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(RV) St. Cloud State Women’s Hockey’s Comeback Bid Falls Short Against (RV) St. Thomas
1/31/2026 6:07:00 PM | Women's Hockey
Huskies drop series finale 3-2 at Anderson Arena
ST. PAUL, Minn. – (RV) St. Cloud State Women's Hockey (8-18-2, 4-16-2 Western Collegiate Hockey Association) nearly erased a three-goal deficit in the third period, but were unable to complete the comeback despite two goals from junior forward Sofianna Sundelin (Ulvila, Finland) in the final 20 minutes, dropping its series finale against (RV) St. Thomas 3-2 on Saturday afternoon at Lee & Penny Anderson Arena in St. Paul.
St. Thomas (12-16-0, 7-15-0 WCHA) opened the game's scoring with a power play goal 11:54 into the first period before adding a pair of even strength goals in the second period to take a commanding 3-0 lead into the final 20 minutes.
The Huskies got on the board for the first time just 53 seconds into the final frame when freshman forward Payton Remick (Roseau, Minn.) found Sundelin, who put the puck in the back of the net with a sharp angle shot from the goal line.
Sundelin scored her second goal of the game, a power play tally, with 11:28 left. After a faceoff win in the offensive zone went to freshman defender Sydney Lamb (Lombard, Ill.) at the right point, she delivered a D-to-D pass to graduate defender Grace Wolfe (Owatonna, Minn.) at the top of the left circle who threaded a pass in between four UST defenders to Sundelin who was wide open on the back door.
With just under 1:45 left, St. Cloud State pulled its goalie for an extra attacker, and despite getting a few high quality looks in the final 45 seconds, the Tommies were able to stand strong defensively and hold on for the series sweep.
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The Huskies return home for its penultimate home series of the season next weekend, when they welcome Minnesota State to the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center. Friday's puck drop is slated for 6 p.m., while Saturday's is scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday will serve as senior day, and the team's graduating seniors will be honored after the game. 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.
St. Thomas (12-16-0, 7-15-0 WCHA) opened the game's scoring with a power play goal 11:54 into the first period before adding a pair of even strength goals in the second period to take a commanding 3-0 lead into the final 20 minutes.
The Huskies got on the board for the first time just 53 seconds into the final frame when freshman forward Payton Remick (Roseau, Minn.) found Sundelin, who put the puck in the back of the net with a sharp angle shot from the goal line.
Sundelin scored her second goal of the game, a power play tally, with 11:28 left. After a faceoff win in the offensive zone went to freshman defender Sydney Lamb (Lombard, Ill.) at the right point, she delivered a D-to-D pass to graduate defender Grace Wolfe (Owatonna, Minn.) at the top of the left circle who threaded a pass in between four UST defenders to Sundelin who was wide open on the back door.
With just under 1:45 left, St. Cloud State pulled its goalie for an extra attacker, and despite getting a few high quality looks in the final 45 seconds, the Tommies were able to stand strong defensively and hold on for the series sweep.
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- Sundelin delivered both of SCSU's goals in the game.
- Freshman defender Hannele Tarkiainen (Pieksämäki, Finland) blocked a team high four shots in her collegiate debut.
- Graduate goaltender Jojo Chobak (Chicago, Ill.) saved 29 of the 32 shots (.906 save percentage) she faced, allowing just two even strength goals.
- SCSU moved to 12-7-2 all-time against St. Thomas and 4-5-1 in the 10 games against the Tommies. The Huskies moved to 4-5-1 all time against the UST in on the road, 0-2-0 all time at Anderson arena and 1-3-0 against St. Thomas this season, with three of the four games being decided in overtime and all four being decided by just one goal.
- SCSU moved to 4-9-1 in road games this season and 5-17-2 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 1-for-2 on the penalty kill and 1-for-1 on the power play. For the season, SCSU is 66-for-88 (75.0%) on the penalty kill and 13-for-77 on the power play (16.9%).
- The Tommies led the game in shots on goal (32-19) and blocks (16-15) and won 67.4% of the faceoffs.
- SCSU blocked 15+ shots for the 5th time this season. The Huskies have posted double-digit blocks in eight consecutive games.
- Sundelin notched her second multi-goal game and fifth multi-point game of the season in her 100th career game in an SCSU sweater. She leads the team in goals (13), points (21) and power play goals (4, tie) this season and all three marks are new single season bests for her. Sundelin's goal was the 25th of her career and she set a new single season best for faceoffs wins (246) and surpassed 500 career faceoff wins.
- Tarkiainen blocked four shots in her collegiate debut which led the team and was tied for the game high.
- Chobak saved 29+ shots for the 11th time this season and fifth straight game. It was her 75th career game (65th start) between the pipes and her 55th appearance in a Husky sweater.
- Wolfe's assist was her team-leading 12th of the year and her 15th point of the season which ranks fifth on the team. She skated in her 145th career game and moves into a four-way tie for seventh most all-time games played in program history.
- Lamb's assist was her 7th of the season and 10th point.
- Remick returned to the lineup after missing the last three games and provided her fourth assist of the season.
- Freshman forward Julianne Labbé (Wendake, Quebec) tallied her fifth assist of the season.
- Redshirt junior defender Regan Bulger (Yellowknife, Northwest Territories) blocked three shots and has posted 3+ blocks in three of the last five games.
- Junior forward Alice Sauriol (Sherbrooke, Quebec) skated in her 100th career game.
The Huskies return home for its penultimate home series of the season next weekend, when they welcome Minnesota State to the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center. Friday's puck drop is slated for 6 p.m., while Saturday's is scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday will serve as senior day, and the team's graduating seniors will be honored after the game. 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
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Shots
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32
PPG
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1
SHG
0
0
Penalties
3
2
Penalty Mins
17
4
Faceoffs Won
15
31
Game Leaders
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Goals
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Goals
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1
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Goals
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Sh
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1
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Goals
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Sh
1
A
1
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