ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Scoring four of the final five goals of the game, the Augsburg University women's hockey team rallied twice from deficits to defending NCAA Division III national runner-up Hamline University for a 4-3 victory on Saturday afternoon, gaining a split in the teams' Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference-opening series.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Augsburg 4, Hamline 3
LOCATION: TRIA Rink, St. Paul, Minn.
RECORDS: Augsburg 3-1-0 overall (1-1-0 MIAC), Hamline 2-2-1 overall (1-1-0 MIAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED
• Augsburg first rallied from a 2-0, second-period deficit, tying the game on an unassisted goal by Jenna Gerold (FY, Farmington, Minn./Farmington HS), at the 9:10 mark of the second period, and on a power-play marker frmo Bridget Wagner (SR, Niles, Ill./Maine South HS) at the 9:43 mark of the third period, assisted by Hollywood Hermanson (SR, Dover, Minn./Dover-Eyota HS).
• Hamline took the lead back with a goal at the 12:02 mark, but Augsburg gained the win with a pair of goals in the final 3:09 of play. Katie Flynn (FY, Woodbury, Minn./East Ridge HS) tied the game with her first collegiate goal, assisted by Wagner, and Hannah Gold (SO, Mequon, Wis./University School of Milwaukee) scored the game-winner with 1:16 left to play, assisted by Hermanson.
• Augsburg outshot Hamline by a 12-5 margin in the third period, as both teams had 22 shots on-goal in the game. Wagner had eight shots, including four in the third period, to lead the Auggies.
• Making her third collegiate start and second of the season, Augsburg goalie Abby Bollig (SO, Farmington, Minn./Farmington HS) had 19 saves to score the win, improving to 2-0-0 on the year.

FOR THE FOES
• Bre Simon scored two goals for Hamline, with Sophie Rausch also scoring a goal.
• Jaela O'Brien had 18 saves in goal for Hamline, ranked No. 5 in the latest USCHO.com Division III national poll.

UP NEXT
• Augsburg returns to MIAC play next weekend with a series against Gustavus. Next Friday's (11/22) game is at 7 p.m. at Ed Saugestad Rink, and next Saturday's (11/23) game is at 2 p.m. in St. Peter, Minn.
• Hamline has a MIAC series next weekend against St. Olaf.