No. 11 St. Cloud State Women’s Hockey Skates to 2-2 Tie With (RV) Minnesota State

Saturday, February 8

Mayo Clinic HSEC • Mankato, Minn.

2 p.m. CT

St. Cloud State

14-10-6, 9-10-5

Minnesota State

11-17-2, 5-17-2

OT 1

OT 2

St. Cloud St.

Minnesota St.

Photo by: Bill Prout

No. 11 St. Cloud State Women’s Hockey Skates to 2-2 Tie With (RV) Minnesota State

2/8/2025 10:55:00 PM | Women's Hockey

Box Score

MSU wins shootout to earn extra conference point

MANKATO, Minn. – No. 11 St. Cloud State Women's Hockey (14-10-6, 9-10-5 Western Collegiate Hockey Association) skated to a 2-2 tie with (RV) Minnesota State in the team's series finale on Saturday afternoon at the Mayo Clinic HSEC in Mankato. The Mavericks (11-17-2, 5-17-2 WCHA) earned the extra WCHA point after winning the shootout, 2-1.

Sophomore forward Sofianna Sundelin (Ulvila, Finland) put the Huskies up 1-0 eight minutes into the first period after putting the rebound from her initial shot into the back of the net. With just over four minutes left in the first 20 minutes, MSU evened the game at one and took its first lead of the series after scoring just over four minutes into the second period. Junior forward Avery Farrell (Rogers, Minn.) brought the game back even after tipping in fifth year forward Emma Gentry's (Alpena, Mich.) shot from the high slot.

The game's final 15 minutes, including overtime, went scoreless sending the game to a best-of-three shootout which Minnesota State won, 2-1 after five shooters.

TOP HUSKIES

Sundelin scored the Huskies first goal.
Farrell scored the goal to send the game to overtime.
Gentry and senior defender Ella Anick (Hermantown, Minn.) each tallied an assist. Gentry won a game-high 10 faceoffs.
Fifth year goaltender Sanni Ahola (Helsinki, Finland) saved 27 shots (.931 save percentage).

NOTABLES

SCSU moves to 54-43-14 all-time against Minnesota State including a 23-21-7 mark against the Mavericks in Mankato. The Huskies finished the season series 2-1-1 against MSU.
The Huskies are now 1-5 in shootouts this season.
SCSU led the game in shots (32-29) and blocked shots (9-6), while the Mavericks led in faceoff wins (27-22) and saves (30-27).
The Huskies power play went 0-for-4, and their penalty kill went 3-for-3.
Sundelin retook the team lead in goals after scoring her ninth of the season. Her goal was the 10^th of her career and the 25^th point of her career.
Farrell's goal was her sixth of the season (10^th point) and 25^th of her career. She became the seventh Husky to reach 10 points this season.
Gentry's assist was the 30^th of her career. She is three points away from joining the program's career top-10 list. She played in her 146^th game as a Husky, tying Laura Fast (2004-08) for fifth most in program history. It is the sixth consecutive and 18^th overall game she has won 10+ draws.
Anick's assist was her fifth point of the season.
Ahola improved her season save percentage to .918 and goals against average to 2.06. It was her 80^th career start. It was her sixth time making 27+ saves in a game this season.
Junior defender Regan Bulger (Yellowknife, Northwest Territories) and sophomore forward Greta Henderson (Regina, Saskatchewan) skated in their 60^th career game.
Sophomore forward Marie Moran (Lakeville, Minn.) played in her 30^th career game.

UP NEXT
The Huskies will play Minnesota in a home-and-home series next weekend. SCSU travels to Ridder Arena in Minneapolis on Friday, Feb. 14 to play at 6 p.m. before returning to St. Cloud and the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center on Saturday, Feb. 15 at 3 p.m. Saturday will serve as Senior Day to honor the team's 10 seniors. Links to each coverage option will be available on the SCSU Women's Hockey schedule page.

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