MINNEAPOLIS -- Austin Martinsen (SR, Farmington, Minn./Farmington HS) figured in the scoring on all four Augsburg goals, and goalie Daniil Gerasimov (SR, Moscow, Russia/State School 1944) picked up his sixth career shutout, as the Augsburg University men's hockey team remained unbeaten with a 4-0 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference victory over Hamline University on Saturday.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Augsburg 4, Hamline 0
LOCATION: Ed Saugestad Rink, Minneapolis
RECORDS: Augsburg 4-0-0 overall (1-0-0 MIAC), Hamline 0-3-0 overall (0-1-0 MIAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED
• Martinsen assisted on the Auggies' first three goals of the game, then scored a power-play goal at the 18:44 mark of the second period, assisted by Erik Palmqvist (SO, Linkoping, Sweden/Anderstorpsgymnasiet) and Gunnar Goodmanson (SR, Buffalo, Minn./Buffalo HS). Martinsen now has a team-leading 12 points (four goals, eight assists), and reached the 50-point mark for his career. In 74 career games, he now has 20 goals and 31 assists for 51 points.
• Gerasimov stopped all 23 shots he faced to improve to 2-0-0 on the season, picking up his first shutout of the season and sixth of his career.
• Gavin Holland (JR, Stillwater, Minn./Stillwater HS) figured in the scoring on Augsburg's first three goals of the game, assisting on the first two goals and scoring at the 8:30 mark of the second period, assisted by Martinsen and Michael Redmon (SO, West Bloomfield, Mich./Centennial (Tenn.) HS). Holland now has a team-best five goals and sits second on the team with 12 points (three assists).
• Tommy Carls (FY, Coon Rapids, Minn./Centennial HS) opened the scoring with his second goal of the season, a power-play marker at the 14:03 mark of the first period, assisted by Martinsen and Holland. Goodmanson followed with a goal, also from Martinsen and Holland, at the 17:33 mark of the opening frame.
• Augsburg held a 43-23 advantage in shots on-goal in completing the weekend sweep of the Pipers, after a 5-2 nonconference win on Thursday.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE
• Augsburg has scored four or more goals in each of its four victories to start the season. The Auggies have now outscored their opponents by an 22-4 margin. Augsburg's 5.50 goals per-game average is third-most among NCAA Division III teams nationally, with its 22 goals third-most overall. The two teams that have outscored Augsburg, Adrian (41 goals) and Concordia-Wisconsin (35 goals), have played 12 and 11 games, respectively, compared to Augsburg's four games.
• Martinsen has recorded two or more points in all four games this season. His 3.00 points per-game average tied for second-best among NCAA Division III players nationally, and his 12 points is tied for fourth-most nationally. His 2.00 assists-per-game average is tied for second-best nationally, with his eight assists tied for fourth-most. He now has a six-game point streak, dating to last season.
• Holland's 1.25 goals per-game average is third-best nationally, with his five goals tied for fifth-most nationally.
• Gerasimov's 1.00 goals against-average is third-best nationally among NCAA Division III goalies, with his .964 save percentage (two goals allowed, 54 saves) fourth-best.

FOR THE FOES
• Kevin Lake had 39 saves in goal for Hamline.
• Austin Wisely had four shots on-goal.

UP NEXT
• Augsburg travels to face Gustavus Adolphus in MIAC play next Saturday (2/13) at 7 p.m.
• Hamline hosts Saint Mary's next Saturday at 7 p.m.