made a career-high five three three-pointers to go with five rebounds and three assists.
Kylan Gerads scored an efficient 15 points on 5/6 shooting to go with four rebounds, two assists, and five stocks. Her four steals were a career-high. This was Gerads second time scoring 15+ points this season.
Paige Lambe totaled six points and seven rebounds to go with six stocks. Her three steals were a career-high. This was Lambe's fifth game with 3+ blocks this season.

Notables

St. Cloud State is now 36-32 all-time against MSU Moorhead.
The Huskies led the game in three-point percentage (32.14-22.22), free throw percentage (91.67-76.19), assists (16-14), blocks (4-1), steals (11-10), second chance points (14-10), and bench points (37-7).
Jada Eggebrecht scored eight points to go with four rebounds and two assists.
Alana Zarneke totaled seven points, five rebounds, four assists, and two steals. This was her 10th multi-steal game this season.
Alyssa Stamer scored five points and dished three assists. This was her 10th game with 3+ assists this season.
Reagan Briggs scored three points and grabbed three rebounds.

Up Next
St. Cloud State will be back in action on Wednesday, February 5 as they take on UMary. 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.