RIVER FALLS, Wis. -- For the third time in its four games this season, the Augsburg University men's hockey team had to rally from a deficit to remain unbeaten, scoring twice in the third period to produce a 3-2 nonconference win over the host University of Wisconsin-River Falls on Saturday evening.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Augsburg 3, Wisconsin-River Falls 2
LOCATION: Hunt Arena, River Falls Wis.
RECORDS: Augsburg 4-0-0 overall, UW-River Falls 0-4-0 overall

HOW IT HAPPENED
• Trailing 2-1 entering the third period, Augsburg tied the game at the 8:24 mark, as Jason Krych (SO, Champlin, Minn./Totino-Grace HS) scored a power-play goal -- Augsburg's first in 17 power-play opportunities this season -- from Alex Rodriguez (JR, Miami, Fla./Shattuck-St. Mary's (Minn.) HS) and Chandler Madry (JR, Bakersfield, Calif./Fairbanks (Alaska) BEST HS).
• With one minute remaining in regulation time, Gunnar Goodmanson (FY, Buffalo, Minn./Buffalo HS) scored his first collegiate goal, assisted by Lukas Gillett (JR, Rosemount, Minn./Rosemount HS), to give the Auggies the lead for the first time in the game. 
• Jake Larson (JR, St. Michael, Minn./St. Michael-Albertville HS), a transfer from St. Norbert (Wis.), scored his first goal as an Auggie at the 9:36 mark of the first period, assisted by Madry and Rodriguez.
• Augsburg claimed a 35-18 advantage in shots on-goal, including a 27-12 advantage in the final two periods. Rodriguez had seven shots on-goal in the game, while Eric Brenk (JR, Moorhead, Minn./Moorhead HS) had five shots.
• Nick Schmit (JR, Fargo, N.D./Fargo North HS) had 16 saves in goal for Augsburg to remain unbeaten on the year in his fourth start.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE
• Balanced scoring has been a key to Augsburg's success. In outscoring its opponents by a 16-6 margin in its first four games, 13 different players have scored goals for Augsburg, and 16 different players have goals or assists.
• Augsburg is ranked No. 7 in the latest USCHO.com Division III national poll, and No. 12 in the D3hockey.com national poll.

FOR THE FOES
• Cayden Cahill scored a power-play goal from Joe Drapluk at the 8:16 mark of the first period, and Thomas Clayton scored frmo Tim Gelatt at the 15:56 mark of the second period for UW-River Falls.
• Zach Quinn had 32 saves in goal for the Falcons.

UP NEXT
• Augsburg opens MIAC play with a series against Bethel next weekend. The Auggies face Bethel next Friday (11/10) at 7 p.m. at the Schwan SuperRink in Blaine, Minn., and have their home-opener on Saturday (11/11) at 7 p.m., hosting the Royals at Ed Saugestad Rink.