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(RV) St. Cloud State Women’s Hockey Falls in Regular Season Finale at No. 1 Wisconsin
2/22/2026 5:40:00 PM | Women's Hockey
Huskies drop series finale, 4-2
MADISON, Wis. – (RV) St. Cloud State Women's Hockey (11-21-2, 7-19-2 Western Collegiate Hockey Association) dropped its final regular season game to No. 1 Wisconsin, 4-2, at LaBahn Arena in Madison on Sunday afternoon.
The Badgers (29-3-2, 23-3-2 WCHA) scored their first goal during their first power play of the game, 8:01 into the first period. SCSU successfully killed off two more power play opportunities in the first 20 minutes and only trailed by one at the first intermission.
Just 2:37 into the second period Wisconsin added its second goal of the game and 6:50 later its second power play goal of the game to take a 3-0 lead. SCSU went on its second power play of the day with just over two minutes left in the middle period and needed just seven seconds of the player advantage to find the back of the net, cutting its deficit to two. Junior forward Sofianna Sundelin (Ulvila, Finland) won the offensive zone faceoff, sending the puck to junior forward Alice Sauriol (Sherbrooke, Quebec) on the left side of the dot. Sauriol passed the puck back to graduate defender Grace Wolfe (Owatonna, Minn.) at the left point and she sent a D-to-D pass to freshman defender Sydney Lamb (Lombard, Ill.) who took a shot from the right point through traffic and a screen from freshman forward Julianne Labbé (Wendake, Qubec) that beat the Badger netminder.
Wisconsin extended its lead back to three goals 2:44 into the third period with an even strength goal. Ten minutes later, the Huskies found the back of the net on their second straight power play. With 32 seconds left on the power play, the Huskies completed a change and sophomore defender Siiri Yrjölä (Vantaa, Finland) sent a breakout pass ahead through the neutral zone to Sauriol who skated to the goal line before passing the puck through the crease to Sundelin who scored from just below the right dot.
The Huskies pulled their goalie with 2:50 left and despite not allowing an empty netter, were only able to put one shot on net, making the final score 4-2.
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The Huskies begin postseason play next weekend with a WCHA Tournament First Round best-of-three series matchup against No. 3 Minnesota. Puck drops from Ridder Arena in Minneapolis are set for 6 p.m. Friday (Game One), 2 p.m. Saturday (Game Two) and 3 p.m. Sunday (Game Three – if necessary). 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 Badgers (29-3-2, 23-3-2 WCHA) scored their first goal during their first power play of the game, 8:01 into the first period. SCSU successfully killed off two more power play opportunities in the first 20 minutes and only trailed by one at the first intermission.
Just 2:37 into the second period Wisconsin added its second goal of the game and 6:50 later its second power play goal of the game to take a 3-0 lead. SCSU went on its second power play of the day with just over two minutes left in the middle period and needed just seven seconds of the player advantage to find the back of the net, cutting its deficit to two. Junior forward Sofianna Sundelin (Ulvila, Finland) won the offensive zone faceoff, sending the puck to junior forward Alice Sauriol (Sherbrooke, Quebec) on the left side of the dot. Sauriol passed the puck back to graduate defender Grace Wolfe (Owatonna, Minn.) at the left point and she sent a D-to-D pass to freshman defender Sydney Lamb (Lombard, Ill.) who took a shot from the right point through traffic and a screen from freshman forward Julianne Labbé (Wendake, Qubec) that beat the Badger netminder.
Wisconsin extended its lead back to three goals 2:44 into the third period with an even strength goal. Ten minutes later, the Huskies found the back of the net on their second straight power play. With 32 seconds left on the power play, the Huskies completed a change and sophomore defender Siiri Yrjölä (Vantaa, Finland) sent a breakout pass ahead through the neutral zone to Sauriol who skated to the goal line before passing the puck through the crease to Sundelin who scored from just below the right dot.
The Huskies pulled their goalie with 2:50 left and despite not allowing an empty netter, were only able to put one shot on net, making the final score 4-2.
TOP HUSKIES
- Sauriol led the Huskies with two points (2a) and blocked two shots.
- Lamb and Sundelin scored the Huskies two goals, both coming on the powerplay.
- Sophomore goaltender Emilia Kyrkkö (Nokia, Finland) made 40 saves (.909 save percentage) and only allowed two even strength goals.
- Redshirt junior defender Regan Bulger (Yellowknife, Northwest Territories) blocked a game-high five shots.
NOTABLES
- SCSU moved to 9-102-5 all-time against the Badgers, 0-3-2 in the last five games and 0-8-2 in the 10 games against UW. The Huskies moved to 4-54-1 all time against Wisconsin in Madison and 0-3-1 against the Badgers this season.
- The Huskies moved to 4-11-1 in road games this season and 6-20-2 in games against teams ranked/receiving votes in either the U.S. College Hockey Online (USCHO) Poll or the USA Hockey Poll.
- SCSU went 3-for-5 on the penalty kill and 2-for-3 on the power play. For the season, SCSU is 76-for-102 (74.5%) on the penalty kill and 17-for-89 on the power play (19.1%).
- The Badgers led the game in shots (44-27) and won 61.5% of the faceoffs. The Huskies led the game in blocked shots (16-15).
- SCSU's 16 blocks were the second most in a game this season.
- Sauriol's two assists pushed her season total to 21 and her career total to 45. Her 21 assists this season rank tied for No. 8 on the single season assists list, are the most on the team by six and are the most in a season since a trio of Huskies had more in 2009-10 - Meaghan Pezon (26), Caitlin Hogan (27) and Holly Roberts (28). Her 29 points this season are the most on the team by three and the most since Molly Illikainen had 32 in 2015-16. Sauriol was named one of the WCHA 3 Stars of the Night.
- Lamb scored a goal for the third consecutive game. It was her first career power play goal and 15th point this season which ranks sixth on the team.
- Sundelin's goal was her 16th of the season (most on the team by four) and fifth on the power play (most on the team by one). It was her 105th career game. Her 26 points this season are the second most on the team.
- Kyrkkö made 40+ saves for the second time this season, both coming against Wisconsin. It was her 30th career start and first this season in over a month after recently returning from being away with Team Finland at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics.
- Bulger's five blocks were a season high.
- Wolfe's assist was her 15th of the season and 45th of her career. She became the fourth Husky to reach 20 points this season. She is on a four-game point streak.
- In her second game back from the Olympics, Yrjölä notched her first assist/point since Nov. 15 vs. Wisconsin (15 games).
- Senior forward Svenja Voigt (Cologne, Germany) returned to the lineup for the first time in a month (seven games) after being away with Team Germany at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics. It was her 115th career game.
- Redshirt junior forward Laura Zimmermann (Ringgenberg, Switzerland) returned to the lineup for the first time in a month (seven games) after being away with Team Switzerland at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics.
- Senior forward Avery Farrell (Rogers, Minn.) skated in her 140th career game.
The Huskies begin postseason play next weekend with a WCHA Tournament First Round best-of-three series matchup against No. 3 Minnesota. Puck drops from Ridder Arena in Minneapolis are set for 6 p.m. Friday (Game One), 2 p.m. Saturday (Game Two) and 3 p.m. Sunday (Game Three – if necessary). 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.
Team Stats
SCS
WIS
Shots
27
44
PPG
2
2
SHG
0
0
Penalties
6
4
Penalty Mins
12
8
Faceoffs Won
25
40
Game Leaders
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0
Goals
0
Sh
0
A
2
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0
Goals
1
Sh
7
A
0
+/-
-2
Goals
1
Sh
3
A
0
+/-
0
Goals
0
Sh
0
A
1
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