MINNEAPOLIS -- Lukas Gillett (JR, Rosemount, Minn./Rosemount HS) and Matt Nehls (FY, Boulder, Colo./D.C. West HS) scored goals for Augsburg University, as the Auggies rallied from a first-period deficit to claim a 2-1 nonconference men's hockey win over the No. 3-ranked University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point on Friday evening.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Augsburg 2, Wisconsin-Stevens Point 1
LOCATION: Ed Saugestad Rink, Minneapolis
RECORDS: Augsburg 11-5-0 overall, UW-Stevens Point 12-4-2 overall

HOW IT HAPPENED
• Gillett tied the game at 1-1 for the Auggies with his fifth goal of the season, completing a 3-on-2 rush with a wrist shot from the left side, a power-play goal at the 14:33 mark of the second period, assisted by Austin Martinsen (FY, Farmington, Minn./Farmington HS) and Chandler Madry (JR, Bakersfield, Calif./Fairbanks (Alaska) BEST HS). The assist was Madry's 13th of the season, moving him into the lead in assists among Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference players in overall statistics.
• The Auggies took the lead at the 9:43 mark of the third period, as Nehls scored on a blast from the blue line, following a pass from Gunnar Goodmanson (FY, Buffalo, Minn./Buffalo HS) off the rebound of a Jake Larson (JR, St. Michael, Minn./St. Michael-Albertville HS) shot.
•  Nick Schmit (JR, Fargo, N.D./Fargo North HS) stopped 26 of the 27 shots he faced in goal to pick up the victory for the Auggies. Playing all but 4:55 of Augsburg's 964:47 this season in goal, Schmit now has a 2.19 goals-against-average and .920 save percentage -- fourth and fifth, respectively, among MIAC goalies in overall statistics. His 11 wins are the most among MIAC goalies in overall statistics.
• UW-Stevens Point outshot Augsburg by a 27-24 margin in the game.
• The Pointers entered the game ranked No. 3 in both major Division III national polls, by USCHO.com and D3hockey.com. Augsburg entered the game receiving votes in both polls.

FOR THE FOES
• Brennen Miller scored the lone goal of the game for UW-Stevens Point at the 14:29 mark of the first period, claiming a steal off a turnover and scoring an unassisted goal.
• Max Milosek had 22 saves in goal for the Pointers.

UP NEXT
• Augsburg hosts Wisconsin-Stout on Saturday (1/13) at 7:30 p.m. at Ed Saugestad Rink.