The St. Cloud State University men’s hockey team, St. Ben’s hockey team, Granite City Lumberjacks, and St. Cloud Norsemen all completed weekend sweeps, the St. Cloud State women’s basketball team routed USF, the Gopher women’s hockey team rolled to their 10th straight win, the CSB basketball team squeezed out a close win over Augsburg, and the Minnesota Timberwolves topped Houston Saturday. The St. Cloud State women’s hockey and men’s basketball teams came up short in regulation Saturday, as did the SJU hockey and basketball teams, and the Gopher men’s and SCSU women’s hockey teams both fell in OT. On Sunday, the Gopher men’s basketball team will try to find their way back to the win column with a Big Ten matchup in Michigan.
RECAPS:
– The no. 4 SCSU men’s hockey team completed the weekend series sweep of no. 3 Denver with a 2-0 shutout win at home Saturday. The Huskies outshot the Pioneers 23-19. Zach Okabe and Jack Rogers each scored a goal for St. Cloud, while Jaxon Castor made a perfect 19 saves in the net. The Huskies improve to 18-6 and secure the season series win 3-1. The team will hit the road to face UMD on Friday. Puck-drop is set for 7:00 p.m.
– The SCSU women’s basketball team beat the University of Sioux Falls 61-42 to earn their fifth straight win on Saturday. Katrina Theis led all scorers with 23 points and 12 rebounds for St. Cloud. Dru Henning added 10 points. The Huskies improve to 14-4 and 11-3 NSIC. The team will return home to host Augustana on Friday. Tip-off is set for 7:30 p.m.
– The no. 3/4 Gopher women’s hockey team tallied their 10th straight win with a 4-1 win over Bemidji State to complete the weekend series sweep. Four different players scored for Minnesota in the win. UMN outshot the Beavers 42-19. The Gophers improve to 20-3-2 and 17-1-2-2 WCHA. The team will take the ice in Duluth to face UMD on Friday. Puck-drop is set for 3:00 p.m.
– The CSB hockey team beat Hamline 3-2 to complete the weekend series sweep. The Pipers scored…
