No. 9/8 St. Cloud State Women’s Hockey Concludes Four-Game Homestand Against No. 3 Wisconsin

Friday, October 30

St. Cloud, Minn.

2 p.m.

St. Cloud State

#3 Wisconsin

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team on blueline pregame vs. Bemidji State 10-23-26

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10/29/2026 10:30:00 PM | Women's Hockey

Game Notes

First place Huskies look to build off program best 8-2-0 start

ST. CLOUD, Minn. – No. 9/8 St. Cloud State Women's Hockey (8-2-0, 6-0-0 Western Collegiate Hockey Conference) wraps up a four-game homestand this weekend against No. 3 Wisconsin (6-2-0, 2-2-0 WCHA). Puck drops are scheduled for 2 p.m. (Friday) and 1 p.m. (Saturday) from the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center in St. Cloud.

GAME NOTES

FOLLOW THE HUSKIES
Both games will be broadcast on Big Ten Plus (note – a paid subscription is required) and Friday's series opener will also be on FOX9+. Voice of the Huskies Jim Erickson (play-by-play), former captain Geno Parrish (color) and Husky Productions student Zach Rudeen (iceside reporter) will have the call on Friday for FOX9+/B1G+ while Noah Grant will be on the call for B1G+ on Saturday. Audio coverage for the weekend can be found on 97.5 FM RadioX with Joey Hudson (play-by-play, Friday and Saturday) and Grant (color, Friday) on the call. Live stats will be provided by SCSU and tickets for the matches can be purchased at SCSUTickets.com.

Game 11 – vs. #3 Wisconsin (Herb Brooks National Hockey Center // St. Cloud, Minn.) – Friday, Oct. 30 / 2 p.m. / Watch ($ - B1G+) / Live stats / Listen (97.5 FM RadioX)
Game 12 – vs. #3 Wisconsin (Herb Brooks National Hockey Center // St. Cloud, Minn.) – Saturday, Oct. 31 / 6 p.m. / Watch ($ - B1G+) / Live stats / Listen (97.5 FM RadioX)

Links to each coverage option can also be found on the St. Cloud State Women's Hockey game day central or schedule page.

SERIES HISTORY
SCSU trails the all-time series against the Badgers, 9-102-5 and are 0-3-2 in its last five games against Wisconsin. The Huskies are 5-46-4 all time against UW in St. Cloud including a 4-4 tie last season.

LET'S GO POLLING
The Huskies remained No. 9 in the U.S. College Hockey Online (USCHO) Poll and moved up one spot to No. 8 in the USA Hockey Poll, its highest mark in the poll since Dec. 10, 2024. Wisconsin enters the series No. 3 in both polls.

BEST WCHA START IN PROGRAM HISTORY
For the first time in program history, SCSU has opened its conference schedule 6-0-0.

BEST 10-GAME START IN PROGRAM HISTORY
For just the second time in program history and the first time since the 2023-24 season, the Huskies have begun a season 8-2-0.

WCHA WEEKLY HONORS // EHRMAN EARNS ROOKIE OF THE WEEK HONORS
Freshman goaltender Alexis Ehrman (Calgary, Alberta) was named earned Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) Rookie of the Week, as announced by the league office on Oct. 26. She saved 23 of 24 shots she faced for a .958 save percentage and did not allow an even-strength goal in her lone start during SCSU's weekend sweep of Bemidji State. Among WCHA netminders during the week, she ranked No. 3 in goals against average (1.00), No. 4 in save percentage (.958) and No. 4 in saves/game (23.00). This season she owns a 3-1-0 record with a 1.21 goals-against-average and a .959 save percentage.

It was Ehrman's first-ever Rookie of the Week honor, but her second career weekly award after she was named Goaltender of the Week on Oct. 5, the same day that sophomore forward Maria Mikaelyan (Moscow, Russia) was named Forward of the Week. In SCSU's road sweep of then-No. 15/14 Minnesota State, Ehrman posted a 33-save shutout in her first collegiate start and Mikaelyan notched a six-point weekend.

The weekly honor was the third in Mikaelyan's young career and the first Forward of the Week nod after being named Rookie of the Week last season twice (Oct. 13, 2025 and Dec. 8, 2025).

