ST. PAUL, Minn. – The 14th-ranked Augsburg University women's hockey team opened Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play with a 2-2, overtime draw at St. Catherine University, but the Wildcats claimed the third conference point with a 2-0 shootout win.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Augsburg 2, St. Catherine 2 (OT, SCU wins shootout 2-0)
LOCATION:Â Drake Ice Arena, St. Paul, Minn. Â
RECORDS:Â Augsburg 1-3-1 overall (0-0-1 MIAC), St. Catherine 4-0-1Â overall (0-0-1 MIAC)
HOW IT HAPPENED
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Kennedy Stein (JR, Lake Forest, Ill./Lake Forest HS) opened the scoring for Augsburg with a power-play goal 3:09 into the second period, assisted by
Katie Flynn (SR, Woodbury, Minn./East Ridge HS) and
Emily Cronkhite (SO, Eagan, Minn./Eagan HS).
• St. Catherine scored two goals in a 3:17 span late in the second period to take a 2-1 lead, but Augsburg tied the game and forced overtime midway through the third period, as
Claire Jenkins Coffman (JR, Mount Pleasant, Wis./The Prairie School) scored her first goal of the campaign, assisted by
Jenna Gerold (SR, Farmington, Minn./Farmington HS) and
Sydney Rydel (JR, Forest Lake, Minn./Forest Lake HS).
• Augsburg outshot St. Catherine by a 39-22 margin, including a 15-3 edge in the third period and a 6-3 advantage in overtime.Â
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Chloe Stockinger (JR, Sauk Rapids, Minn./Sauk Rapids-Rice HS) finished with 20 saves for the Auggies in goal.
FOR THE FOES
• Laura Denchfield and Marie Reimer scored second-period goals for St. Catherine.
• Paige Loidolt and Kaitlyn Blair scored in the shootout for the Wildcats.
• Elizabeth Kubicek had 37 saves in goal.
UP NEXT
• The teams complete the MIAC series on Saturday (11/12) at 2 p.m. at Ed Saugestad Rink.
