MINNEAPOLIS – Behind goalie
Chloe Stockinger's (JR, Sauk Rapids, Minn./Sauk Rapids-Rice HS) third shutout of the season, the Augsburg University women's hockey team posted its fifth straight victory, a 1-0 shutout over No. 15-ranked St. Norbert (Wis.) on Saturday afternoon.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE:Â Augsburg 1, St. Norbert (Wis.) 0
LOCATION:Â Ed Saugestad Rink, Minneapolis
RECORDS:Â Augsburg 7-4-1 overall, St. Norbert 9-2-2Â overall
HOW IT HAPPENED
• Augsburg outshot St. Norbert by a 42-21 margin, but Stockinger was able to stop all 21 shots she faced, including 10 in the third period. Three of Stockinger's four wins this season have been by shutout, and she now has four shutouts in her 29-game collegiate career.
• The lone goal for the Auggies came on the power play, as
Kennedy Stein (JR, Lake Forest, Ill./Lake Forest HS) put home a wrister on the low left side, completing a passing play across the slot fromÂ
Emily Cronkhite (SO, Eagan, Minn./Eagan HS) and
Katie Flynn (SR, Woodbury, Minn./East Ridge HS).
• Augsburg outshot St. Norbert by a 28-11 margin through the first two periods of the game. Stein had nine shots on-goal, while Flynn had seven shots and Cronkhite and
Claire Jenkins Coffman (JR, Mount Pleasant, Wis./The Prairie School) had six shots each.
• Cronkhite had three blocked shots in the game, while
Tenley Stewart (FY, Esko, Minn./Esko HS) and
Carleigh Drill (SR, Madison, Wis./Madison East HS) had two blocks each.
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE
• Augsburg has outscored its opponents by a 31-18 margin this season. Over the last seven games, the Auggies have outscored their opponents by a 25-7 margin, going 6-0-1 in that stretch.
• Augsburg is receiving votes in the most recent USCHO.com Division III national poll, while St. Norbert is ranked No. 15.
FOR THE FOES
• Brynn Waisman had 41 saves in goal for St. Norbert.
• Jordan Moore had four shots on-goal for the Green Knights.
UP NEXT
• Augsburg is now idle for the holiday break, and after an international trip, return to acton on the weekend of Jan. 13-14, with a Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference series against Bethel University.