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Women’s Hockey welcomes St. Cloud State to St. Paul
1/29/2026 9:00:00 AM | Women's Hockey
Tommies set to host Huskies at Lee & Penny Anderson Arena
ST. PAUL, MINN. - The (RV) Tommie women's hockey team (10-16-0, 5-15-0) returns to Lee & Penny Anderson Arena for a WCHA series against the (RV) St. Cloud State Huskies (8-16-2, 4-14-2).
Puck drop is slated for 2 p.m. both Friday, Jan. 30 and Saturday, Jan. 31.
Be sure to follow along for live streams and stats through links found at tommiesports.com/sports/whockey/schedule – and on Twitter and Instagram at @TommieWHockey.
Last Time Out
The Tommies earned a WCHA point against No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes in game one even though they fell 2-1 in overtime. Freshman, Whitney Horton tallied the lone St. Thomas goal in the first period. The Purple then fell 5-0 in game two.
WCHA Honors
The Tommies have received four weekly league honors so far this season. Rylee Bartz leads the way with two forwards of the week honors. \
Rylee Bartz – Forward of the week (Sept. 22 & Nov. 10)
Ellah Hause – Defender of the week (Oct. 20)
Jenessa Gazdik –Defender of the week (Nov. 10)
WCHA Leader Board
As a team, the Purple sits first in penalty minutes per game with the lowest in the league at 5:09, third in face off winning percentage at .552, blocked shots with a 12.13 per game average.
Individually, Rylee Bartz is third overall in face-off wins/total face-offs with 300 wins out of 520.
Haley Maxwell is second in the league in blocked with 47 and Ellah Hause is just behind in third with 45. Jenessa Gazdik is in fifth with 43 and JuliAnna Gazdik in 11th with 36.
DI Era Record Holders
Rylee Bartz now holds the single season goal record with 13 in the season as she surpassed Ella Boerger's previous record with 11.
Boerger has also surpassed the single season assists record of 13 that she and Bartz previously held. Ella now has 15 assists on the season and is now the sole single season assists leader.
Rylee Bartz (63), Ella Boerger (61), and Madison Brown (50) make up the top three in career points.
Ella Boerger (39), and Rylee Bartz (32), round out the top two in D1 era assists.
Rylee Bartz leads the Tommie offense with 31 career goals in the D1 era.
Scouting the Huskies
The St. Cloud State Huskies are 8-16-2 and 4-14-2 in WCHA play. The Huskies are coming off losses to No. 3 Minnesota. St. Cloud fell 8-1 in game one at home and 5-1 in game two at Minnesota.
The Huskie offense is led by junior forward Sofianna Sundelin who has 11 goals and 8 assists on the season.
St. Cloud also has four Olympians headed to Milan, Italy, representing Switerland, Germany, and Finland during the 2026 games.
History with the Huskies
The Tommies hold a 5-11-2 record against the Huskies, most recently the two split their first series this season. St. Cloud State took game one 4-3 in overtime, the Tommies bounced back and took game two 4-3 in OT.
Current Tommies Against the Huskies
Ella Boerger: 2 goals, 6 assists
Ellah Hause: 2 goals, 5 assists
Madison Brown: 2 goals, 4 assists
Chloe Boreen: 2 goals
Keara Parker, Cara Sajevic, Jenessa Gazdik: 1 goal
Ilsa Lindaman: 1 goal, 1 assist
Haley Maxwell: 2 assists
Cailin Mumm, Whitney Horton, JuliAnna Gazdik: 1 assist
Up Next
The Tommies will be back at Lee & Penny Anderson Arena on Feb. 6 for the home portion of the home and home series against No. 3 Minnesota. Puck drop for Field Trip Friday is set for 12 p.m. Feb. 6.
Follow Along
For any and all information pertaining to the St. Thomas women's hockey team can be found at tommiesports.com and on Twitter and Instagram at @TommieWHockey.
