Marauders Offense Too Much for Huskies in 83-57 loss

Wednesday, February 5

Bismarck, ND

7:30 P.M.

St. Cloud State

10-12,7-10NSIC

UMary

13-8,10-7NSIC

St. Cloud St.

Mary

Photo by: Isaac Bentrott

2/5/2025 11:39:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

St. Cloud State loses sixth straight game

Bismarck, N.D.- St. Cloud State Women's Basketball (10-12, 7-10 NSIC) were defeated 83-57 Wednesday evening against UMary for their sixth straight loss. The Huskies scored on their first two possessions of the game to take a 4-0 lead before the Marauders went on an 8-0 run. UMary extended their lead up to eight points after making a corner three, but Rachel Kottke was able to weather the storm with a three-pointer of her own. The Marauders kept expanding the lead as a buzzer beating three-pointer by Anna Lenzen put UMary up 23-13 at the end of the first quarter. The offense for UMary continued to hum as they pushed the lead up to 17 with 6:51 remaining until halftime. The Huskies started gather some momentum as back-to-back threes by Kristi Kottke and Alana Zarneke forced a timeout. Coming out of that timeout, the Marauders got back on track with an 11-3 run to push the lead up to 19 with 2:50 left until halftime. For the second straight quarter, UMary ended the quarter on a buzzer beater as a layup by Bergan Kinnebrew gave the Marauders a 48-26 lead going into halftime. The second half garnered similar results as St. Cloud State trailed by as many as 31 points as they would ultimately be defeated 83-57.

Top Huskies

Rachel Kottke paced the Huskies in scoring as she tallied 13 points on 5/10 shooting with three made three-pointers. She also totaled five rebounds, two assists, and a steal. This was her fifth game scoring 13+ points and seventh game with 3+ made threes.
Reagan Briggs scored five points and grabbed seven rebounds while nabbing two steals. This was her fourth game with 7+ rebounds and 10th multi-steal game.
Kylan Gerads totaled nine points and five rebounds. This was her 11th game with 5+ rebounds and 9+ points.

Notables

St. Cloud State is now 20-13 all-time against UMary.
The Huskies led the game in rebounds (38-36) and offensive rebounds (11-8).
Paige Lambe totaled six points, eight rebounds, two assists, and a steal. This was her fifth game grabbing 8+ rebounds.
Jada Eggebrecht and Alana Zarneke each scored seven points.
Kora Forsline scored a career-high five points and grabbed one rebound.
Kristi Kottke tallied three points, four rebounds, three assists, and a steal and block.
Madi Herkenhoff scored two points and grabbed a season-high three rebounds.

Up Next
St. Cloud State will be back in action on Saturday, February 5 as they host Minot State at Halenbeck Hall. 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.