Huskies Drop Regular Season Finale 75-70 to Winona State

Saturday, February 21

Winona, MN

1:00 P.M.

St. Cloud State

13-14,10-12NSIC

Winona State

16-12,13-9NSIC

St. Cloud St.

Winona St.

Photo by: Isaac Bentrott

2/21/2026 5:30:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

Eggebrecht tallies 1,500 career points

Winona, MN. – St. Cloud State Women's Basketball (13-14, 10-12 NSIC) closed out the regular season Saturday afternoon as they were defeated 75-70 to Winona State. Senior Jada Eggebrecht reached 1,500 career points in the game.

Halfway through the first quarter, the Huskies found themselves trailing 11-9 following a jumper by Jada Eggebrecht. The Warriors would rattle off a quick 6-0 run with scores on three straight possessions to lead 17-9 as SCSU called a timeout. The Huskies would trail 21-15 at the end of the first after Winona State made a jumper with two seconds left. Moving into the second quarter, WSU built their lead up to double digits four minutes into the quarter. A layup by Abigail O'Reilly got the deficit back under 10. The Warriors looked to play fast and thew an arrant deep pass that would be picked up by Eggebrecht off the inbound. She broke the paint on a drive and found Kristi Kottke in the corner who cashed a three. Another stop by the Huskies was followed by an and-one by O'Reilly brought the deficit down to two as WSU called a timeout. Winona State would ultimately go into halftime leading 40-34 after beating the buzzer with a deep three.

Out of the break, WSU rebuilt their lead back to double-digits, but the Huskies stormed back with a 7-0 run as free throws by Eggebrecht gave them a 51-50 lead. SCSU would hold a 55-52 lead going into the fourth. The teams stayed interlocked through the first few minutes, but Winona State looked to take control as they held a 64-59 lead with five minutes left. Six straight points by SCSU with Alana Zarneke tallying four of those points retook the lead for St. Cloud State with 3:37 left. The Warriors got the lead right back with a slot three which sparked a 7-2 run. They would lead 71-67 with 2:04 remaining. After a series of stops by the Huskies, Kottke would knock in a paint jumper with 50 seconds left to cut the deficit to two. WSU called a timeout and then would respond with their own jumper to lead 73-69 with 21 seconds left as SCSU called their own timeout. St. Cloud State would not score out of that timeout as they would ultimately fall 75-70 to Winona State.

Top Huskies

Jada Eggebrecht led the Huskies in scoring with 17 points on an efficient 7/14 shooting. She also notched two steals and a rebound and assist. Eggebrecht would cross over 1,500 career points and became the 13th Husky to reach that milestone. She is now 12th all-time in career points with 1,506.
Kristi Kottke totaled 15 points (5/10), five rebounds, two assists, and a steal. This was her second game scoring 15+ points this season.
Paige Lambe scored 10 points (5/9) to go with three rebounds and three stocks (one block and two steals). This was Lambe's 10th game scoring in double-figures.

Notables

St. Cloud State is now 31-21 all-time against Winona State.
The Huskies led the game in free throws made (9-6), steals (9-2), points off turnovers (17-12), fast break points (7-6), and bench points (26-16).
Alana Zarneke was the final Husky to score in double figures as she tallied 12 points (5/10) to go with two rebounds and an assist.
Abigail O'Reilly scored eight points and grabbed three rebounds.
Reagan Briggs and Brynn Olson each scored three points. Briggs added three rebounds and a steal while Olson added a steal and rebound.
CJ Adamson dished out two assists.
Rachel Kottke scored two points to go with two assists.

Up Next
St. Cloud State will be back in action next Wednesday for the first round of the NSIC Tournament. Opponent and time are to be determined.

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