2015–16 St. Cloud State Huskies women's ice hockey season

2015–16 St. Cloud State Huskies
women's ice hockey season
2015–16 St. Cloud State Huskies; women's ice hockey season
Conference	5th WCHA
Home ice	Herb Brooks National Hockey Center
Record
Overall	13–18–4
Home	5–7–2
Road	8–10–2
Neutral	0–1–0
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Eric Rud
Assistant coaches	Steve MacDonald; Jinelle Siergiej
Captain	Vanessa Spataro
Alternate captain(s)	Molly Illikainen; Lauren Hespenheide
	St. Cloud State Huskies women's ice hockey seasons ; « 2014–15 2016–17 »

Last updated November 26, 2025

The St. Cloud State Huskies women's ice hockey program represented St. Cloud State University during the 2015-16 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season.

Recruiting

^[2]

Player	Position	Nationality	Notes
Taylor Crosby	Goaltender	Canada	Sister of NHL Star Sid Crosby
Madeleine Dahl	Goaltender	United States	Transfer from Union College
Ivy Dynek	Forward	United States	Played with Julia Tylke on Chicago Young Americans^[3]
Megan Lalor	Forward	Canada	Played for the St. Albert Slash in Alberta^[4]
Suvi Ollikainen	Forward	Finland	Member of Finnish National Team
Hannah Potrykus	Forward	United States	Attended Hartland (MI) HS^[5]
Julia Tylke	Forward	United States	Played with Chicago Young Americans

2015–16 Huskies

^[6]

No.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Hometown	Previous team
2	Julia Tylke	Freshman	F	5' 5" (1.65 m)	Delafield, Wisconsin	Chicago Young Americans
5	Hannah Brodt	Senior	F	5' 4" (1.63 m)	Roseville, Minnesota	Roseville HS
7	Brittney Anderson	Sophomore	D	5' 6" (1.68 m)	Hudson, Wisconsin	Hill-Murray HS
9	Lauren Hespenheide ( A )	Junior	F	5' 0" (1.52 m)	Shakopee, Minnesota	Shakopee Senior HS
10	Emma Turbyville	Sophomore	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	Chicago, Illinois	Shattuck St. Mary's
11	Caroline Markstrom	Sophomore	D	5' 8" (1.73 m)	Kovland, Sweden	Sundsvalls Gymnasium
12	Molly Illikainen ( A )	Senior	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	Grand Rapids, Minnesota	Providence
15	Lexi Slattery	Senior	D		Hugo, Minnesota	Providence
16	Vanessa Spataro ( C )	Senior	F	5' 5" (1.65 m)	Stouffville, Ontario	Toronto Jr. Aeros
17	Jenna Redford	Junior (RS)	D	5' 6" (1.68 m)	Soldotna, Alaska	Boston Shamrocks
18	Kelsey Saelens	Junior	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	Winnipeg, Manitoba	Shaftesbury Prep
19	Paige Pena	Junior	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	Maple Ridge, British Columbia	Okanagan Hockey Academy
20	Suvi Ollikainen	Freshman	F	5' 3" (1.6 m)	Klaukkala, Finland	Finnish National Team
21	Christa Moody	Junior	D	5' 9" (1.75 m)	Battle Creek, Michigan	Honeybaked
23	Hannah Potrykus	Freshman	F	5' 6" (1.68 m)	Brighton, Michigan	USA Hockey Club of Michigan
24	Alex Makaric	Junior	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	Windsor, Ontario	Cambridge Rivulettes
25	Jordan Stewart	Freshman	F	5' 5" (1.65 m)	Machesney Park, Illinois	Chicago Young Americans
27	Alyssa Erickson	Sophomore	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	Mission, British Columbia	Okanagan Hockey Academy
29	Taylor Crosby	Freshman	G	5' 6" (1.68 m)	Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia	Shattuck-St. Mary's
33	Ivy Dynek	Freshman	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	Northfield, Illinois	Chicago Young Americans
34	Madeleine Dahl	Junior	G	5' 7" (1.7 m)	Edina, Minnesota	Union College
35	Katie Fitzgerald	Senior	G	5' 11" (1.8 m)	Des Plaines, Illinois	Chicago Mission AAA

