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John Nicholson
4
Winner Saint John's Univ. SJU 6-2-3, 4-1-1 MIAC
2
Augsburg College AUG 6-5-0, 3-1-0 MIAC
Winner
Saint John's Univ. SJU
6-2-3, 4-1-1 MIAC
4
Final
2
Augsburg College AUG
6-5-0, 3-1-0 MIAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 F
Saint John's Univ. SJU 1 2 1 4
Augsburg College AUG 0 2 0 2

Game Recap: Men's Ice Hockey |

Auggies drop 4-2 decision to No. 13 Saint John's

MINNEAPOLIS -- Mack Ohnsted (JR, Vernon Hills, Ill./Adali E. Stevenson HS) and Corbin Chapman (SO, Burnsville, Minn.) had a goal and assist each for Augsburg College, but No. 13-ranked Saint John's University scored the final two goals of the game to claim a 4-2 win in a Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference men's hockey game on Saturday evening at Ed Saugestad Rink.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Saint John's 4, Augsburg 2
LOCATION: Ed Saugestad Rink, Minneapolis
RECORDS: Augsburg 6-5-0 overall (3-1-0 MIAC), Saint John's 6-2-3 overall (3-2-1 MIAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED
• Ohnsted trimmed the Johnnie lead to 2-1 with a power-play goal at the 3:36 mark of the second period, assisted by Zach Dick (SR, Grand Rapids, Minn.) and Chapman.
• Chapman scored his fourth goal of the season at the 14:28 mark of the second period, scoring from Ohnsted and Daniel Hildebrandt (SR, Monument, Colo./Pine Creek HS).
• Augsburg outshot Saint John's by a 36-24 mark in the game.
• Evan Hesse (FY, Monticello, Minn./Palmer (Alaska) HS) had six shots on-goal for the Auggies, while Ohnsted and Chapman had five shots each.
• Augsburg goalie John Bretzman (SR, Mendota Heights, Minn./St. Croix Lutheran HS) had 20 saves.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE
• Ohnsted is now tied for first among MIAC players in overall statistics in both total points (14) and goals (8). His six assists are tied for 10th-best among MIAC players.
• Ohnsted now has 16 goals and 33 assists for 49 points in 61 career games.
• Chapman now has eight assists on the year, tied for fourth among MIAC players in overall statistics, while Dick's seven assists put him tied for sixth in the MIAC.

FOR THE FOES
• Dan McNamara and Nick Vatnsdal had a goal and assist each for Saint John's, while John Haeg had two assists. 
• Vatnsdal opened the scoring for the Johnnies with a goal from Haeg and McNamara at the 18:41 mark of the first period. Neal Smith scored from Alex Ach to give the Johnnies a 2-0 lead at the 2:14 mark of the second period.
• Tyler Dunagan gave the Johnnies the lead with a goal from Huba Sekesi and Kevin Becker at the 16:58 mark of the second period, and McNamara capped the scoring with a goal from Haeg and Vatnsdal at the 3:14 mark of the third period.
• Saxton Soley had 34 saves in goal for Saint John's.
• Saint John's is ranked No. 13 in the latest U.S. College Hockey Online Division III national poll.

UP NEXT
• Augsburg is now idle for the holiday break and returns to action on Jan. 9 at 7:05 p.m., hosting Wisconsin-Stevens Point at Ed Saugestad Rink.
• Saint John's plays at Wisconsin-River Falls on Tuesday (12/9) at 7 p.m.
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