Huskies fall 83-56 to No. 2 Mavericks in 2026 Opener

Saturday, January 3

St. Cloud, Minn.

4:00 P.M.

St. Cloud State

4-9,1-7NSIC

#2 Minnesota State

14-0,8-0NSIC

Minnesota St.

St. Cloud St.

Photo by: Nathaly Delgado

1/3/2026 8:44:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

SCSU commits 42 turnovers for 35 MSU points

St. Cloud, MN. – St. Cloud State Women's Basketball (4-9, 1-7 NSIC) were defeated 83-56 against No. 2 Minnesota State in their first game of 2026. The Huskies committed 42 turnovers which led to 35 points for MSU.

Through the first minute and a half, the Huskies held a 5-2 lead with Reagan Briggs accounting for all five of SCSU's points. From that point, the Mavericks commenced on a 9-2 as they took an 11-7 lead. The defense of the Huskies would ramp up as they held Mankato without a field goal for over four minutes of play as they cut the deficit down to three. A layup by the Mavericks with 11 seconds left gave them an 18-15 lead after one. SCSU held MSU to 8/21 shooting in the first quarter. St. Cloud State held strong against the second ranked Mavs into the second quarter as a jumper by Jada Eggebrecht brought them with a point. A 12-3 burst by Mankato opened up the game as they led 33-23 with 3:43 left in the half. The Huskies did not let go of the rope as they battled to trail 39-29 at halftime.

Out of the second half, the Mavericks burst out with a 13-2 run as turnovers began to pile up for the Huskies. SCSU made their first field goal of the half at the 3:47 mark of the third where they now trailed 54-35. St. Cloud State would trail by 19+ points the remainder of the game with their biggest deficit being 28 points. They would ultimately fall 83-56 against No. 2 Minnesota State.

Top Huskies

Reagan Briggs led the Huskies in scoring with nine points on 4/7 shooting. She also nabbed three steals and grabbed two rebounds. This was Briggs' fifth multi-steal game this season.
CJ Adamson compiled season highs of eight points and five rebounds. She also dished out two assists and shot 4/7 from the field.
Abigail O'Reilly recorded seven points and rebounds off the bench. This was her fifth game with 7+ rebounds this season.

Notables

St. Cloud State is now 67-50 all-time against Minnesota State and has lost six straight games.
The Huskies led the game in rebounds (49-35), offensive rebounds (16-12), and second chance points (12-10).
Jada Eggebrecht scored eight points and grabbed three rebounds.
Alana Zarneke and Kristi Kottke each scored six points and grabbed six and seven points respectively.
Halle Vande Hey totaled five points and rebounds.
Rachel Kottke registered four points and assists, three rebounds, and two steals.
Paige Lambe scored three points and corralled two rebounds.

Up Next
St. Cloud State will be back in action on Friday, January 9 as they take on Minot State. Tip-off is set for 7:30 p.m.

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