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John Nicholson
1
Augsburg College AUG 12-8-2, 9-4-2 MIAC
4
Winner Univ. of St. Thomas UST-WOM 15-5-1, 10-4-1 MIAC
Augsburg College AUG
12-8-2, 9-4-2 MIAC
1
Final
4
Univ. of St. Thomas UST-WOM
15-5-1, 10-4-1 MIAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 F
Augsburg College AUG 0 1 0 1
Univ. of St. Thomas UST-WOM 2 0 2 4

Game Recap: Women's Ice Hockey |

St. Thomas scores 4-1 win over Augsburg

MENDOTA HEIGHTS, Minn. -- Kayla Fuechtmann (SR, Circle Pines, Minn./Centennial HS) scored the lone goal of the game for Augsburg College in the second periood, but the Auggies dropped a 4-1 decision to the University of St. Thomas in a Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference women's hockey game on Friday evening at the St. Thomas Arena.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: St. Thomas 4, Augsburg 1
LOCATION: St. Thomas Arena, Mendota Heights, Minn.
RECORDS: Augsburg 12-8-2 overall (9-4-2 MIAC), St. Thomas 15-5-1 overall (10-4-1 MIAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED
• Fuechtmann scored her ninth goal of the season at the 10:55 mark of the second period, assisted by Claire Cripps (SR, Hutchinson, Minn.) and Danielle Heitkamp (JR, Bismarck, N.D./Grand Rapids (Minn.) HS). 
• Augsburg was outshot by a 35-17 margin in the game. Erika Allen (SR, Roseville, Minn.) recorded 31 saves in goal for the Auggies.
• Fuechtmann had five shots in-goal for the Auggies, while Megan Johnson (FY, Madison, Wis./Memorial HS) had four shots and Heitkamp had three shots.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE
• With the loss, Augsburg now drops to a tie for second place in the MIAC standings with 20 points, a point behind St. Thomas. 
• Augsburg did not allow a power-play goal in two St. Thomas opportunities on Friday. So far this season, Augsburg's 91.2 percent penalty kill (62-of-68) is second-best among MIAC teams and ninth-best among NCAA Division III teams nationally.

FOR THE FOES
• Leah Schwartzman, Becca Zarembinski and Hannah Burns had a goal and assist each for St. Thomas, with Courtney Umland adding the other Tommie goal.
• The Tommies scored twice in the first period and twice in the third period.
• Mackenzie Torpy had 16 saves in goal for St. Thomas.

UP NEXT
• The teams complete the MIAC series on Saturday (2/13) at 4 p.m. at Ed Saugestad Rink.
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