MINNEAPOLIS -- The Saint Mary's University women's hockey team claimed a 2-1 upset victory over Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference-leader Augsburg College on Saturday afternoon at Ed Saugestad Rink.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Saint Mary's 2, Augsburg 1
LOCATION: Ed Saugestad Rink, Minneapolis
RECORDS: Augsburg 13-6-0 overall (9-3-0 MIAC), Saint Mary's 5-12-2 overall (2-8-2 MIAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED
• Megan Johnson (SO, Madison, Wis./Memorial HS) scored the lone goal of the game for Augsburg, scoring an unassisted goal at the 11:33 mark of the second period to tie the game at 1-1.
• Augsburg outshot Saint Mary's by a 33-14 margin, including a 16-5 advantage in the second period and 9-1 advantage in the third period.
• Ashley Kloncz (SR, Lakeville, Minn./Lakeville North HS) and Bridget Walter (SO, Princeton, Minn.) had four shots on-goal each for Augsburg.
• Rebecca Sonnek (JR, Edina, Minn.) had 12 saves in goal for the Auggies.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE
• Augsburg, ranked No. 10 in the latest USCHO Division III national rankings, is now in a tie for first place in the MIAC standings with Hamline, which swept Bethel in its series this weekend. The Pipers are the Auggies' next opponent in a series next weekend.

FOR THE FOES
• Ashley Corcoran stopped 32 of the 33 shots she faced in goal to pick up the win for Saint Mary's.
• Jamie Henderson opened the scoring for Saint Mary's with a goal from Kassie Lien at the 8:10 mark of the second period.
• Lien gave the Cardinals the lead with a goal at the 4:36 mark of the third period, assisted by Lindsay Paschke and Natalie Ryan.

UP NEXT
• Augsburg faces Hamline in a series next weekend. The Auggies host the Pipers next Friday (2/3) at 7 p.m. at Ed Saugestad Rink, with the second game next Saturday (2/4) at 2 p.m. at Oscar Johnson Arena in St. Paul, Minn.
• Saint Mary's has a MIAC series next weekend against Gustavus.