ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Goalie Annie Juergens (SR, Lino Lakes, Minn./Centennial HS) claimed her 11th collegiate shutout with a 15-save effort, as the Augsburg University women's hockey team claimed its fifth straight series sweep in Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play with a 3-0 win at St. Catherine University on Saturday afternoon.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Augsburg 3, St. Catherine 0
LOCATION: Drake Ice Arena, St. Paul, Minn.
RECORDS: Augsburg 16-5-0 overall (11-3-0 MIAC), St. Catherine 8-12-0 overall (5-9-0 MIAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED
• Augsburg outshot St. Catherine by a 32-15 margin, part of a weekend where the Auggies had a 66-32 advantage in shots on-goal and outscored the Wildcats 7-1. Juergens recorded her third shutout of the season, seventh in her two seasons as an Auggie and 11th in her college career. She is now 6-4-0 on the season.
• Augsburg held the lead for all but the opening 6:09 of play, after Kalli Prekker (JR, Maple Grove, Minn./Maple Grove HS) scored an unassisted goal.
• The Auggies scored two insurance goals in a 4:08 span midway through the third period. Mikayla Jones (SR, Oak Park Heights, Minn./B.E. Emerson Prep HS) scored from Nikki Nightengale (SR, Bloomington, Minn./Jefferson HS) and McKenna Ellena (JR, Wales, Wis./Kettle Moraine HS) at the 6:20 mark, and Mackenzie Molar (SR, Inver Grove Heights, Minn./Cretin-Derham Hall HS) scored an unassisted goal at the 10:28 mark.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE
• Augsburg has now won 10 straight games over MIAC opponents, outscoring its opponents by a 37-5 margin in the process. Augsburg has now won 13 of its last 15 overall contests and six in a row.

FOR THE FOES
• Elizabeth Kubicek had 11 saves in 26:29 of action, with Karly Schmidt claiming 18 saves in relief.

UP NEXT
• Augsburg hosts Concordia-Moorhead in an MIAC series next weekend at Ed Saugestad Rink. Next Friday's (2/14) game is at 7 p.m., and next Saturday's (2/15) game is at 2 p.m.
• St. Catherine faces Bethel in an MIAC series next weekend.