Turnovers Plague Huskies in 96-61 Loss to No. 25 Minnesota State

Friday, February 21

St. Cloud, Minn.

7:30 P.M.

St. Cloud State

13-13,10-11NSIC

#25 Minnesota State

22-5,18-3NSIC

Minnesota St.

St. Cloud St.

Turnovers Plague Huskies in 96-61 Loss to No. 25 Minnesota State

2/21/2025 10:47:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

Mavericks turn 35 turnovers into 47 points

St. Cloud, Minn.- St. Cloud State Women's Basketball (13-13, 10-11 NSIC) were plagued by turnovers in their 96-61 loss to No. 25 Minnesota State Friday evening. The first quarter saw the Mavericks burst out of the gates with a 16-4 lead. A three-pointer by Jada Eggebrecht stopped the bleeding to cut the deficit to seven as Kylan Gerads then finished a layup to set the score at 16-9. The Mavericks would hold a steady lead the remainder of the first quarter as they led 22-13. SCSU kept the game in striking distance to start the second quarter as another inside finish by Gerads brought the Huskies within six points. From that point, MSU burst the game open with a 16-2 run as they now led 41-21 with 2:41 left in the half. The Mavericks kept piling it on as a layup by Destinee Bursch with three seconds left put Mankato up 48-23 going into halftime. The second half saw MSU continue to roll as they led by 25+ points the entirety of the second half. The Mavericks held a lead as big as 43 points as the Huskies would ultimately be defeated 96-61. Mankato forced SCSU into 35 turnovers which they turned into 47 points.

Top Huskies

Jada Eggebrecht led the Huskies in scoring with 12 points. She also grabbed five rebounds, dished three assists, and recorded a block and steal. This was her sixth game with 5+ rebounds.
Kylan Gerads closed in on a double-double with 10 points and eight rebounds. She also nabbed two steals. This was her sixth game with 8+ rebounds.
Halle Vande Hey scored a career-high seven points to go with seven rebounds and a career-high two assists. This was her second game with 7+ rebounds.

Notables

St. Cloud State is now 67-47 all-time against Minnesota State and have lost four straight games.
The Huskies led the game in three-pointers made (6-5), rebounds (45-38), offensive rebounds (20-14), and second chance points (12-2).
Alyssa Stamer scored nine points while going 6/8 from the free throw line which was a career-high in makes.
Alana Zarneke scored five points and grabbed nine rebounds. This was her second game with 9+ rebounds.
Reagan Briggs scored six points and nabbed two steals. This was her 11th multi-steal game this season.
Paige Lambe scored six points and grabbed two rebounds.

Up Next
St. Cloud State will be back in action tomorrow as they host Winona State in their regular season finale. The Huskies have already clinched a home playoff game in the NSIC Tournament and will know their opponent after tomorrow's game. 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.