Jenna Gerold battles a defender during a 2021-22 Augsburg women's hockey game.
Kevin Healy

Auggies finish sweep with shutout victory

BOXSCORE NORTHFIELD, Minn. – Four different Augsburg University players scored goals, and goalie Abby Bollig (SR, Farmington, Minn./Farmington HS) earned her fourth career shutout with a 12-save effort, as the Auggies completed a weekend sweep of St. Olaf College with a 4-0 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference women's hockey victory on Saturday afternoon.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Augsburg 4, St. Olaf 0
LOCATION: St. Olaf Ice Arena, Northfield, Minn.
RECORDS: Augsburg 10-6-1 overall (6-3-1 MIAC), St. Olaf 7-12-0 overall (1-11-0 MIAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED
• Augsburg had another strong offensive effort, outshooting the host Oles by a 27-12 margin. On the weekend, Augsburg outshot St. Olaf 70-27 and outscored the Oles 10-2.
• Making her first start in goal since the 2019-20 season, after injuries cut short her season last year and early this season, Bollig picked up her 13th collegiate victory, stopping all 12 shots she faced in the game.
Hannah Gold (SR, Mequon, Wis./University School of Milwaukee) opened the scoring for the Auggies with her third goal of the season 1:49 into the second period, assisted by Emily Cronkhite (FY, Eagan, Minn./Eagan HS) and Kiley Wahlin (FY, Blaine, Minn./Totino-Grace HS).
• Gerold tipped home a shot by Payton Allen (JR, St. Michael, Minn./St. Michael-Albertville HS) 10:45 into the second period, giving the Auggies a 2-0 lead. Brooke Leone (SR, Rochester, Minn./Mayo HS) had the second assist on the goal.
Kensie Malone (SO, Minneapolis, Minn./Gentry Academy HS) scored her team-leading 10th goal of the season at the 13:35 mark, scoring from Lilia Scheid (SR, Stillwater, Minn./Middleton (Wis.) HS) and Cronkhite.
Katie Flynn (JR, Woodbury, Minn./East Ridge HS) capped the Auggie scoring with her fourth goal of the season at the 8:13 mark of the third period, assisted by Gerold and Claire Jenkins Coffman (SO, Mount Pleasant, Wis./The Prairie School).

FOR THE FOES
• Grace Boswell-Healy had 23 saves in goal for St. Olaf.

UP NEXT
• Augsburg returns to MIAC play with a series against Gustavus. Next Friday's (2/4) game is at 7 p.m. at the Don Roberts Ice Rink in St. Peter, Minn., and next Saturday's (2/5) game is at 4 p.m. at Ed Saugestad Rink.
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