MINNEAPOLIS (2/5/00) -- Nikki Norton (So., White Bear Lake, Minn.) scored the game-winning goal with 53 seconds to play Saturday night, lifting her Gustavus Adolphus College women's hockey team to a 5-4 win over Augsburg College in a Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference contest at Augsburg Ice Arena.
The win lifts Gustavus to 11-8 overall and 5-3 in the MIAC, while knocking Augsburg, the No. 2-rated team in the U.S. College Hockey Online Division III women's hockey national poll, to 12-5 overall and 7-1 in the MIAC.
The Gusties, down 4-2 entering the third period, scored three goals to claim the win, including two goals in the final 1:23. The finish mirrored Friday night's game between the two schools, where Augsburg scored three goals in the third period, including twice in the last 2:03, to score a 5-4 win at Gustavus.
Carrie Stefaniak (Sr., Mendota Heights, Minn./Henry Sibley HS), who played two seasons at Augsburg before transferring to Gustavus last season, scored for the Gusties at the 7:34 mark of the third period. Michelle Zaske (Jr., Owatonna, Minn.) tied the game at 18:47 on an unassisted blast, setting the stage for Norton's game-winning goal.
Augsburg led 3-2 at the end of the first period, and
Emily Miller (Sr., Blaine, Minn.) notched the final tally for the Auggies at the 19:55 mark of the second period. Miller had a goal and two assists in the contest to lead Augsburg.
Sarah Garrison (So., West Des Moines, Iowa/Valley HS), who earned MIAC Player of the Year honors at Gustavus last year before transferring to Augsburg at this year's semester break, scored a goal against her former teammates in the second period, giving her seven goals in her first nine games as an Auggie.
Stephanie Johnson (Jr., Champlin, Minn./Anoka HS) and
Annie Simons (Sr., South St. Paul, Minn.) also scored for the Auggies, with
Angie Rieger (Jr., Courtland, Minn./New Ulm Public HS) adding two assists.
Nikki Lindstrom (So., Inver Grove Heights, Minn./Simley HS) and Jennifer McCall (So., West St. Paul, Minn./Visitation HS) each had unassisted goals for the Gusties in the first period.
Jennifer Cannon (So., Sioux City, Iowa), playing in just her fourth game of the season, stopped 20 shots to pick up the win in goal for the Gusties. Augsburg's
Meg Schmidt (Sr., West St. Paul, Minn./Henry Sibley HS) made 30 saves in a losing effort.
Augsburg returns to action with a two-game series against St. Thomas Friday and Saturday (2/11-12). Friday's game is at Augsburg Ice Arena at 7:05 p.m., and Saturday's contest is at Parade Ice Arena in Minneapolis at 7:30 p.m. Gustavus has a two-game series against St. Benedict next weekend, playing at River-Lakes Arena in Richmond, Minn., Friday at 5 p.m., and hosting the Blazers at Lund Ice Arena in St. Peter, Minn., Saturday at 7 p.m.
First Period
Goals
1. 8:13--Augsburg--Stephanie Johnson (7) (Emily Miller)
2. 8:46--Gustavus Adolphus--Nikki Lindstrom (14) (unassisted)
3. 13:46--Augsburg--Sarah Garrison (7) (Angie Rieger)
4. 14:53--Augsburg--Annie Simons (7) (Emily Miller, Erica Johnson) pp
5. 17:49--Gustavus Adolphus--Jennifer McCall (1) (unassisted)
Penalties
0:56--Augsburg--Angie Rieger (2 Min) Illegal Check
13:46--Gustavus Adolphus--Alyssa Stanley (2 Min) High Sticking
14:53--Gustavus Adolphus--Carrie Stefaniak (2 Min) Illegal Check
20:00--Augsburg--Annie Mattison (2 Min) Illegal Check
Second Period
Goals
6. 19:05--Augsburg--Emily Miller (5) (Angie Rieger)
Penalties
1:13--Gustavus Adolphus--Carrie Stefaniak (2 Min) Interference
9:54--Gustavus Adolphus--Carrie Stefaniak (2 Min) Cross Checking
14:31--Gustavus Adolphus--Carrie Stefaniak (2 Min) Illegal Check
Third Period
Goals
7. 7:34--Gustavus Adolphus--Carrie Stefaniak (23) (Nikki Lindstrom)
8. 18:47--Gustavus Adolphus--Michelle Zaske (13) (unassisted)
9. 19:07--Gustavus Adolphus--Nikki Norton (14) (Alyssa Stanley)
Penalties
3:05--Gustavus Adolphus--Michelle Zaske (2 Min) Interference
Attendance: 400
Power Play: Augsburg 1 for 6 (16.6%), Gustavus 0 for 2 (0.0%)
Scoring
Augsburg GP-GS G A Pts +/- Sht Sht % Pen/ Min PP SH EN GW GT HT
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Emily Miller D 1- 1 1 2 3 2 1 100.0 0/ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Angie Rieger 1- 0 0 2 2 1 4 0.0 1/ 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarah Garrison 1- 0 1 0 1 -1 8 12.5 0/ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Annie Simons 1- 0 1 0 1 2 5 20.0 0/ 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Stephanie Johnson 1- 0 1 0 1 0 3 33.3 0/ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Erica Johnson 1- 0 0 1 1 1 0 0.0 0/ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Laura McGowan C 1- 1 0 0 0 -2 1 0.0 0/ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
