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John Nicholson
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Augsburg AUG 4-5-4 MIAC, 6-9-5
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Saint Mary's SMU 7-4-2 MIAC, 9-8-3
Augsburg AUG
4-5-4 MIAC, 6-9-5
1
Final
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Saint Mary's SMU
7-4-2 MIAC, 9-8-3
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 OT 1 F
Augsburg AUG 0 0 1 0 1
Saint Mary's SMU 1 0 0 0 1

Game Recap: Women's Ice Hockey |

Fuechtmann's goal gives Auggies 1-1 draw with Cardinals

WINONA, Minn. -- Kayla Fuechtmann (JR, Circle Pines, Minn./Centennial HS) tied the game at 1-1 with an unassisted goal midway through the third period, lifting Augsburg College to an overtime draw with Saint Mary's University in Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference women's hockey action on Friday evening at the SMU Ice Arena.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Augsburg 1, Saint Mary's 1
LOCATION: SMU Ice Arena, Winona, Minn.
RECORDS: Augsburg 6-9-5 overall (4-5-4 MIAC), Saint Mary's 9-8-3 overall (7-4-2 MIAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED
• Fuechtmann scored her team-leading eighth goal of the season, an unassisted marker at the 11:20 mark of the third period, tying the game at 1-1. 
• Augsburg was outshot by a 30-23 margin by the Cardinals. Augsburg goalie Erika Allen (JR, Roseville, Minn.) had 29 saves in the contest.
• Fuechtmann had seven shots on-goal for the Auggies, while Brenna Nakonechny (JR, Grand Forks, N.D./Red River HS) and Claire Cripps (JR, Hutchinson, Minn.) had three shots each.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE
• With five games remaining in the regular season, Augsburg is tied for fifth place in the MIAC standings with 12 league points. The top five schools make the MIAC postseason playoffs, as Augsburg is in pursuit of its first conference playoff berth since the 2004-05 season.
• Fuechtmann's eight goals are tied for seventh-most among MIAC players in overall statistics.
• Allen's .938 save percentage is third-best among MIAC goalies in overall statistics, while her 1.83 goals against-average is fifth-best.

FOR THE FOES
• Macki Fadness scored the Cardinals' lone goal, her third of the season, assisted by Kayla Pierson at the 6:34 mark of the first period.
• Tori Herrmann had 22 saves in goal for Saint Mary's.

UP NEXT
• The teams complete the weekend series on Saturday (2/7) game at 7 p.m. at Ed Saugestad Rink.
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