MOORHEAD, Minn. -- Annie Juergens (JR, Lino Lakes, Minn./Centennial HS) stopped all 32 shots she faced in goal to record her seventh career shutout, as the Augsburg University women's hockey team claimed a key Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference victory on Friday night, a 2-0 triumph at Concordia College-Moorhead.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Augsburg 2, Concordia-Moorhead 0
LOCATION: Moorhead Sports Center, Moorhead, Minn.
RECORDS: Augsburg 13-6-5 overall (10-3-4 MIAC), Concordia 9-12-3 overall (6-8-3 MIAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED
• Juergens recorded 32 saves in goal to pick up her third shutout of the season, improving to 7-4-4. A transfer from Hamline, she has recorded seven shutouts in her 46 career games, with a 22-15-6 career record in three seasons.
• After a scoreless first two periods, the Auggies claimed the lead on the fifth goal of the season from Megan Johnson (SR, Madision, Wis./Memorial HS), assisted by Ellie Tabaka (JR, Maplewood, Minn./Tartan HS) and Mackenzie Molnar (JR, Inver Grove Heights, Minn./Cretin-Derham Hall HS), with 4:50 left in the game.
• Augsburg clinched the win with an empty-net goal by Bridget Wagner (JR, Niles, Ill./Maine South HS) with 31 seconds left, her 10th goal of the season, assisted by Emily Ach (SR, Brooklyn Park, Minn./Park Center HS).

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE
• With the win, Augsburg maintained its advantage over Gustavus for the No. 3 spot in the five-team MIAC postseason playoffs. Both teams have 24 points with 10-3-4 conference records going into the final game of the regular season; if the teams remain tied after Saturday's play, Augsburg would clinch the No. 3 spot based on its win and tie against the Gusties on Jan. 18-19. 
• The No. 3 seed in the playoffs would play at No. 2-seed Hamline in a semifinal game next Saturday (2/23) in St. Paul, Minn., while the No. 4 seed would host the No. 5 seed in a quarterfinal game next Thursday (2/21). Concordia currently holds a one-point advantage over Saint Mary's for the No. 5 spot in the playoffs.
• Wagner's 10 goals are tied for eighth-most among MIAC players in overall statistics, with her team-leading 22 points (10 goals, 12 assists) also eighth-most.
• Augsburg killed off two Concordia power-play opportunities in the game. Augsburg's .918 penalty-kill percentage (67-of-73) is tops among MIAC teams and fourth-best among NCAA Division III teams nationally.

FOR THE FOES
• Emily Musielewicz had 32 saves in goal for Concordia.
• Megan Dondelin had nine shots on-goal for the Cobbers.

UP NEXT
• Augsburg and Concordia close the regular season on Saturday (2/16) at 2 p.m. at the Moorhead Sports Center.