Schedule

^[7]

Date	Opponent^#	Site	Decision	Result	Record
Regular Season
October 2	at Merrimack *	Volpe Complex • North Andover, MA	Katie Fitzgerald	W 6–4	1–0–0
October 3	at Merrimack*	Volpe Complex • North Andover, MA	Taylor Crosby	W 6–2	2–0–0
October 9	at #1 Minnesota	Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Katie Fitzgerald	L 0–7	2–1–0 (0–1–0)
October 10	at #1 Minnesota	Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Katie Fitzgerald	L 0–11	2–2–0 (0–2–0)
October 16	#2 Wisconsin	Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, MN	Katie Fitzgerald	L 0–5	2–3–0 (0–3–0)
October 17	#2 Wisconsin	Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, MN	Katie Fitzgerald	L 0–2	2–4–0 (0–4–0)
October 23	#7 North Dakota	Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, MN	Katie Fitzgerald	L 0–3	2–5–0 (0–5–0)
October 24	#7 North Dakota	Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, MN	Katie Fitzgerald	T 4–4 ^OT	2–5–1 (0–5–1)
October 30	at #6 Bemidji State	Sanford Center • Bemidji, MN	Katie Fitzgerald	L 1–3	2–6–1 (0–6–1)
October 31	at #6 Bemidji State	Sanford Center • Bemidji, MN	Katie Fitzgerald	L 1–3	2–7–1 (0–7–1)
November 13	Minnesota State	Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, MN	Katie Fitzgerald	W 4–1	3–7–1 (1–7–1)
November 14	Minnesota State	Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, MN	Katie Fitzgerald	W 4–2	4–7–1 (2–7–1)
November 20	Ohio State	Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, MN	Katie Fitzgerald	W 3–2	5–7–1 (3–7–1)
November 21	Ohio State	Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, MN	Katie Fitzgerald	W 4–1	6–7–1 (4–7–1)
November 28	at Lindenwood *	Lindenwood Ice Arena • Wentzville, MO	Katie Fitzgerald	W 2–0	7–7–1
November 29	at Lindenwood*	Lindenwood Ice Arena • Wentzville, MO	Katie Fitzgerald	W 3–2	8–7–1
December 4	at #10 Minnesota-Duluth	Amsoil Arena • Duluth, MN	Katie Fitzgerald	T 2–2 ^OT	8–7–2 (4–7–2)
December 5	at #10 Minnesota-Duluth	Amsoil Arena • Duluth, MN	Katie Fitzgerald	L 0–4	8–8–2 (4–8–2)
December 11	vs. #3 Minnesota*	John Rose Oval • Roseville, MN (Hall of Fame Game)	Katie Fitzgerald	L 0–7	8–9–2
January 8, 2016	at Minnesota State	Verizon Wireless Center • Mankato, MN	Katie Fitzgerald	T 1–1 ^OT	8–9–3 (4–8–3)
January 9	at Minnesota State	Verizon Wireless Center • Mankato, MN	Katie Fitzgerald	W 4–3 ^OT	9–9–3 (5–8–3)
January 15	at Ohio State	OSU Ice Rink • Columbus, OH	W 2–1	10–9–3 (6–8–3)
January 16	at Ohio State	OSU Ice Rink • Columbus, OH	Katie Fitzgerald	W 2–1	11–9–3 (7–8–3)
January 22	#3 Minnesota	Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, MN	Katie Fitzgerald	L 0–7	11–10–3 (7–9–3)
January 23	#3 Minnesota	Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, MN	Katie Fitzgerald	L 2–4	11–11–3 (7–10–3)
January 30	at #2 Wisconsin	LaBahn Arena • Madison, WI	Katie Fitzgerald	L 0–3	11–12–3 (7–11–3)
January 31	at #2 Wisconsin	LaBahn Arena • Madison, WI	Katie Fitzgerald	L 0–3	11–13–3 (7–12–3)
February 5	#7 Bemidji State	Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, MN	Katie Fitzgerald	T 3–3 ^OT	11–13–4 (7–12–4)
February 6	#7 Bemidji State	Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, MN	Katie Fitzgerald	L 1–4	11–14–4 (7–13–4)
February 12	at #9 North Dakota	Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, ND	Katie Fitzgerald	W 1–0	12–14–4 (8–13–4)
February 13	at #9 North Dakota	Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, ND	Katie Fitzgerald	L 0–3	12–15–4 (8–14–4)
February 19	Minnesota-Duluth	Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, MN	Katie Fitzgerald	W 3–2	13–15–4 (9–14–4)
February 20	Minnesota-Duluth	Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, MN	Katie Fitzgerald	L 2–3	13–16–4 (9–15–4)
WCHA Tournament
February 26	at North Dakota*	Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, ND (Quarterfinals, Game 1)	Katie Fitzgerald	L 1–6 ⁸	13–17–4
February 27	at #8 North Dakota*	Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, ND (Quarterfinals, Game 2)	Katie Fitzgerald	L 1–6	13–18–4
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from USCHO.com Poll.

