ST. PAUL, Minn. --
Austin Martinsen (JR, Farmington, Minn./Farmington HS) scored twice, and
Jack Robbel (FY, Bloomington, Minn./Shattuck-St. Mary's HS) scored a rare goal by a goalie in the closing seconds, as the No. 7-ranked Augsburg University men's hockey team remained unbeaten with a 5-2 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play win at Hamline University on Saturday evening.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Augsburg 5, Hamline 2
LOCATION: TRIA Rink, St. Paul, Minn.
RECORDS: Augsburg 4-0-0 overall (2-0-0 MIAC), Hamline 1-3-0 overall (0-2-0 MIAC)
HOW IT HAPPENED
• Martinsen extended his season-opening point streak to four straight games, scoring from
Gunnar Goodmanson (JR, Buffalo, Minn./Buffalo HS) and
Gavin Holland (SO, Stillwater, Minn./Stillwater HS) at the 14:15 mark of the second period, then scoring a power-play goal from Goodmanson and
Patrick O'Connor (SO, Moorhead, Minn./Moorhead HS) at the 13:55 mark of the third period.
• Goalie Robbel, making his second collegiate start, scored an unlikely goal at the 19:30 mark of the third period. With Hamline pulling its goalie on a power play, Robbel gained the puck behind the net and wrapped a shot high around the glass, which then traveled down the ice and into the empty net to cap the scoring for the Auggies.
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Michael Redmon (FY, West Bloomfield, Mich./Centennial (Tenn.) HS) scored his second goal of the weekend to open the game, 3:46 into play, with
Ben Henderson (SO, North Branch, Minn./Totino-Grace HS) assisting.
• After Hamline tied the game at 2-2 after two periods, Augsburg scored three goals in the final period, with
Matt Nehls (JR, Boulder, Colo./D.C. West HS) giving the Auggies the lead to stay with an unassisted goal 3:38 into the frame.
• In addition to his goal, Robbel had 13 saves to pick up his second victory of the season.
• Augsburg outshot Hamline by a 28-15 margin in the game, part of a weekend where the Auggies outshot the Pipers by a 65-30 margin.
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE
• Augsburg has now outscored its opponents by a 15-4 margin in its first three games of the season, with nine different Auggies scoring goals. Its 15 goals are
second-most among MIAC teams, and its four goals allowed are fewest among MIAC teams.
• Augsburg is ranked No. 7 in the latest USCHO.com Division III national poll.
FOR THE FOES
• Zak Lambrecht and Kyle Wendorf scored goals for Hamline, with Lambrecht adding an assist.
• Evan Robert had 23 saves in goal for the Pipers.
UP NEXT
• Augsburg hosts Wisconsin-Stout on Thursday (11/14) at 7 p.m. at Ed Saugestad Rink.
• Hamline hosts Wisconsin-River Falls on Friday (11/15) at 7 p.m.
