ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Behind a pair of goals each from Gavin Holland (JR, Stillwater, Minn./Stillwater HS) and Austin Koss (SO, Huntington Beach, Calif./Huntington Beach HS), the Augsburg University men's hockey team claimed a 5-2 nonconference victory over host Hamline University on Thursday evening.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Augsburg 5, Hamline 2
LOCATION: TRIA Rink, St. Paul, Minn.
RECORDS: Augsburg 3-0-0 overall, Hamline 0-2-0 overall

HOW IT HAPPENED
• Holland recorded his second multi-goal game this season and fifth of his career. He opened the Auggies' scoring with a goal at the 13:37 mark of the first period, assisted by Austin Martinsen (SR, Farmington, Minn./Farmington HS) and Andrew Hicks (FY, Minnetonka, Minn./Minnetonka HS). After Hamline scored twice in the second period, Holland tied the game with a goal six seconds into the third period, scoring from Martinsen.
• Martinsen put the Auggies ahead with a goal at the 9:21 mark of the final frame, scoring from Nick Woodward (JR, Dubuque, Iowa/Dubuque HS) and Gunnar Goodmanson (SR, Buffalo, Minn./Buffalo HS).
• Koss capped the Auggie scoring with his first career multi-goal game, scoring from Hicks and Lucas Niezelski (JR, Manchester, Conn./East Catholic HS) at the 15:32 mark, then scored an empty-net goal with five seconds left, assisted by Matt Nehls (SR, Boulder, Colo./D.C. West HS).
• Making the third start of his college career and seventh game appearance in goal, Jon Albers (SR, Blaine, Minn./Centennial HS) stopped 16 of the 18 shots he faced for his first collegiate victory.
• Augsburg held a 43-18 advantage in shots on-goal.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE
• Augsburg has scored five or more goals in each of its three victories to start the season. The Auggies have now outscored their opponents by an 18-4 margin. Augsburg's 6.00 goals per-game average is tied for second-most among NCAA Division III teams nationally, with its 18 goals fourth-most overall.
• Augsburg's plus-4.67 per-game scoring margin (18 goals scored, four goals allowed) is second-best among NCAA Division III teams nationally, and best among teams that have played two or more games this year.
• Martinsen has recorded two or more points in all three games this season, giving him a team-best eight points (three goals, five assists). His 2.67 points per-game average is fifth-best among NCAA Division III players nationally, and his eight points are sixth-most nationally (the five players ahead of him have all already played six or more games, compared to Martinsen's three games). He now has a five-game point streak, dating to last season.
• Eighteen of the 22 Augsburg skaters who have seen game action in the first three games of the season have figured in the scoring, with nine different Auggies scoring goals. Twelve Auggies have recorded two or more points.

FOR THE FOES
• Brandon Bissett and Joe Collins scored second-period goals for Hamline.
• Kevin Lake had 38 saves in goal for the Pipers.

UP NEXT
• Hamline and Augsburg face each other in Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play on Saturday (2/6) at 7 p.m. at Ed Saugestad Rink.