MINNEAPOLIS -- The Augsburg University women's hockey team completed its second straight shutout sweep in Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play, scoring a 4-0 home victory over the College of Saint Benedict on Saturday afternoon at Ed Saugestad Rink.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Augsburg 4, Saint Benedict 0
LOCATION: Ed Saugestad Rink, Minneapolis
RECORDS: Augsburg 12-5-0 overall (7-3-0 MIAC), Saint Benedict 7-8-1 overall (2-8-0 MIAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED
• Ellie Tabaka (SR, Maplewood, Minn./Tartan HS) claimed her first multi-goal game of her Augsburg career, scoring two goals with an assist. She scored both of her goals in a 17-second span in the second period. The first goal came at the 6:54 mark, on a wrist shot from the slot following a centering pass from Mikayla Jones (SR, Oak Park Heights, Minn./B.E. Emerson Prep HS), with Mackenzie Molnar (SR, Inver Grove Heights, Minn./Cretin-Derham Hall HS) getting the second assist. Her second goal came just after the ensuing faceoff, with the hosts crashing the Bennie net. An initial shot by Molnar was rebounded for a shot by Jones, and Tabaka pounced on the loose puck and flipped it over the goalie's legs for her third goal of the season at the 7:11 mark.
• Augsburg's first goal came at the 17:40 mark of the first period, as Jones received a great pass across the slot from McKenna Ellena (JR, Wales, Wis./Kettle Moraine HS) and scored on a rising wrister. Tabaka had the second assist on the goal.
• The Auggies finished the scoring with 13 seconds left to play, as Bridget Wagner (SR, Niles, Ill./Maine South HS) put home a rebound off an initial shot by Ellena for her seventh goal of the season.
• For the second straight night, Augsburg held a considerable advantage in shots on-goal, with a 33-16 advantage. On the weekend, the Auggies outshot the Bennies by a 78-32 margin and scored nine goals, with a 5-0 win on Friday.
• Abby Bollig (SO, Farmington, Minn./Farmington HS) picked up her second straight shutout on the weekend, and third of her career, with a 16-save effort, improving to 8-1-0 on the season.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE
• Augsburg has now shut out two straight conference opponents in weekend series. The Auggies blanked Bethel 2-0 and 6-0 in a series Jan. 17-18. Over its last three conference series (Saint Benedict, Bethel and St. Olaf), the Auggies have outscored their opponents by a 25-1 margin.
• Augsburg has now outscored its opponents this season by a 54-27 margin. Friday's win marked the eighth time that Augsburg has scored four or more goals in a game this season, with all eight ending up as wins.

FOR THE FOES
• Kailee Medved had 29 saves in goal for Saint Benedict.

UP NEXT
• Augsburg returns to MIAC play with a series against Saint Mary's next weekend. Next Friday's (1/31) game is at 7 p.m. at Ed Saugestad Rink, with next Saturday's (2/1) game at 4 p.m. in Winona, Minn.
• Saint Benedict takes on St. Olaf in an MIAC series next weekend.