Nikki Nightengale controls the puck during a 2018-19 Augsburg women's hockey game.
Cyndi Nightengale
1
Saint Benedict CSB 7-10-2, 4-8-2 MIAC
1
Augsburg University AUG 11-6-4, 8-3-3 MIAC
Saint Benedict CSB
7-10-2, 4-8-2 MIAC
1
Final
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Augsburg University AUG
11-6-4, 8-3-3 MIAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 OT 1 F
Saint Benedict CSB 1 0 0 0 1
Augsburg University AUG 0 1 0 0 1

Game Recap: Women's Ice Hockey |

Auggies draw with Bennies, extend streak to 6 straight

MINNEAPOLIS -- The Augsburg University women's hockey team extended its unbeaten streak to six straight games (4-0-2) with a 1-1 overtime tie with the College of Saint Benedict in a Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference contest on Saturday afternoon.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Augsburg 1, Saint Benedict 1 (OT)
LOCATION: Ed Saugestad Rink, Minneapolis
RECORDS: Augsburg 11-6-4 overall (8-3-3 MIAC), Saint Benedict 7-10-2 overall (4-8-2 MIAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED
• For the second straight game, Augsburg held a huge shot advantage over Saint Benedict. After outshooting the Bennies 41-16 in Friday's 3-1 win, the Auggies outshot the Bennies by a 41-12 margin on Saturday -- 11-2 in the first period and 15-3 in the second period.
• Saint Benedict scored on its first shot on-goal of the game in the first period, but Augsburg was unable to score until the 18:33 mark of the second period, when Nikki Nightengale (JR, Bloomington, Minn./Jefferson HS) scored her team-best 10th goal of the season, assisted by Jeanette Bealke (JR, White Bear Lake, Minn./White Bear Lke HS) and Hollywood Hermanson (JR, Dover, Minn./Dover-Eyota HS). Nightengale's 10 goals are tied for fifth-most among MIAC players in overall statistics, leading all MIAC defenders in goals.
• Augsburg outshot Saint Benedict by a 4-0 margin in overtime, despite being shorthanded on a penalty for the final 1:25 of the extra session. 
• Annie Juergens (JR, Lino Lakes, Minn./Centennial HS) had 11 saves in goal for Augsburg.
• With the win and tie over the Bennies, Augsburg remained in third place in the MIAC standings with 19 points, a point ahead of fourth-place Gustavus' 18, with two weekends remaining in the regular season.

FOR THE FOES
• Shelby Schneider scored for Saint Benedict at the 8:26 mark of the first period, assisted by Mollie Wise and Maria Wallace.
• Kailee Medved had 40 saves in goal for Saint Benedict.

UP NEXT
• Augsburg has a MIAC series next weekend against St. Catherine. Next Friday's (2/8) game is at 7 p.m. at the Drake Ice Arena in St. Paul, Minn., and next Saturday's (2/9) game is at 4 p.m. at Ed Saugestad Rink.
• Saint Benedict has a MIAC series next weekend against St. Thomas.
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