Eggebrecht and Zarneke Combine for 41 in Huskies 74-60 Win Over Augustana

Saturday, February 15

Sioux Falls, SD

5:30 P.M.

St. Cloud State

13-12,10-10NSIC

Augustana

6-21,4-17NSIC

St. Cloud St.

Augustana (SD)

Eggebrecht and Zarneke Combine for 41 in Huskies 74-60 Win Over Augustana

2/15/2025 9:46:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

St. Cloud State Clinches Home Playoff Game

Sioux Falls, S.D.- St. Cloud State Women's Basketball (13-12, 10-10 NSIC) clinched a home playoff game in the first round of the NSIC Tournament after defeating Augustana 74-60 Saturday evening. The Huskies got off to a fast start as a jumper by Alana Zarneke gave SCSU an early 9-5 lead in the first quarter. That jumper kicked off a 9-2 run for St. Cloud State as Reagan Briggs finish a layup to expand the lead to nine points with 4:25 left in the quarter. Free throws by Zarneke brought the lead up to double-digits as SCSU led 21-10 at the end of the first quarter. The Appleton, Wis. native got off to a hot start as she scored 12 points and cashed two threes in the first frame. Moving into the second quarter, the offense kept humming for St. Cloud State as they had doubled up Augustana with a 32-16 lead halfway through the second quarter. The Huskies kept pouring it on the Vikings as back-to-back threes by Jada Eggebrecht pushed the lead up to 21 points. St. Cloud State steadily held that lead as they went into halftime with a 45-27 advantage. The Huskies kept it rolling in the second half as they comfortably led by 17+ points in the third quarter. Taking a 65-48 lead into the fourth quarter, St. Cloud State did not let go of the rope as they led by 14+ points throughout. The Vikings made a run at the end of the game with a 7-0 spurt, but it would not matter as the Huskies won their third straight game with a 74-60 win against the Vikings.

Top Huskies

Alana Zarneke stuffed the stat sheet as she tallied 20 points on 6/11 shooting, seven assists and rebounds, four threes, and three stocks. The assists were a career-high. This was her fourth game with 20+ points and third game with 4+ threes.
Jada Eggebrecht scored 21 points while making three three-pointers, grabbing four rebounds, and recording a steal. By making three three-pointers, Eggebrecht is now in sole possession of eighth place in all-time three-pointers in program history with 130. This was her fourth game with 20+ points this season.
Kristi Kottke also stuffed the stat sheet with 10 points, four rebounds, five assists, two threes, and three steals. The assists tied her career-high. This was her fourth multi-three game.

Notables

St. Cloud State is now 38-34 all-time against Augustana.\
The Huskies led the game in field goal percentage (45.5-44.6), three-pointers made (9-4), rebounds (36-28), offensive rebounds (11-8), assists (22-13), points off turnovers (27-18), and second chance points (16-9).
With the win and a loss by Minnesota Crookston today, the Huskies clinched a home playoff game in the first round of the NSIC Tournament on February 26. Opponent and time are yet to be determined.
Paige Lambe scored 10 points and tallied three stocks and two rebounds. This was her 10th game with 10+ points and sixth game with 3+ stocks.
Rachel Kottke scored eight points and dished out four assists. This was her fifth game with 4+ assists.
Reagan Briggs scored three points and grabbed five rebounds. This was her 14th game with 5+ rebounds.
Alyssa Stamer grabbed four rebounds which tied her season-high.

Up Next
St. Cloud State will be back in action next Friday as they host Minnesota State Mankato at 7:30. 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.