Awards and honors

Molly Illikainen, Forward, WCHA Third Team All-Star^[8]
Julia Tylke, Forward, WCHA All-Rookie Team^[9]

References

↑ "SCSU Media Guide, page 48" (PDF). St. Cloud State University. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
↑ "St. Cloud State women's hockey announces new recruits for 2015–16". St. Cloud State University. August 12, 2015. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
↑ "Meet the New Huskies – Women's Hockey Ivy Dynek". St. Cloud State University. September 27, 2015. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
↑ "Meet the New Huskies – Women's Hockey Megan Lalor". St. Cloud State University. September 15, 2015. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
↑ "Meet the SCSU Women's Hockey Freshmen: #23 Hannah Potrykus". St. Cloud State University. September 11, 2015. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
↑ "2015–16 Women's Ice Hockey Roster". St. Cloud State University. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
↑ "2015–16 Women's Ice Hockey Schedule". St. Cloud State University. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
↑ "Illikainen and Tyke Receive WCHA All-Team Honors". St. Cloud State University. March 3, 2016. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
↑ "ibid". St. Cloud State University. March 3, 2016. Retrieved March 28, 2017.

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.

[1] "SCSU Media Guide, page 48" (PDF). St. Cloud State University. Retrieved March 28, 2017.

[2] "St. Cloud State women's hockey announces new recruits for 2015–16". St. Cloud State University. August 12, 2015. Retrieved March 28, 2017.

[3] "Meet the New Huskies – Women's Hockey Ivy Dynek". St. Cloud State University. September 27, 2015. Retrieved March 28, 2017.

[4] "Meet the New Huskies – Women's Hockey Megan Lalor". St. Cloud State University. September 15, 2015. Retrieved March 28, 2017.

[5] "Meet the SCSU Women's Hockey Freshmen: #23 Hannah Potrykus". St. Cloud State University. September 11, 2015. Retrieved March 28, 2017.

[6] "2015–16 Women's Ice Hockey Roster". St. Cloud State University. Retrieved March 3, 2017.

[7] "2015–16 Women's Ice Hockey Schedule". St. Cloud State University. Retrieved March 28, 2017.

[8] "Illikainen and Tyke Receive WCHA All-Team Honors". St. Cloud State University. March 3, 2016. Retrieved March 28, 2017.

[9] "ibid". St. Cloud State University. March 3, 2016. Retrieved March 28, 2017.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

[9]

v t e St. Cloud State Huskies women's ice hockey
Playing venues	Herb Brooks National Hockey Center (1989–present)
Head coaches	Kerry Brodt Wethington (1998–2002) Jason Lesteberg (2002–2006) Jeff Giesen (2006–2014) Eric Rud (2014–2019) Steve Macdonald (2019–2022) Brian Idalski (2022–2025) Mira Jalosuo (2025–present)
Seasons	2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20
St. Cloud State University St. Cloud, MN