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John Nicholson
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Winner Gustavus Adolphus GAC 11-2-2, 7-0-1 MIAC
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Augsburg College AUG 6-7-2, 4-3-1 MIAC
Winner
Gustavus Adolphus GAC
11-2-2, 7-0-1 MIAC
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Final
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Augsburg College AUG
6-7-2, 4-3-1 MIAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 F
Gustavus Adolphus GAC 0 0 2 2
Augsburg College AUG 0 0 1 1

Game Recap: Women's Ice Hockey |

Auggies edged by No. 6-ranked Gusties

MINNEAPOLIS -- Kayla Fuechtmann (JR, Circle Pines, Minn./Centennial HS) gave the Augsburg College women's hockey team a 1-0 lead in the third period, but Gustavus Adolphus College rallied with two goals in a four-minute span, claiming a 2-1 win in a Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference contest on Saturday evening at Ed Saugestad Rink.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Gustavus 2, Augsburg 1
LOCATION: Ed Saugestad Rink, Minneapolis
RECORDS: Augsburg 6-7-2 overall (4-4-1 MIAC), Gustavus 12-2-2 overall (7-0-1 MIAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED
• After a scoreless first two periods, Fuechtmann put the Auggies on the scoreboard with her sixth goal of the season, a power-play marker assisted by Claire Cripps (JR, Hutchinson, Minn.).
• Gustavus outshot Augsburg by a 26-19 margin in the game.
• Erika Allen (JR, Roseville, Minn.) collected 24 saves in goal for the Auggies.
• Augsburg went 1-of-8 on the power play, while Gustavus went 1-for-7.
• Kayla Fuechtmann (JR, Circle Pines, Minn./Centennial HS) had six shots on-goal for the Auggies, while Ashley Kloncz (SO, Lakeville, Minn./Lakeville North HS) had four shots and Megan Robertson (FY, Boissevain, Manitoba) had two shots.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE
• Fuechtmann's six goals this season are tied for fourth most among MIAC players in overall statistics. Cripps is tied for ninth among MIAC players in assists with seven.
• Augsburg's 86.4-percent penalty-kill rate (61-of-59) stands fifth among MIAC teams in overall statistics.

FOR THE FOES
• Carolyn Draayer tied the game for the Gusties with a power-play goal at the 12:04 mark of the third period, assisted by Allison Eder-Zdechlik and Rachel Skoglund.
• Skoglund gave the Gusties the lead with a goal at the 16:02 mark, assisted by Emily Reibert and Marissa Brandt.
• Lindsey Hibbard had 18 saves in goal for the Gusties.
• Gustavus is ranked No. 6 in the latest U.S. College Hockey Online (USCHO) Division III national poll and No. 7 in the latest D3hockey.com national poll.

UP NEXT
• Augsburg returns to MIAC play next weekend with a series at Concordia-Moorhead. Next Friday's (1/23) game is at 7 p.m., while next Saturday's (1/24) game is at 2 p.m.
• Gustavus has a series against Saint Mary's next weekend.
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