(RV) St. Cloud State Women’s Hockey Falls in Game Three of WCHA First Round Series at No. 4 Minnesota

Sunday, March 1

Ridder Arena • Minneapolis

3 p.m.

St. Cloud State

12-23-2, 7-20-2

#4 Minnesota

26-10-1, 19-9-1

St. Cloud St.

Minnesota

Photo by: Jacob Sanders

(RV) St. Cloud State Women’s Hockey Falls in Game Three of WCHA First Round Series at No. 4 Minnesota

3/1/2026 10:35:00 PM | Women's Hockey

Box Score

Wolfe breaks career games played record, Gophers end SCSU’s season with 6-1 win

MINNEAPOLIS – (RV) St. Cloud State Women's Hockey (12-23-2, 7-19-2 Western Collegiate Hockey Association) season ended after dropping game three of its WCHA First Round Series at No. 4 Minnesota, 6-1 on Sunday afternoon at Ridder Arena in Minneapolis.

Minnesota (25-10-1, 18-9-1 WCHA) scored the game's first two goals in the first 6:13 of play and took a 2-0 lead into the first intermission.

The Huskies cut their deficit in half just 65 seconds into the second period when redshirt junior alternate captain forward Laura Zimmermann (Ringgenberg, Switzerland) scored. Junior forward Sidney Jackel (Ann Arbor, Mich.) won a puck battle in the right circle and fired a shot that was saved by the pads of the Gopher netminder and picked up below the goal line by Zimmermann, who sent a backhand shot towards the goaltender which hit her stick and went between her legs into the back of the net.

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Later in the second period the 'U' scored three more times including a shorthanded goal, pushing its lead to 5-1 before tacking on an empty net goal in the third period to make it 6-1.

Graduate captain defender Grace Wolfe (Owatonna, Minn.) skated in her 154^th career game, breaking her tie with former teammate and two-time alternate captain Taytum Geier (2018-23) for the most in program history.

TOP HUSKIES

Zimmermann scored the lone SCSU goal.
Jackel provided the lone assist on Zimmermann's goal.
Wolfe blocked four shots and became the program's all-time games played leader.

NOTABLES

SCSU moved to 7-114-4 all-time against the Gophers and 3-7-0 in the 10 games against the 'U'. The Huskies moved to 2-64-2 all time against Minnesota in Minneapolis and 1-6-0 against the Gophers this season.
The Huskies moved to 5-13-1 in road games this season and 7-22-2 in games against teams ranked/receiving votes in either the U.S. College Hockey Online (USCHO) Poll or the USA Hockey Poll.
SCSU went 2-for-2 on the penalty kill and 0-for-3 on the power play. For the season, SCSU is 82-for-109 (75.2%) on the penalty kill and 17-for-96 on the power play (17.7%).
The Gophers led the game in shots (42-18) and won 67.2% of the faceoffs. The Huskies led the game in blocked shots (13-11).
SCSU's blocked 13+ shots for the 12^th time this season.
The Huskies moved to 8-44 in WCHA Tournament games and 8-42 in First Round games.
Zimmermann's goal was her eighth of the season (new single season career best). It was also her 15^th point of the season (tied her single season career best) and her 40^th career point. Her eight goals were tied for the third most on the team and her 15 points were tied for sixth most.
Jackel's assist was her eighth of the season (new single season career high) and 10^th point to become the 11^th Husky to reach double-digit points this season. It was her 100^th career game.
Wolfe skated in her 154^th career game for the Huskies, breaking her tie with former teammate and two-time alternate captain Taytum Geier (2018-23). She posted 4+ blocks for the sixth time this season.
Sophomore goaltender Emilia Kyrkkö (Nokia, Finland) saved 36+ shots for the seventh time this season. She ends the season ranked No. 1 in career goals against average (2.19), No. 2 in career save percentage (.930), No. 3 in career shutouts (7), tied for No. 3 in season shutouts (4), No. 6 in season save percentage (.933) and No. 8 in season goals against average (2.41).
Junior forward Payton Holloway (Tomah, Wis.) skated in her 100^th career game.
Junior forward Alice Sauriol (Sherbrooke, Quebec) finished the season ranked tied for No. 8 in season assists (21) and tied for No. 10 in career game-winning goals (six).
Graduate goaltender Jojo Chobak (Chicago, Ill.) ended her career No. 1 in career shutouts (11), No. 3 in career goals against average (2.59), No. 4 in career save percentage (.918), No. 7 in career wins (21) and No. 10 in career saves (1,597).