Senior forward Alice Sauriol (Sherbrooke, Quebec) was the first Husky to earn weekly honors this season after she was named Forward of the Week on Sept. 28 after tallying a six-point weekend of her own during SCSU's season-opening sweep of then-No. 7 UConn, scoring three goals and three assists with a +6 mark on the ice. It was her first WCHA weekly award of the season and fourth of her career after being named Forward of the Week twice (Oct. 20, 2025 | Feb. 16, 2026) and Rookie of the Week once (Oct. 16, 2023).

2026-27 WCHA WEEKLY HONORS
Forward of the Week

Maria Mikaelyan (1x, Oct. 5)
Alice Sauriol (1x, Sept. 28)

Goaltender of the Week

Alexis Ehrman (1x, Oct. 5)

Rookie of the Week

Alexis Ehrman (1x, Oct. 26)

NATIONAL LEADERBOARD
As of Oct. 25, the Huskies are ranked No. 5 in shutouts (two), No. 7 in win percentage (.800), No. 8 in assists (51), No. 8 in power play goals (six) and No. 9 in points (79) among all Division-I teams.

Individually, freshman goaltender Alexis Ehrman (Calgary, Alberta) ranks No. 7 in save percentage (.959), No. 9 in shutouts (one), junior goaltender Emilia Kyrkkö (Ylöjärvi, Finland) ranked No. 9 in shutouts (one), sophomore forward Maria Mikaelyan (Moscow, Russia) ranks No. 1 in power play goals (three), No. 5 in game-winning goals (two), senior forward Alice Sauriol (Sherbrooke, Quebec) ranks No. 6 in assists/game (1.20), senior forward Sofianna Sundelin (Ulvila, Finland) ranks No. 5 in game-winning goals (two), No. 8 in faceoff wins (103) and fifth-year forward Laura Zimmermann (Ringgenberg, Switzerland) ranks No. 8 in faceoff wins (103).

LAST TIME OUT // SWEPT THE BEAVERS
The then-No. 9 Huskies swept Bemidji State in its first games back in the newly renovated Herb Brooks National Hockey Center and continued its program best start to WCHA moving to 6-0-0 for the first time in program history. SCSU also tied its program record for best 10-game start to a season (8-2-0) from 2023-24 after winning the games 2-1 and 3-1.

Notes from the games
GAME 9 - 2-1 WIN VS. BEMIDJI STATE (10-23-26)

SCSU improved to 60-52-10 (.533) all-time against Beavers and is 32-24-6 (.564) against Bemidji State at the Brooks Center. The Huskies are 16-1-0 (.941) in the last 17 games against BSU dating back to Nov. 4, 2022.
The Huskies improved to 3-0-0 in home games this season.
SCSU continued its program best start to WCHA moving to 5-0-0 for the first time in program history.
The Huskies went 0-for-1 on the power play and 0-for-1 on the penalty kill. For the season, SCSU is 6-for-26 (23.1%) on the PP and 19-for-22 (86.4%) on the PK.
SCSU led the game in shots (29-26) and faceoff wins (28-20), while Bemidji State led in saves (27-25) and blocked shots (11-8).
Fifth-year defender Regan Bulger (Yellowknife, Northwest Territories) scored the game-winning goal and was named the game's No. 1 Star. She scored her first career goal in her 95^th game.
Senior forward Sofianna Sundelin (Ulvila, Finland) scored the Huskies first goal and was named the game's No. 2 Star. She scored her sixth goal of the season which is tied for the team lead. She is on a three-game point streak and won double-digit draws for the sixth time this season.
Junior goaltender Emilia Kyrkkö (Ylöjärvi, Finland) made 25 saves (.962 save percentage), was named the game's No. 3 star and one of the WCHA's Three Stars of the Night. She improved to 5-1-0 this season and owns a 1.72 goals-against-average and a .927 save percentage.
Senior forward Alice Sauriol (Sherbrooke, Quebec) recorded her team-leading 10^th assist of the season, snapping a three-game scoreless drought. It was her 80^th career point.
Senior forward Payton Holloway (Tomah, Wis.) notched her first assist of the season.
Fifth-year forward Laura Zimmermann (Ringgenberg, Switzerland) went 12-3 (80.0%) on the dot and improved to 96-69 (58.2%) this season. It was her sixth consecutive game with 12+ faceoff wins.

