STEVENS POINT, Wis. -- Outshot by a 36-22 margin in the game, the Augsburg University men's hockey team dropped a 3-1 decision at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, the defending NCAA Division III national champions, on Saturday evening.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Wisconsin-Stevens Point 3, Augsburg 1
LOCATION: Hunt Arena, River Falls, Wis.
RECORDS: Augsburg 10-4-0 overall, UW-Stevens Point 9-6-1 overall

HOW IT HAPPENED
• Ben Henderson (SO, North Branch, Minn./Totino-Grace HS) scored the lone goal of the game for the Auggies, scoring at the 2:40 mark of the second period on an assist by John O'Connor (SR, Moorhead, Minn./Moorhead HS).
• Erik Palmqvist (FY, Linkoping, Sweden/Anderstorpsgymnasiet) had five shots on goal for Augsburg, while Gavin Holland (SO, Stillwater, Minn./Stillwater HS) had four shots.
• Goalie Daniil Gerasimov (JR, Moscow, Russia/State School 1944) had 33 saves for the Auggies.
• Augsburg entered the weekend ranked No. 5 in the latest USCHO.com Division III national poll, while UW-Stevens Point was receiving votes in the top-15 poll.

FOR THE FOES
• Logan Fredericks scored in the first period, and Collin Raver and Austin Kelly scored in the third period for UW-Stevens Point.
• Eli Billing had 21 saves in goal for the Pointers.

UP NEXT
• Augsburg returns to Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play next weekend with a series against Bethel. Next Friday's (1/17) game is at 7 p.m. at the NSC Super Rink in Blaine, Minn., and next Saturday's (1/18) game is at 7 p.m. at Ed Saugestad Rink.