Nick Schmit makes a save during a 2017-18 Augsburg men's hockey game.
Kevin Healy
0
Bethel University BU 0-5-0, 0-1-0 MIAC
5
Winner Augsburg University AUG 4-1-0, 1-0-0 MIAC
Bethel University BU
0-5-0, 0-1-0 MIAC
0
Final
5
Augsburg University AUG
4-1-0, 1-0-0 MIAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 F
Bethel University BU 0 0 0 0
Augsburg University AUG 3 1 1 5

Game Recap: Men's Ice Hockey |

Auggies open MIAC play with shutout win over Royals

MINNEAPOLIS -- Austin Dollimer (FY, Rosemount, Minn./Rosemount HS) claimed his first collegiate multi-goal game, and goalie Nick Schmit (SR, Fargo, N.D./Fargo North HS) returned to the lineup with his third collegiate shutout, as the Augsburg University men's hockey team opened Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play with a 5-0 win over Bethel University on Friday evening at Ed Saugestad Rink.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Augsburg 5, Bethel 0
LOCATION: Ed Saugestad Rink, Minneapolis
RECORDS: Augsburg 4-1-0 overall (1-0-0 MIAC), Bethel 0-5-0 (0-1-0 MIAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED
• Dollimer scored two goals in the victory, his second and third goals of his collegiate career. He scored a power-play goal at the 3:33 mark of the first period, then notched the final goal of the game at the 19:03 mark of the third period, assisted by Luke Dietsch (SR, St. Paul, Minn./Cretin-Derham Hall HS) and Lucas Niezelski (FY, Manchester, Conn./East Catholic HS).
• Augsburg scored three goals in the opening 9:49 of play to take a commanding lead. Charlie Parker (SO, Verona, Wis./Verona HS) put the Auggies on the board 1:58 into play, assisted by Gunnar Goodmanson (SO, Buffalo, Minn./Buffalo HS). Dollimer gave the Auggies a 2-0 lead with his power-play goal, assisted by Alex Rodriguez (SR, Miami, Fla./Shattuck-St. Mary's (Minn.) HS) and Tommy Carey (SO, Moorhead, Minn./Moorhead HS), and Austin Martinsen (SO, Farmington, Minn./Farmington HS) gave the Auggies a 3-0 lead with his first goal of the year, assisted by Dietsch and Patrick O'Connor (FY, Moorhead, Minn./Moorhead HS).
• Dietsch had a goal and two assists for the Auggies, giving the Auggies a 4-0 lead with a goal from Martinsen at the 10:11 mark of the second period.
• Returning to the nets after missing three games due to an injury suffered in the season-opener on Oct. 26, Schmit stopped all 27 shots he faced to pick up his first shutout of the season and third of his career.
• Augsburg outshot Bethel by a 30-27 margin in the game. Dietsch and Carey had four shots on-goal each for the Auggies.

FOR THE FOES
• Joe Sheppard had 25 saves in goal for Bethel.
• Michael Piehler and Will Reedy had four shots on-goal for the Royals.

UP NEXT
• The teams complete the MIAC series on Saturday (10/10) at 7 p.m. at the Schwan SuperRink in Blaine, Minn.
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