Friday, October 9
Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, N.Y.
5:30 p.m.
St. Cloud State
4-1-0
2
at
4
#14 Colgate
3-0-0
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
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| St. Cloud St. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Colgate | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Photo by: Jacob Sanders
No. 8/10 St. Cloud State Women’s Hockey Drops First Game of 2026-27 at No. 14 Colgate
10/9/2026 10:15:00 PM | Women's Hockey
Sauriol (two assists) and Sundelin (two goals) record two points, Huskies fall 4-2
HAMILTON, N.Y. – No. 8/10 St. Cloud State Women's Hockey (4-1-0, 2-0-0 Western Collegiate Hockey Association) fell for the first time of the new season, dropping a 4-2 decision to No. 14 Colgate on Friday night at the Class of 1965 Arena in Hamilton. Senior forwards Sofianna Sundelin (Ulvila, Finland) and Alice Sauriol (Sherbrooke, Quebec) each tallied two points, continuing their strong starts to the season.
Colgate (3-0-0, 0-0-0 ECAC Hockey) struck first, taking a 1-0 lead 6:12 into the first period, but less than a minute later the Huskies earned the game's first power play opportunity and took advantage, tying the game at one after Sundelin knocked a loose puck into the back of the net. After a strong breakout, the puck was knocked to sophomore forward Maria Mikaelyan (Moscow, Russia) who was driving through the slot and took a shot that was saved but not controlled and Sundelin was eventually able to push the puck into the open net.
The Raiders took a 2-1 lead just 1:40 into the second period, but SCSU yet again responded with a goal of their own less than a minute after to tie the game at two. Sophomore defender Maélie Pion (Sherbrooke, Quebec) led the Huskies rush into the zone and sent a pass through three Colgate defenders to Sundelin who was skating through the left circle right after Mikaelyan made an incredible effort to hold herself from being offsides. Sundelin netted her second goal of the game when she sent a wrister into the back of the net from an extremely sharp angle at the bottom the circle.
With one second left on an SCSU power play in the first five minutes of the third period, Colgate converted on a one-on-zero breakaway to take a 3-2 lead before adding an empty netter in the final minute to hand the Huskies their first loss of the new season.
TOP HUSKIES
SCSU and Colgate play the series finale on Saturday with puck drop slated for 5 p.m. CT/6 p.m. ET from the Class of 1965 Arena in Hamilton. 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.
Colgate (3-0-0, 0-0-0 ECAC Hockey) struck first, taking a 1-0 lead 6:12 into the first period, but less than a minute later the Huskies earned the game's first power play opportunity and took advantage, tying the game at one after Sundelin knocked a loose puck into the back of the net. After a strong breakout, the puck was knocked to sophomore forward Maria Mikaelyan (Moscow, Russia) who was driving through the slot and took a shot that was saved but not controlled and Sundelin was eventually able to push the puck into the open net.
The Raiders took a 2-1 lead just 1:40 into the second period, but SCSU yet again responded with a goal of their own less than a minute after to tie the game at two. Sophomore defender Maélie Pion (Sherbrooke, Quebec) led the Huskies rush into the zone and sent a pass through three Colgate defenders to Sundelin who was skating through the left circle right after Mikaelyan made an incredible effort to hold herself from being offsides. Sundelin netted her second goal of the game when she sent a wrister into the back of the net from an extremely sharp angle at the bottom the circle.
With one second left on an SCSU power play in the first five minutes of the third period, Colgate converted on a one-on-zero breakaway to take a 3-2 lead before adding an empty netter in the final minute to hand the Huskies their first loss of the new season.
TOP HUSKIES
- Sundelin – two goals and a 12-for-21 mark on faceoffs
- Sauriol – two assists
- SCSU moved to 2-3-1 all-time against Colgate and 0-3-0 against the Raiders in Hamilton.
- The Huskies moved to 2-1-0 in road games this season, 2-1-0 in nonconference games and 4-1-0 in games against teams ranked/receiving votes in either the U.S. College Hockey Online (USCHO) Poll or the USA Hockey Poll.
- SCSU went 1-for-3 on the power play and 2-for-2 on the penalty kill. For the season, the Huskies are 6-for-15 (40.0%) on the PP and 10-for-11 (90.9%) on the PK.
- The Huskies led the game in shots (29-24) and faceoff wins (31-25) while Colgate led in saves (27-20) and blocked shots (10-6).
- SCSU had its program record four game win streak over ranked opponents and second best start (4-0-0) snapped.
- 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.
- Sundelin scored her first power play goal of the year and reached 10 points on the season. It was her 15th career multi-point game (fifth consecutive to start the season) and her fifth career multi-goal game (first this season).
- Sauriol tallied her 20th career multi-point game (fifth consecutive to start the season) and 16th career multi-assist game (fourth consecutive). Her 54 career assists are tied for the fifth most in program history and her 79 points rank No. 17 on the all-time scoring list.
- Pion recorded her 11th career assist in her 40th game.
- Senior forward Payton Holloway (Tomah, Wis.) skated in her 105th career game.
SCSU and Colgate play the series finale on Saturday with puck drop slated for 5 p.m. CT/6 p.m. ET from the Class of 1965 Arena in Hamilton. 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.
Players Mentioned
Forward
/ Women's Hockey
Forward
/ Women's Hockey
Defender
/ Women's Hockey
Forward
/ Women's Hockey
Forward
/ Women's HockeyTeam Stats
SCS
COL
Shots
29
24
PPG
1
0
SHG
0
1
Penalties
2
3
Penalty Mins
4
6
Faceoffs Won
31
25
Game Leaders
+/-
-1
Goals
2
Sh
7
A
0
+/-
-2
Goals
0
Sh
2
A
2
+/-
-1
Goals
0
Sh
4
A
1
+/-
-2
Goals
0
Sh
3
A
1
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