Saturday, February 7
St. Cloud, Minn.
2 p.m.
St. Cloud State
9-19-2, 5-17-2
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#15 Minnesota State
13-15-2, 7-15-2
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Photo by: Kayden Kircher
(RV) St. Cloud State Women’s Hockey Drops Series Finale to No. 15 Minnesota State
2/7/2026 10:41:00 PM | Women's Hockey
Huskies fall to Mavs 4-1 on Senior Day
ST. CLOUD, Minn. – (RV) St. Cloud State Women's Hockey (9-19-2, 5-17-2 Western Collegiate Hockey Association) fell in its series finale against No. 15 Minnesota State on Saturday afternoon at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center in St. Cloud, 4-1. Following the game, the Huskies honored four seniors for a Senior Day cermony.
The Mavericks (13-15-2, 7-15-2 WCHA) got on the scoresheet first, netting the game's first goal 11:34 into the first period. MSU added its second and third goals of the game to take a 3-0 lead early in the second period, with the tallies coming just 15 seconds apart.
Midway through the third period, St. Cloud State ended the shutout bid when freshman defender Maélie Pion (Sherbrooke, Quebec) found the back of the net. Junior forward Payton Holloway (Tomah, Wis.) sent a pass from the goal line across the low slot that found Pion on the weakside. Pion took a shot and despite the Mankato netminder getting her glove on the puck, it trickled into the back of the net to cut the Huskies deficit to two with 9:48 left.
Minnesota State took a penalty with 4:52 left and SCSU pulled its goaltender 35 seconds later to try and take advantage of a 6-on-4 opportunity. The Huskies were able to get shots on net, but the Mavs killed off the penalty and eventually scored an empty net goal with just under 90 seconds remaining to ice the game at 4-1.
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The Huskies wrap up the home portion of their season next weekend against Bemidji State. Puck drops from the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center are scheduled for 2 p.m. (Friday) and 1 p.m. (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 Mavericks (13-15-2, 7-15-2 WCHA) got on the scoresheet first, netting the game's first goal 11:34 into the first period. MSU added its second and third goals of the game to take a 3-0 lead early in the second period, with the tallies coming just 15 seconds apart.
Midway through the third period, St. Cloud State ended the shutout bid when freshman defender Maélie Pion (Sherbrooke, Quebec) found the back of the net. Junior forward Payton Holloway (Tomah, Wis.) sent a pass from the goal line across the low slot that found Pion on the weakside. Pion took a shot and despite the Mankato netminder getting her glove on the puck, it trickled into the back of the net to cut the Huskies deficit to two with 9:48 left.
Minnesota State took a penalty with 4:52 left and SCSU pulled its goaltender 35 seconds later to try and take advantage of a 6-on-4 opportunity. The Huskies were able to get shots on net, but the Mavs killed off the penalty and eventually scored an empty net goal with just under 90 seconds remaining to ice the game at 4-1.
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- Pion scored the lone SCSU goal.
- Holloway and freshman forward Raili Mustonen (Kalajoki, Finland) were credited with assists on Pion's goal.
- Redshirt junior defender Regan Bulger (Yellowknife, Northwest Territories) blocked a game-high three shots.
- Graduate goaltender Jojo Chobak (Chicago, Ill.) made 31 saves, posting a .969 save percentage.
- SCSU moved to 56-45-14 all-time against the Mavericks and 5-4-1 in the 10 games against MSU. The Huskies moved to 32-22-5 all time against Mankato at home and split the season series with MSU, going 2-2-0 against the Mavericks this season.
- SCSU moved to 4-9-1 in home games this season and 6-18-2 in games against teams ranked/receiving votes in either the U.S. College Hockey Online (USCHO) Poll or the USA Hockey Poll.
- The Huskies went 1-for-1 on the penalty kill and 0-for-1 on the power play. For the season, SCSU is 69-for-91 (75.8%) on the penalty kill and 13-for-80 on the power play (16.3%).
- The Huskies led the game in blocks (10-6), MSU won 66.1% of the faceoffs and each team registered 35 shots on goal.
- SCSU blocked 10+ shots for the 19th time this season. The Huskies have posted double-digit blocks in 10 consecutive games.
- The Huskies conceded 4+ goals for 14th time this season and were held to one or fewer goals for the 10th time.
- Pion's goal was her third of the season.
- Holloway's assist was her 10th of the season, and she became just the fourth Husky to compile double-digit assists.
- Mustonen's assist was her fifth of the season.
- Bulger blocked 3+ shots for the fourth time this season.
- Chobak made 31+ saves for the 10th time this season and second consecutive game.
- Graduate defender Grace Wolfe (Owatonna, Minn.) skated in her 147th career game, which is tied for the fifth most in program history.
- Senior forward Avery Farrell (Rogers, Minn.) skated in her 100th game as a Husky.
- Redshirt freshman forward Myah Krueger (Stillwater, Minn.) was the lone Husky to skate to a + mark. Her +1 rating was a new career best.
The Huskies wrap up the home portion of their season next weekend against Bemidji State. Puck drops from the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center are scheduled for 2 p.m. (Friday) and 1 p.m. (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.
Team Stats
MSU
STC
Shots
35
35
PPG
0
0
SHG
0
0
Penalties
2
2
Penalty Mins
4
4
Faceoffs Won
39
20
Game Leaders
+/-
0
Goals
1
Sh
4
A
0
+/-
0
Goals
0
Sh
3
A
1
+/-
0
Goals
0
Sh
1
A
1
+/-
-3
Goals
0
Sh
6
A
0
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