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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