GAME 10 – 3-1 WIN VS. BEMIDJI STATE (10-24-26)

SCSU improved to 61-52-10 (.537) all-time against Beavers and is 33-24-6 (.571) against Bemidji State at the Brooks Center. The Huskies are 17-1-0 (.944) in the last 18 games against BSU dating back to Nov. 4, 2022.
The Huskies improved to 4-0-0 in home games this season and 2-0-0 at the HBNHC.
SCSU continued its program best start to WCHA moving to 6-0-0 for the first time in program history.
The Huskies tied its program record for best 10-game start to a season (8-2-0) from 2023-24.
SCSU went 0-for-2 on the power play and 3-for-4 on the penalty kill. For the season, SCSU is 6-for-28 (21.4%) on the PP and 22-for-26 (84.6%) on the PK.
The Huskies led the game in shots (30-24) and blocked shots (12-7), while Bemidji State led in saves (27-23) and faceoff wins (23-18).
SCSU blocked double-digit shots for the fifth time this season.
Freshman forward Sophie Olson (Brooklyn Park, Minn.) scored her first career goal and was named the game's No. 1 Star.
Sundelin scored the game-winning goal, skated to a +2 mark and was named the game's No. 2 Star. She scored her team-leading seventh goal of the season. She extended her goal streak to two games and her points streak to four games. She scored her 35^th career goal and her 68 career points rank No. 21 on the program's all-time list.
Holloway tallied two points, scoring a goal and an assist and skated to a +2 mark. She recorded her first multi-point game of the season and the second of her career. She also tied her single game career best for +/- (+2). She now has 20 career points in 110 career games.
Sauriol posted two assists and skated to a +2 mark. She posted her sixth multi-point game of the season (21^st of her career) and fifth multi-assist game of the season (17^th of her career). Her 57 career assists are fourth most in program history and her 82 points are tied for 13^th all-time.
Freshman goaltender Alexis Ehrman (Calgary, Alberta) made 23 saves (.958 save percentage) and was named one of the WCHA's Three Stars of the Night. She improved to 3-1-0 on the season and owns a 1.21 goals-against average and a .959 save percentage.
Senior defender Marie Moran (Apple Valley, Minn.) recorded an assist and skated to a +3 mark. Her +3 mark tied her career single-game high.

INTERNATIONAL HUSKIES
Seven Huskies (four current and three alumnae) have been named to their respective national teams for the Lidl Hockey Games which is part of the Women's Euro Hockey Tour (a four event series between Czechia, Finland, Sweden and Switzerland that serves as preparation for the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Women's World Championships). The games are set to be played at the Scaniarinken in Södertälje, Sweden from Oct. 28-31.

The largest contingent of Huskies (four current players and two alumnae) will be suiting up for Team Finland - junior goaltender Emilia Kyrkkö (Ylöjärvi), senior forward Sofianna Sundelin (Ulvila) and junior defender Siiri Yrjölä (Vantaa) will be joined by goaltender Sanni Ahola (Helsinki), who played for the Huskies from 2020-25 and former alternate captain, forward Jenniina Nylund (Pietarsaari) who wore the red and black from 2018-23. Fifth-year alternate captain forward Laura Zimmermann (Ringgenberg) will play for Team Switzerland and former alternate captain forward Klára Hymlárová (Opava), who skated for the Huskies from 2019-24 was named to Team Czechia.

Additionally, a pair of former Huskies forwards – Svenja Voigt (Cologne), who played from 2022-26 and former alternate captain, forward Laura Kluge (Berlin) who wore a Huskies sweater from 2017-21 – have been selected to Team Germany's roster for the world championships that are set to take place Nov. 6-16 in Herning and Esbjerg, Denmark.

O CAPTAINS! OUR CAPTAINS!
St. Cloud State named four captains ahead of the 2026-27 season on Sept. 18. Senior forward Alice Sauriol (Sherbrooke, Quebec) was named the captain, while fifth-year defender Regan Bulger (Yellowknife, Northwest Territories), senior forward Payton Holloway (Tomash, Wis.) and fifth-year forward Laura Zimmermann (Ringgenberg, Switzerland) were selected as alternate captains.

