2021-22 Women's Ice Hockey Roster
Polusny, Emma
Jersey Number 32
Emma Polusny
- Position:
- Goaltender
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Shoots/Catches:
- L
- Hometown:
- Mound, Minn.
Bio
St. Cloud State Women's Hockey Ranks
Saves per Game: 1st (34.11)
Shutouts: T-1st (6)
Save Percentage: 2nd (.919)
Saves: 4th (2797)
Wins: 5th (20)
Goals Against: 5th (3.09)
2021-22: SCSU Captain...WCHA Goaltender of the Year...WCHA Scholar Athlete...WCHA All-Academic Team honors...CoSIDA Academic All-American honors...program’s first First Team All-WCHA recipient...chartered a 4-8-3 record with a .925 save percentage and 2.85 goals against average...set a career-high in single game saves twice...broke the program's all-time career saves record over the course of the 2021-22 season...made a career-high 55 saves on February 11 against Minnesota...
2020-21: WCHA Scholar-Athlete...WCHA All-Academic Team honoree...appeared in 12 games and made eight starts...posted a 3.19 goals against with a .919 save percentage...her save rate placed her fourth in the WCHA ranks...worked 27:19 scoreless minutes with 17 saves in her season debut on December 4 at Minnesota-Duluth...stopped 33 of 34 shots on January 15 in a 3-1 win over Bemidji State...won her 20th collegiate game with 26 saves in a 4-1 victory on February 27 at Bemidji State in the season finale...made 50 saves on December 5 at Minnesota-Duluth
2019-20: WCHA Scholar-Athlete...WCHA All-Academic Team honoree...started 32 games in net for SCSU...held a .911 save percentage and 3.38 GAA...led the NCAA in saves and established a new Huskies program record with 1108...set a new St. Cloud State single-season mark with 34.62 saves per game...shut out Lindenwood with a 27-save performance on November 29...blanked Bemidji State on Feburary 15 with 64:16 shutout minutes of work, recording 41 saves in a 1-0 overtime win to tie St. Cloud State's all-time career shutouts record...earned WCHA Goalie of the Week honors on January 7 after posting a .965 save percentage in two games at the MN Cup...made a career high 52 saves at Minnesota on February 28...stopped 50 shots on November 1 at Minnesota-Duluth...
2018-19: WCHA Scholar-Athlete...WCHA All-Academic Team honoree...Made 18 starts as a sophomore...posted a 3.49 goals against average and a .919 save percentage...recorded a then-career best 49 saves on February 1 against Ohio State and March 2 at Wisconsin...stymied Minnesota State on October 20, making 38 saves on 39 shots in a 2-1 road win...gave the Huskies another masterpiece against their Mavericks rivals on January 18 at the HBNHC, stopping 42 of 43 shots in a 4-1 win...competed with the United States Senior Women's National Team over April 4-14 at the 2019 IIHF Women's World Championships in Espoo, Finland, winning Gold...participated in multiple Team USA camps and tournaments...also a member of the USSWNT at the 2018 Four Nations Cup...
2017-18: Third Team All-WCHA...All-WCHA Rookie Team...started 20 games in goal suring her rookie season...set program single season records with a 2.20 goals-against average and four shutouts...boasted a .934 save percentage, ranking No. 4 in the WCHA and No. 10 in the NCAA...stopped a season-high 41 shots in SCSU's 0-0 tie at Ohio State on December 2, which set a program record for most saves in a shutout...named WCHA Defensive Player of the Week for Jan. 2-6 after posting a 56 saves and a .982 save percentage in the Huskies' home sweep of Minnesota State...twice named WCHA Rookie of the Week: December 1-2 for her record-setting 41-save effort against the Buckeyes and February 9-10 for leading the WCHA with a .964 save percentage, including a 26-save shutout, in SCSU's road sweep of Bemidji State...won her collegiate debut on September 30 against UCONN, stopping 31 of 33 shots while also recording an assist in a 3-2 victory...recorded her first collegiate shutout on November 22 against Bemidji State, making 26 saves...shut out Minnesota State with a 23-save performance on January 5...became the first Huskies player to receive multiple All-WCHA honors in the same season...
Before SCSU: Played five seasons at Mound-Westonka High School...four-time All-Conference honoree...2016 Honorable Mention All-State...boasted a career .930 save percentage, 89 wins, 28 shutouts and 2.13 goals-against average for the Whitehawks...went 18-6-0 as a senior with a 1.91 goals against and a .939 save percentage...as a junior captain chartered a 17-5-3 season with a 1.68 GAA and a .944 save rate...backstopped Mound to the 2017 and 2013 Minnesota Class A State Tournaments...named to the 2013 Class A All-Tournament team...led the Minnesota Elite Grey team to a runner-up finish at the USA Hockey Girls Tier I U16 National Championships in 2016...
Personal: Daughter of Tom and Melissa Polusny...currently a graduate student at SCSU...has sung karaoke on three different continents...