April Leger 1- 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 0/ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rachel Leger 1- 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 0/ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Meg Schmidt G 1- 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0/ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Annie Mattison D 1- 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.0 1/ 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Amber Nadreau F 1- 1 0 0 0 -2 0 0.0 0/ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cindy Drum F 1- 1 0 0 0 -2 0 0.0 0/ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrie McCarville 1- 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0.0 0/ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kristi Brusletto 1- 0 0 0 0 -3 0 0.0 0/ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brenda Selander 1- 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0.0 0/ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Katie Cheese 1- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0/ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Anne Osberg 1- 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0.0 0/ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Genevieve Antonello 1- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0/ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Augsburg 1- 1 4 5 9 24 16.7 2/ 4 1 0 0 0 0 0
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Gustavus Adolphus GP-GS G A Pts +/- Sht Sht % Pen/ Min PP SH EN GW GT HT
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Nikki Lindstrom F 1- 1 1 1 2 1 4 25.0 0/ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrie Stefaniak D 1- 1 1 0 1 0 6 16.7 4/ 8 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nikki Norton F 1- 1 1 0 1 1 4 25.0 0/ 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Michelle Zaske 1- 0 1 0 1 0 3 33.3 1/ 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jennifer McCall 1- 0 1 0 1 4 2 50.0 0/ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Alyssa Stanley C 1- 1 0 1 1 3 2 0.0 1/ 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jennifer Cannon G 1- 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0/ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ann Marie Giefer D 1- 1 0 0 0 -1 1 0.0 0/ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kendall Baumgartner 1- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0/ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Katie Carlson 1- 0 0 0 0 3 2 0.0 0/ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Laura Schultz 1- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0/ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Alicia Lunde 1- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0/ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Linnea Carlson 1- 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.0 0/ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dena Kill 1- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0/ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kathryn Christian 1- 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.0 0/ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nicole Guimond 1- 0 0 0 0 1 4 0.0 0/ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
BreAnn Radloff 1- 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 0/ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jenny Grabow 1- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0/ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lindsey Christensen 1- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0/ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Gustavus Adolphus 1- 1 5 2 7 35 14.3 6/ 12 0 0 0 1 0 0
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Goaltending
Augsburg GP-GS Min GAA W L T EN Sho GA Sv Sv %
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Meg Schmidt G 1- 1 59:24 5.05 0 1 0 0 0 5 30 .857
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Augsburg 1- 1 59:24 5.05 0 1 0 0 0 5 30 .857
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Gustavus Adolphus GP-GS Min GAA W L T EN Sho GA Sv Sv %
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Jennifer Cannon G 1- 1 60:00 4.00 1 0 0 0 0 4 20 .833
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Gustavus Adolphus 1- 1 60:00 4.00 1 0 0 0 0 4 20 .833
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Statistics by Period
Goals 1 2 3 Tot
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Augsburg 3 1 0 4
Gustavus Adolphus 2 0 3 5
Shots 1 2 3 Tot
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Augsburg 8 6 10 24
Gustavus Adolphus 10 11 14 35
Penalties 1 2 3 Tot
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Augsburg 2 0 0 2
Gustavus Adolphus 2 3 1 6
Penalty Minutes 1 2 3 Tot
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Augsburg 4 0 0 4
Gustavus Adolphus 4 6 2 12