Sauriol, the 28^th player in program history to wear a "C", is wearing a letter for the first time in her career alongside Holloway, who was named an alternate captain in just her second season with the program after transferring in from Minnesota Duluth. Bulger and Zimmermann are alternate captains for the second consecutive season, becoming the 25^th and 26^th players to wear a letter in multiple seasons.

2026-27 SCSU Women's Hockey Captains
C – #4 Alice Sauriol
A – #11 Laura Zimmermann*
A – #18 Payton Holloway
A – #45 Regan Bulger*
*served as an alternate captain in 2025-26

WELCOME TO THE PACK
The Huskies welcomed nine newcomers to the team this fall – eight freshmen and one transfers. Of the eight freshmen, four are forwards – Jasmine Hovda (Roseau, Minn. / Roseau HS (USHS)), Tayla Lamabe (Peace River, Alberta / St. Albert Slash (AFHL U18 AAA)), Madelyn Lee (White Bear Lake, Minn. / White Bear Lake HS (USHS)) and Sophie Olson (Brooklyn Park, Minn. / Hill-Murray School (USHS)), three are defenders – Riley Iverson (West Fargo, N.D. / Academy of Holy Angels (USHS)), Emily Mitchell (South Lyon, Mich. / Little Caesars (19U AAA)) and Anna Sviridova (Voskresensk, Russia / Agidel Ufa (ZhHL)) and one is a goaltender – Alexis Ehrman (Calgary, Alberta / Edge School (CSSHL U18)).

The lone transfer, junior defender Tristan Thompson (Manotick, Ontario) comes to St. Cloud from Northeastern (Mass.).

SEASON PREVIEW
The Huskies return its two top point producers and top five goal scorers from a young team that made strides in Jalosuo's debut season as bench boss in 2025-26. The two top returning point scorers - senior forwards Alice Sauriol (Sherbrooke, Quebec) and Sofianna Sundelin (Ulvila, Finland) - notched eight goals and 21 assists for 29 points and 16 goals and 10 assists for 26 points respectively. Sauriol's 21 assists were tied for the eighth most all-time in a single season and Sundelin's 16 goals were the most by a Husky since 2022-23.

Additionally, sophomore forward Maria Mikaelyan (Moscow, Russia) looks to build off her impressive freshman campaign which saw her tally 13 goals and six assists for 19 points while SCSU also returns three 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympians including two-time Olympian fifth-year Laura Zimmermann (Ringgenberg, Switzerland) who won a bronze medal with Team Switzerland along with junior goaltender Emilia Kyrkkö (Ylöjärvi, Finland) and junior defender Siiri Yrjölä (Vantaa, Finland) who each made their Olympic team debuts for Team Finland. SCSU welcomes nine newcomers, including eight freshmen and one transfer, to the 2026-27 team.

WCHA PRESEASON COACHES POLL
St. Cloud State Women's Hockey was selected to finish sixth in the 2026-27 Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) Preseason Coaches Poll, as announced by the league office on Sept. 8. The Huskies are coming off a sixth place finish in head coach Mira Jalosuo's first season in 2025-26.

SCSU received 20 points in the poll and were selected to finish behind Ohio State (48 points, six first-place votes), Wisconsin (44 points, two first-place votes), Minnesota (35 points), Minnesota Duluth (32 points) and Minnesota State (23 points). St. Thomas (15 points) and Bemidji State (seven points) rounded out the poll.

2026-27 WCHA Preseason Coaches' Poll
Pl.             Team (First Place Votes)      Points
1.              Ohio State (6)                          48
2.              Wisconsin (2)                           44
3.              Minnesota                                 35
4.              Minnesota Duluth                  32
5.              Minnesota State                     23
6.       St. Cloud State                20
7.              St. Thomas                                15
8.              Bemidji State                            7

*First-place votes in parentheses, Coaches could not vote for their own team

WCHA COMMISSIONER'S CORNER
Fifth-year defender Regan Bulger (Yellowknife, Northwest Territories) was featured on the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) Commissioner's Corner podcast series on June 5. In the series, WCHA Commissioner Michelle McAteer sits down one-on-one with extraordinary student-athletes from across the league to discuss real-life topics, hockey, and everything in between. You can watch the video on the WCHA Hockey YouTube page.

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