Saves per Game: 1st (34.11)
Shutouts: T-1st (6)
Save Percentage: 2nd (.919)
Saves: 4th (2797)
Wins: 5th (20)
Goals Against: 5th (3.09)
2021-22: SCSU Captain...WCHA Goaltender of the Year...WCHA Scholar Athlete...WCHA All-Academic Team honors...CoSIDA Academic All-American honors...program’s first First Team All-WCHA recipient...chartered a 4-8-3 record with a .925 save percentage and 2.85 goals against average...set a career-high in single game saves twice...broke the program's all-time career saves record over the course of the 2021-22 season...made a career-high 55 saves on February 11 against Minnesota...
2020-21: WCHA Scholar-Athlete...WCHA All-Academic Team honoree...appeared in 12 games and made eight starts...posted a 3.19 goals against with a .919 save percentage...her save rate placed her fourth in the WCHA ranks...worked 27:19 scoreless minutes with 17 saves in her season debut on December 4 at Minnesota-Duluth...stopped 33 of 34 shots on January 15 in a 3-1 win over Bemidji State...won her 20th collegiate game with 26 saves in a 4-1 victory on February 27 at Bemidji State in the season finale...made 50 saves on December 5 at Minnesota-Duluth
2019-20: WCHA Scholar-Athlete...WCHA All-Academic Team honoree...started 32 games in net for SCSU...held a .911 save percentage and 3.38 GAA...led the NCAA in saves and established a new Huskies program record with 1108...set a new St. Cloud State single-season mark with 34.62 saves per game...shut out Lindenwood with a 27-save performance on November 29...blanked Bemidji State on Feburary 15 with 64:16 shutout minutes of work, recording 41 saves in a 1-0 overtime win to tie St. Cloud State's all-time career shutouts record...earned WCHA Goalie of the Week honors on January 7 after posting a .965 save percentage in two games at the MN Cup...made a career high 52 saves at Minnesota on February 28...stopped 50 shots on November 1 at Minnesota-Duluth...
2018-19: WCHA Scholar-Athlete...WCHA All-Academic Team honoree...Made 18 starts as a sophomore...posted a 3.49 goals against average and a .919 save percentage...recorded a then-career best 49 saves on February 1 against Ohio State and March 2 at Wisconsin...stymied Minnesota State on October 20, making 38 saves on 39 shots in a 2-1 road win...gave the Huskies another masterpiece against their Mavericks rivals on January 18 at the HBNHC, stopping 42 of 43 shots in a 4-1 win...competed with the United States Senior Women's National Team over April 4-14 at the 2019 IIHF Women's World Championships in Espoo, Finland, winning Gold...participated in multiple Team USA camps and tournaments...also a member of the USSWNT at the 2018 Four Nations Cup...
2017-18: Third Team All-WCHA...All-WCHA Rookie Team...started 20 games in goal suring her rookie season...set program single season records with a 2.20 goals-against average and four shutouts...boasted a .934 save percentage, ranking No. 4 in the WCHA and No. 10 in the NCAA...stopped a season-high 41 shots in SCSU's 0-0 tie at Ohio State on December 2, which set a program record for most saves in a shutout...named WCHA Defensive Player of the Week for Jan. 2-6 after posting a 56 saves and a .982 save percentage in the Huskies' home sweep of Minnesota State...twice named WCHA Rookie of the Week: December 1-2 for her record-setting 41-save effort against the Buckeyes and February 9-10 for leading the WCHA with a .964 save percentage, including a 26-save shutout, in SCSU's road sweep of Bemidji State...won her collegiate debut on September 30 against UCONN, stopping 31 of 33 shots while also recording an assist in a 3-2 victory...recorded her first collegiate shutout on November 22 against Bemidji State, making 26 saves...shut out Minnesota State with a 23-save performance on January 5...became the first Huskies player to receive multiple All-WCHA honors in the same season...
Before SCSU: Played five seasons at Mound-Westonka High School...four-time All-Conference honoree...2016 Honorable Mention All-State...boasted a career .930 save percentage, 89 wins, 28 shutouts and 2.13 goals-against average for the Whitehawks...went 18-6-0 as a senior with a 1.91 goals against and a .939 save percentage...as a junior captain chartered a 17-5-3 season with a 1.68 GAA and a .944 save rate...backstopped Mound to the 2017 and 2013 Minnesota Class A State Tournaments...named to the 2013 Class A All-Tournament team...led the Minnesota Elite Grey team to a runner-up finish at the USA Hockey Girls Tier I U16 National Championships in 2016...
Personal: Daughter of Tom and Melissa Polusny...currently a graduate student at SCSU...has sung karaoke on three different continents...
Coach Mira Jalosuo Introductory Press Conference - Women's Hockey
Monday, July 21
Women's Hockey Postgame Press Conference 1-31-25
Saturday, February 01
St. Cloud State Women's Hockey Postgame Press Conference 1-18-25
Sunday, January 19
SCSU Women's Hockey Postgame Press Conference 1-17-25
Saturday, January 18
