Julia Tylke scored the game-winning goal with 3:40 left in the third period as St. Cloud State defeated Minnesota Duluth 3-2 in a WCHA game Saturday in St. Cloud.
The Huskies (4-6 overall, 2-4 WCHA) earned a split of the weekend series with the Bulldogs (5-4-1, 3-4-1) despite being outshot 50-21.
Hannah Potrykus scored the other two St. Cloud State goals in the second period, sandwiched around UMD power-play goals by Ryleigh Houston and Naomi Rogge.
Houston's fourth of the season came at the 8:37 mark, followed 5:07 later by Rogge's fifth.
UMD goaltender Maddie Rooney made 18 saves but was outshone by the Huskies' Emma Polusny, who stopped 48 shots.
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Minn. Duluth 0-2-0-2
St. Cloud State 0-2-1-3
First period - No scoring.
Second period - 1. SCS, Hannah Potrykus 4 (Jennlina Nylund), 5:02; 2. UMD, Ryleigh Houston 4 (Naomi Rogge, Gabbie Hughes), 8:37 (pp); 3. UMD, Rogge 5 (Houston, Hughes), 13:44 (pp); 4. SCS, Potrykus 5 (Nylund, Olivia Hanson), 15:15.
Third period - 5. SCS, Julia Tylke (Hallie Theodosopoulos, Kayla Friesen), 16:20.
Saves - Maddie Rooney, UMD, 7-7-4-18; Emma Polusny, SCS, 15-19-14-48.
St. Scholastica 2, Augsburg 2
Goalie Lexi Thomeczek saved 45 shots, including six in overtime, as the Saints preserved a nonconference draw with the Auggies in Minneapolis.
Courtney Bloemke and Kayla Kasel scored goals for St. Scholastica (1-0-1), while Emly Ach and Hollywood Hermanson netted goals for Augsburg, which owned a 47-14 edge in shots on goal.
Gustavus Adolphus 2, UWS 1
Jamie Byrne scored in the first period and Allie Stanger notched the game-winner 12:08 into the third as the Gusties spoiled the Yellowjackets’ season opener at Wessman Arena.
Amanda Sergent scored the lone goal for UWS, which was outshot 34-22. Catherine Johnson, who spent the past two seasons as a UMD backup, made 32 saves for the Yellowjackets.
