Men's Hockey 12/16/06 -- Augsburg (Minn.) 8, Wisconsin-Stevens Point 0 

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MINNEAPOLIS (12/16/06) -- Aaron Johnson * (Sr., Plymouth, Minn./Robbinsdale Armstrong HS) tied a single-game school record with a seven-point (two-goal, five-assist) performance, Greg May (Sr., Burnsville, Minn.) collected his first collegiate hat trick and added two assists for a five-point performance, Critter Nagurski * (Sr., International Falls, Minn.) had two goals and four assists for a six-point afternoon, and goalie Andy Kent (So., Lakeville, Minn.) claimed 25 saves for his second straight shutout, as Augsburg College scored an 8-0 victory over the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point in a nonconference men's hockey game Saturday afternoon at the Augsburg Ice Arena.

Augsburg's top forward line of May, Johnson and Nagurski factored in all or part of the scoring of all eight goals in the game, including two power-play tallies.The trio collected 18 points (seven goals and 11 assists) of the 23 given in the game.

Augsburg is now 4-5-4 overall, extending its unbeaten streak to five straight games (2-0-3). Wisconsin-Stevens Point is now 4-6-2 overall.

The victory broke a three-game Augsburg losing streak to the Pointers, and was the first victory for Augsburg over Wisconsin-Stevens Point since the 2000-01 season. The all-time series between the Auggies and Pointers is now tied at 4-4-1.

For Augsburg, a Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference school, the win marked its first shutout of a Northern Collegiate Hockey Association opponent since a 1-0 forfeit victory over Wisconsin-Eau Claire on Dec. 9, 2000 (Augsburg led 11-1 at the time of the forfeit, but officially, the forfeit score is 1-0). The win was just the second-ever on-the-ice shutout for Augsburg over an NCHA foe (the last was a 6-0 win over Wisconsin-Eau Claire in 1981-82), and the win tied Augsburg's largest-ever margin of victory over an NCHA opponent (a 9-1 win over Wisconsin-Superior in the 1981-82 season). The NCHA has been in existence since the 1980-81 season.

Johnson tied a single-game school record for points with his seven-point (two goals, five assists) effort, matching an effort by Mike Erickson on Nov. 27, 1980 against Bethel. Erickson had six goals and one assist in the 1980 win. Johnson fell one assist shy of the school's single-game record of six, set by Mike LeDuc on Feb. 7, 1997 in a game against Marian (Wis.).

Johnson also reached a career milestone on Saturday by surpassing the 100-point mark. Last year's NCAA Division III national leader in both assists and total points, Johnson now has 104 points (29 goals, 75 assists) in his career -- 62 games over the last three seasons at Augsburg and five games his freshman year at Michigan Tech (no scoring).

Augsburg outshot Wisconsin-Stevens Point by a 31-25 margin, with Kent recording his second straight shutout -- and second of his collegiate career -- after blanking Bethel in a 0-0 tie last Saturday. Kent now has a shutout streak of 181:25, covering parts of three games.

Marcus Paulson (So., Eden Prairie, Minn.) had 14 saves in two periods for the Pointers, while Ryan Miech (So., Stevens Point, Wis.) had nine saves in relief in the third period.

May scored the first two goals of the game for the Auggies -- a goal from Johnson at the 3:09 mark of the first period, and a goal from Nagurski and Johnson at the 10:32 mark of the opening frame -- then completed his hat trick with the final goal of the game, a tally from Nagurski and Johnson at the 16:13 mark of the third period.

Johnson scored twice -- a goal from May and Nagurski at the 14:30 mark of the first period, and a goal from Nagurski and Chad Georgell * (Sr., North Pole, Alaska/Fairbanks Lathrop HS) at the 7:01 mark of the second period.

Nagurski scored twice to bring his team-leading goal total to nine -- a goal from Johnson and May at the 4:41 mark of the first period, and a power-play goal from Shawn Bakke (Sr., New Hope, Minn./Robbinsdale Armstrong HS) and Georgell at the 10:29 mark of the third period.

Dan Leopold (Jr., Afton, Minn./Stillwater HS) had the other Auggie goal, a power-play tally from Johnson and Danny Carlson (Jr., Roseville, Minn.) at the 11:07 mark of the third period.

May led the Auggies with five shots on goal, while Nagurski had four shots.

Shane Foster (So., Madison, Wis./LaFollette HS) had four shots on goal for the Pointers, while Sean Fish (So., Ramsey, Minn./Anoka HS), Taylor Guay (So., Boulder, Colo.) and Brett Beckfeld (So., Plymouth, Minn./Robbinsdale Armstrong HS) had three shots apiece.

Augsburg returns to action on Jan. 12-13 with nonconference home games at the Augsburg Ice Arena -- against St. Scholastica on Jan. 12 at 7:05 p.m. and Wisconsin-Superior on Jan. 13 at 7:05 p.m. Wisconsin-Stevens Point returns to action with a game against Curry (Mass.) in Superior, Wis. on Dec. 29 at 4 p.m.