MINNEAPOLIS -- For the third time this season, the Augsburg College and Hamline University men's hockey teams went to an overtime shootout, as the teams played to a 2-2 overtime tie on Saturday night. This time, Hamline claimed the bonus point in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference standings, with a 1-0 shootout triumph in 10 rounds of shots.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Augsburg 2, Hamline 2 (OT, Hamline wins shootout 1-0, 10 rounds)
LOCATION: Ed Saugestad Rink, Minneapolis
RECORDS: Augsburg 13-3-5 overall (7-1-4 MIAC), Hamline 10-8-5 overall (7-4-3 MIAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED
• Augsburg took a 2-0 lead midway through the third period, but Hamline rallied with two extra-attacker goals in the final 2:39 of regulation time to force overtime. After a scoreless five minutes of the extra session, the teams went to a shootout, with Hamline prevailing 1-0 in 10 rounds. One of Augsburg's shootout attempts hit the goalpost, with the rest saved by Hamline goalie Justin Quale.
• The game is officially considered a tie, with Hamline gaining an extra point in the MIAC standings with the shootout win.
• After a scoreless first period, Augsburg took a 1-0 advantage at the 10:54 mark of the second period, with Drew Anderson (JR, Rochester, Minn./Century HS) scoring from Evan Hesse (JR, Monticello, Minn./Palmer (Alaska) HS).
• Trevor Stewart (SR, Highlands Ranch, Colo./Eastmont HS) scored his eighth goal of the season for the Auggies at the 10:29 mark of the second period, assisted by Rory Vesel (SR, Rochester, Minn./Lourdes HS) and Eli May (JR, Eagan, Minn.).
• Augsburg outshot Hamline by a 47-28 margin. Jordyn Kaufer (SR, Stillwater, Minn.) had 26 saves in goal for the Auggies. 

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE
• The 10-round shootout is the second-longest in the four seasons that the MIAC has used shootouts in men's hockey. The longest was a 12-round shootout between St. Olaf and Concordia-Moorhead on Feb. 6, 2015 (St. Olaf won 3-2).
• With the draw, Augsburg, ranked No. 10 in the latest USCHO.com Division III national poll, now sits in a second-place tie with 26 points, joining Hamline (10-8-5 overall, 7-4-3 MIAC) and Saint Mary's (12-8-3 overall, 8-5-1 MIAC), all two points behind league-leader St. Thomas' 28 points (11-6-4 overall, 9-2-1 MIAC). The Tommies are Augsburg's next opponent in a series next weekend.
• Augsburg and Hamline played to overtime shootouts in all three meetings this season. Augsburg claimed a 1-0 shootout win in three rounds in a 2-2 draw on Oct. 28 at the MIAC Showcase in Blaine, Minn., and Hamline scored a 2-0 shootout win in a 4-4 tie last night at Oscar Johnson Arena in St. Paul, Minn.
• Augsburg has now played five overtime shootouts this season, with a 2-3 record in those shootouts.
• Vesel now has a team-best 16 assists this season, standing fourth in assists among MIAC players in overall statistics. His 16 assists are second-most among conference defenders, and his 19 points (one goal, 16 assists) are third-most among defenders.

FOR THE FOES
• Russ Jordan, the MIAC's leading scorer with 18 goals and 32 points, cut the Augsburg lead in half with an extra-attacker goal from Jesse Kessler at the 17:21 mark of the third period.
• Mitch McPherson tied the game with an extra-attacker goal with 14 seconds left in regulation, scoring from Jordan and Kessler.
• Quale had 45 saves in goal for Hamline.

UP NEXT
• Augsburg faces St. Thomas next weekend in a key MIAC series. Next Friday's (2/10) game is at 7:30 p.m. at the St. Thomas Arena in Mendota Heights, Minn., and next Saturday's (2/11) game is at 7 p.m. at Ed Saugestad Rink.
• Hamline is idle next weekend, and closes the regular season on Feb. 17-18 with a series against Gustavus.