MINNEAPOLIS -- Outshot by a 30-15 margin in the game, the Augsburg College women's hockey team dropped a 5-0 decision to the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire in a nonconference contest on Saturday afternoon at Ed Saugestad Rink.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Wisconsin-Eau Claire 5, Augsburg 0
LOCATION: Ed Saugestad Rink, Minneapolis
RECORDS: Augsburg 9-4-0 overall, UW-Eau Claire 12-5-1 overall

HOW IT HAPPENED
• UW-Eau Claire scored three goals in the first period and two in the second period, the most goals scored by an opponent against the Auggies this season.
• Leah Patrick (SO, Hudson, Wis./Hill-Murray HS) recorded 16 saves in goal, before being relieved by Rebecca Sonnek (JR, Edina, Minn.) late in the second period. Sonnek stopped all nine shots she faced. 
• Darby Lindgren (SR, Lakeville, Minn./Shattuck-St. Mary's HS) had four shots on-goal for Augsburg, while Jacie Hoehn (SO, Waseca, Minn./Kasson-Mantorville HS) had two shots.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE
• The Auggies had its string of 31 straight kills of opponent power plays snapped, when the Blugolds scored a power-play goal at the 6:25 mark of the first period. Augsburg has now killed 52-of-55 opponent power-play opportunities this season, a .945 penalty-kill percentage that is tops among MIAC teams in overall statistics and tied for fifth-best among NCAA Division III teams nationally.
• Augsburg has allowed just 15 goals in 13 games this season. Its 1.15 goals allowed per-game is tops among MIAC teams and tied for fifth-best among NCAA Division III teams nationally.

FOR THE FOES
• Courtney Wittig and Lexi Wilson scored two goals each, while Emily Bauer had a goal and an assist. Jaedyn Walz had three assists in the game.
• Erin Connolly stopped all 15 shots she faced in goal for UW-Eau Claire.

UP NEXT
• Augsburg returns to MIAC play next weekend with a series against Bethel. Next Friday's (1/13) game is at 7 p.m. at Ed Saugestad Rink, and next Saturday's (1/14) game is at 3 p.m. at the Schwan SuperRink in Blaine, Minn.