Saturday, October 3
Mayo Clinic HSEC • Mankato, Minn.
3 p.m.
St. Cloud State
4-0-0, 2-0-0
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#15/14 Minnesota State
2-2-0, 0-2-0
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Photo by: Jacob Sanders
Ehrman, Mikaelyan and Sauriol Lead No. 13 St. Cloud State Women’s Hockey to Road Sweep of No. 15/14 Minnesota State
10/3/2026 7:54:00 PM | Women's Hockey
Ehrman posts shutout in first career start, Mikaelyan and Sauriol record three points as Huskies win four ranked matchups in a row for first time ever
MANKATO, Minn. – No. 13 St. Cloud State Women's Hockey (4-0-0, 2-0-0 Western Collegiate Hockey Association) defeated No. 15/14 Minnesota State (2-2-0, 0-2-0 WCHA) 3-0 to earn its second consecutive series sweep on Saturday evening at the Mayo Clinic HSEC in Mankato. The win extended the program's longest win streak against ranked opponents to four games as the Huskies began a new season 4-0-0 for just the second time in program history.
The Huskies were led by sophomore forward Maria Mikaelyan (Moscow, Russia), senior forward Alice Sauriol (Sherbrooke, Quebec) and freshman goaltender Alexis Ehrman (Calgary, Alberta). Mikaelyan (two goals and one assist) and Sauriol (one goal and two assists) each tallied three points while Ehrman posted a 33-save shutout in her first career start between the pipes.
After the first 45+ minutes of the game went scoreless, Mikaelyan scored her fourth goal of the weekend (third on the power play) to put the Huskies on the board first. The tic-tac-toe play was executed perfectly by senior forward Sofianna Sundelin (Ulvila, Finland) and Sauriol who each made quick passes and eventually found Mikaelyan open in the slot where she buried the puck into the back of the net.
Just under six minutes later, Sauriol scored her first goal of the weekend and the Huskies fifth power play tally of the series to put SCSU up 2-0. Sundelin took a shot from the top of the left circle and although the shot was saved, it was not controlled by the MSU netminder and the puck trickled to Sauriol on the backside and she tapped it in.
Mikaelyan pushed the Huskies lead to three with just under three minutes remaining after receiving a beautiful backhand pass from Sauriol in the high slot and took a sliding one-timer that found its way past the Maverick goaltender.
After making her first career appearance in Friday's 5-2 win, Ehrman posted a 33-save shutout in her first career start.
TOP HUSKIES
SCSU travels to Hamilton, New York to play its second nonconference series of the season against No. 14/15 Colgate (2-0-0, 0-0-0 ECAC Hockey). Puck drops from the Class of 1965 Arena are scheduled for 5:30 p.m. CT/6:30 p.m. ET (Friday) and 5 p.m. CT/6 p.m. ET (Saturday). 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 Huskies were led by sophomore forward Maria Mikaelyan (Moscow, Russia), senior forward Alice Sauriol (Sherbrooke, Quebec) and freshman goaltender Alexis Ehrman (Calgary, Alberta). Mikaelyan (two goals and one assist) and Sauriol (one goal and two assists) each tallied three points while Ehrman posted a 33-save shutout in her first career start between the pipes.
After the first 45+ minutes of the game went scoreless, Mikaelyan scored her fourth goal of the weekend (third on the power play) to put the Huskies on the board first. The tic-tac-toe play was executed perfectly by senior forward Sofianna Sundelin (Ulvila, Finland) and Sauriol who each made quick passes and eventually found Mikaelyan open in the slot where she buried the puck into the back of the net.
Just under six minutes later, Sauriol scored her first goal of the weekend and the Huskies fifth power play tally of the series to put SCSU up 2-0. Sundelin took a shot from the top of the left circle and although the shot was saved, it was not controlled by the MSU netminder and the puck trickled to Sauriol on the backside and she tapped it in.
Mikaelyan pushed the Huskies lead to three with just under three minutes remaining after receiving a beautiful backhand pass from Sauriol in the high slot and took a sliding one-timer that found its way past the Maverick goaltender.
After making her first career appearance in Friday's 5-2 win, Ehrman posted a 33-save shutout in her first career start.
TOP HUSKIES
- Ehrman posted a 33-save shutout in her first career start and was named the games No. 1 Star.
- Mikaelyan notched three points (two goals and one assist) and was named the games No. 2 Star and one of the WCHA 3 Stars of the Night.
- Sauriol tallied three points (one goal and two assists) and was named the games No. 3 Star.
- Sundelin posted two assists.
- SCSU improved to 58-45-14 all-time against Minnesota State, 26-22-7 all-time in Mankato and 2-0-0 against the Mavericks this season. It was SCSU's first sweep of MSU in Mankato since Oct. 2023.
- The Huskies improved to 2-0-0 in road games this season and 4-0-0 in games against teams ranked/receiving votes in either the U.S. College Hockey Online (USCHO) Poll or the USA Hockey Poll.
- SCSU went 2-for-3 on the power play and 4-for-4 on the penalty kill. For the season, the Huskies are 5-for-12 (41.7%) on the PP and 8-for-9 (88.9%) on the PK.
- The Huskies led the game in saves (33-20) and blocked shots (13-9), while MSU led in shots (33-23) and faceoff wins (33-30).
- SCSU scored 3+ goals for the fourth straight game to start the season, multiple power play goals for the second consecutive game and recorded double-digit blocks for the first time this season.
- The Huskies recorded their first shutout of the young season.
- SCSU's three third period goals were its first in the final 20 minutes of a game this season.
- The Huskies opened a season 4-0-0 for just the second time ever and extended its win streak over ranked opponents to a program-best four games.
- SCSU opened WCHA play 2-0-0 for the second time in the past three seasons.
- Ehrman tallied a 33-save shutout in her first career start.
- Mikaelyan posted her fourth career multi-point game, sixth career multi-point game and third career 3+ point game. She now has 25 points in 40 career games.
- Sauriol contributed her 19th career multi-point game (fourth consecutive) and 15th career multi-assist game (third consecutive). She reached 25 career goals and surpassed 75 career points and 10 points this season. She is now tied for No. 17 in the all-time points list (77) and tied for No. 8 on the all-time assists list (52).
- Sundelin recorded her third career multi-assist game and her 14th career multi-point game (fourth consecutive).
- Junior defender Siiri Yrjölä (Vantaa, Finland) blocked a game-high four shots and tallied her 15th career assist.
- Fifth-year defender Regan Bulger (Yellowknife, Northwest Territories) skated in her 90th career game.
- Freshman defender Riley Iverson (West Fargo, N.D.) made her collegiate debut.
SCSU travels to Hamilton, New York to play its second nonconference series of the season against No. 14/15 Colgate (2-0-0, 0-0-0 ECAC Hockey). Puck drops from the Class of 1965 Arena are scheduled for 5:30 p.m. CT/6:30 p.m. ET (Friday) and 5 p.m. CT/6 p.m. ET (Saturday). 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.
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MSU
Shots
23
33
PPG
2
0
SHG
0
0
Penalties
4
3
Penalty Mins
8
6
Faceoffs Won
30
33
Game Leaders
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1
Goals
2
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4
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1
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2
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2
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1
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2
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1
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