No. 15/14 St. Cloud State Women’s Hockey Blanked by No. 2 Buckeyes to Open 2026 Slate

Friday, January 9

St. Cloud, Minn.

6 p.m.

St. Cloud State

7-13-1, 3-11-1

#2 Ohio State

18-3-0, 12-3-0

Ohio St.

St. Cloud St.

Photo by: Josiah Phifer

No. 15/14 St. Cloud State Women’s Hockey Blanked by No. 2 Buckeyes to Open 2026 Slate

1/9/2026 11:12:00 PM | Women's Hockey

Box Score

Huskies drop series opener to OSU, 4-0

ST. CLOUD, Minn. – No. 15/14 St. Cloud State Women's Hockey (7-13-1, 3-11-1 Western Collegiate Hockey Association) was shut out by No. 2 Ohio State, 4-0 on Friday night at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center in its first game of the new year.

The Buckeyes (18-3-0, 12-3-0 WCHA) netted one goal in the first period, one in the second and two in the third en route to its 4-0 shutout victory. Despite numerous opportunities, neither team was able to convert on its power play chances as the Huskies went 0-for-6 with a player advantage and OSU was 0-for-3.

NOTABLES

SCSU moved to 32-67-12 all-time against Ohio State and 1-8-1 in the 10 games against the Buckeyes. The Huskies moved to 17-34-4 all time against OSU in St. Cloud and 0-3-0 against Ohio State this season.
The Huskies moved to 3-6-1 in home games this season and 4-12-1 in games against teams ranked/receiving votes in either the U.S. College Hockey Online (USCHO) Poll or the USA Hockey Poll.
SCSU was shut out for the second time this season.
The Huskies went 3-for-3 on the penalty kill and 0-for-6 on the power play. For the season, SCSU is 55-for-71 (77.5%) on the penalty kill and 9-for-65 on the power play (13.8%).
The Buckeyes led the game in shots on goal (39-23) and won 56.6% of the faceoffs. SCSU out blocked Ohio State 13-3.
Redshirt junior Laura Zimmermann (Ringgenberg, Switzerland) won nine faceoffs. She has 9+ faceoff wins in 10 games this season.
Junior forward Sofianna Sundelin (Ulvila, Finland) won eight faceoffs. She has 8+ wins on the dot in 13 games this season.
Redshirt junior defender Regan Bulger (Yellowknife, Northwest Territories), freshman forward Julianne Labbé (Wendake, Quebec), senior forward Svenja Voigt (Cologne, Germany) and graduate defender Grace Wolfe (Owatonna, Minn.), all blocked a team high two shots. This season Wolfe has eight games with 2+ blocks, and it was the first such game for Bulger, Labbé and Voigt.
Sophomore goaltender Emilia Kyrkkö (Nokia, Finland) made 35 saves. It was her third game this season with 35+ saves.

PRESS CONFERENCE

UP NEXT
The Huskies conclude their series against Ohio State on Saturday. Puck drop from the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center is scheduled for 2 p.m. Links to each coverage option can be found on the SCSU Women's Hockey schedule page or game day central.

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