Ella Annick scored with 29 seconds remaining to lift No. 11 St. Cloud State to a 4-3 victory over the No. 3 Gophers women’s hockey team Friday at Ridder Arena.
Gophers women’s hockey team falls to St. Cloud State on goal with 29 seconds left
The Gophers, ranked third, had tied No. 11 St. Cloud State a minute earlier after pulling their goalie.
The Minnesota Star Tribune
February 15, 2025 at 4:07AM
Annick’s goal came one minute after the Gophers had tied the score on an extra-attacker goal by Ella Huber.
The loss was the fourth in a row for the Gophers (22-9-1, 16-8-1). It’s their longest winless streak since going 0-4-1 over five games in 2021.
“Tough result,” Gophers coach Brad Frost said. “Not the start we were looking for. Battled back. In the third it was kind of a rollercoaster of emotions. Tying it up, then giving one up. Tying it up and giving one up again. The mistakes that we made tonight, they cost us, and we’ve got to do better here as we go forward.”
The Huskies (15-10-6, 10-10-5) improved to 2-1 against the Gophers this season. In November, the Huskies defeated the Gophers 3-1 after the Gophers had won 5-2 in the series opener.
The Huskies took a 2-0 lead after one period. Sofianna Sundelin scored on a power play with 13 minutes, 43 seconds remaining before Emma Gentry scored less than two minutes later.
The Gophers got on the scoreboard 66 seconds into the second period on a goal from Emma Kreisz.
The Gophers tied the score midway through the third period on a goal by Ava Lindsay, but Sundelin’s second goal broke the tie with 3:15 remaining. The goal was the team-leading 11th of the season for the sophomore.
The Gophers pulled goalie Hannah Clark with 1:51 remaining, and Huber tied the game with 1:29 remaining in the third period.
The Gophers outshot St. Cloud State 36-20, including 30-14 in the final two periods.
The teams will conclude the home-and-home series at St. Cloud State on Saturday afternoon.
Minnesota has dropped five of six heading into Wednesday night’s game at Purdue.
