Saturday, January 24
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Photo by: Bill Prout
No. 15/14 St. Cloud State Women’s Hockey Swept by No. 3 Minnesota
1/24/2026 5:26:00 PM | Women's Hockey
Huskies fall in series finale at Ridder Arena
MINNEAPOLIS – No. 15/14 St. Cloud State Women's Hockey (8-16-2, 4-14-2 Western Collegiate Hockey Association) dropped its series finale against No. 3 Minnesota, 5-1, on Saturday afternoon at Ridder Arena in Minneapolis.
The Gophers (22-4-0, 16-4-0 WCHA) killed off two early penalties before converting on a power play opportunity of their own after SCSU was called for a five-minute major in the first period for the second consecutive game. The Huskies were unable to score on their third power play of the first period and Minnesota took a 1-0 lead into the first intermission.
After the first 17:56 of the second period went scoreless, St. Cloud State tied the game with a goal from freshman defender Sydney Lamb (Lombard, Ill.). Senior forward Avery Farrell (Rogers, Minn.) sent a pass from the Huskies defensive zone off the boards into the offensive zone and Lamb skated past a Gopher defender and converted on the breakaway with a backhand shot around the Minnesota netminder.
Minnesota regained the lead with a goal just 1:04 later and opened the third period with a goal just 11 seconds in to extend its lead to 3-1. The 'U' added another even strength goal in the period before scoring an empty netter to bring the game to its final score of 5-1.
TOP HUSKIES
The Huskies travel to St. Paul next weekend for a series against (RV) St. Thomas (10-16-0, 5-15-0 WCHA) at the brand-new Lee & Penny Anderson Arena. Puck drops for both Friday and Saturday's games are set for 2 p.m. Links to each coverage option can be found on the SCSU Women's Hockey game day central or schedule page.
For all the latest on St. Cloud State Women's Hockey, stay tuned to SCSUHuskies.com and follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
The Gophers (22-4-0, 16-4-0 WCHA) killed off two early penalties before converting on a power play opportunity of their own after SCSU was called for a five-minute major in the first period for the second consecutive game. The Huskies were unable to score on their third power play of the first period and Minnesota took a 1-0 lead into the first intermission.
After the first 17:56 of the second period went scoreless, St. Cloud State tied the game with a goal from freshman defender Sydney Lamb (Lombard, Ill.). Senior forward Avery Farrell (Rogers, Minn.) sent a pass from the Huskies defensive zone off the boards into the offensive zone and Lamb skated past a Gopher defender and converted on the breakaway with a backhand shot around the Minnesota netminder.
Minnesota regained the lead with a goal just 1:04 later and opened the third period with a goal just 11 seconds in to extend its lead to 3-1. The 'U' added another even strength goal in the period before scoring an empty netter to bring the game to its final score of 5-1.
TOP HUSKIES
- Lamb scored the lone goal for the Huskies.
- Farrell provided the only assist on Lamb's goal and skated to a +1 mark.
- Graduate defender Grace Wolfe (Owatonna, Minn.) led the game in blocks with four.
- SCSU moved to 6-112-4 all-time against Minnesota and 2-8-0 in the 10 games against the Gophers. The Huskies moved to 1-62-2 all time against the 'U' in Minneapolis and 0-4-0 against Minnesota this season.
- SCSU moved to 4-7-1 in home games this season and 5-15-2 in games against teams ranked/receiving votes in either the U.S. College Hockey Online (USCHO) Poll or the USA Hockey Poll.
- The Huskies went 3-for-4 on the penalty kill and 0-for-3 on the power play. For the season, SCSU is 64-for-84 (76.2%) on the penalty kill and 11-for-74 on the power play (14.9%).
- The Gophers led the game in shots on goal (43-20) and won 54.7% of the faceoffs. SCSU led the game blocks (17-11).
- SCSU blocked a season high 17 shots, the most in a game since it blocked 23 at Wisconsin on Feb. 4, 2024.
- Lamb scored her third goal of the season which tied her for the team lead among blueliners. Her nine points rank second among SCSU defenders.
- Farrell's assist was her 11th of the season and her 17th point, both of which rank tied for second on the team this season.
- Wolfe blocked 4+ shots for the fourth time this season and second straight game. She leads SCSU with 45 blocks this season.
- Junior forward Sofianna Sundelin (Ulvila, Finland) went 9-for-15 on the faceoff dot. She leads SCSU with 235 faceoff wins this season.
- Redshirt junior forward Laura Zimmermann (Ringgenberg, Switzerland) blocked three shots. It was her 95th career game and final before she leaves for the 2026 Winter Olympics, Milano Cortina.
- Junior forward Payton Holloway (Tomah, Wis.) went 7-for-12 on the dot and skated to a +1 mark.
- Graduate goaltender Jojo Chobak (Chicago, Ill.) made 38+ saves for the fourth time this season and the third straight game.
- Redshirt junior defender Regan Bulger (Yellowknife, Northwest Territories) skated in her 75th career game.
The Huskies travel to St. Paul next weekend for a series against (RV) St. Thomas (10-16-0, 5-15-0 WCHA) at the brand-new Lee & Penny Anderson Arena. Puck drops for both Friday and Saturday's games are set for 2 p.m. Links to each coverage option can be found on the SCSU Women's Hockey game day central or schedule page.
For all the latest on St. Cloud State Women's Hockey, stay tuned to SCSUHuskies.com and follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
Team Stats
SCS
MIN
Shots
20
43
PPG
0
1
SHG
0
0
Penalties
6
6
Penalty Mins
15
12
Faceoffs Won
24
29
Game Leaders
+/-
-1
Goals
1
Sh
2
A
0
+/-
1
Goals
0
Sh
0
A
1
+/-
0
Goals
0
Sh
4
A
0
+/-
-2
Goals
0
Sh
4
A
0
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