NORTHFIELD, Minn. – Behind the first career shutout from goaltender Marissa Paaske (FY, Crystal Lake, Ill./Crystal Lake Central HS), the Augsburg University women's hockey team secured a 2-0 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference win over St. Olaf College on Friday evening.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Augsburg 2, St. Olaf 0
LOCATION: St. Olaf Ice Arena, Northfield, Minn.
RECORDS: Augsburg 4-4-1 overall (3-1-1 MIAC), St. Olaf 5-4-1 overall (3-2-0 MIAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED
• After a scoreless first period, the Auggies got on the board at the 11:14 mark in the second period in four-on-four play, when Payton Allen (SR, St. Michael, Minn./St. Michael-Albertville HS) found the back of the net for the first time this season with a wrist shot directly off a rebound from Ole goaltender Hannah Fritz. Nora Stepan (FY, Apple Valley, Eastview HS) and Kennedy Stein (JR, Lake Forest, Ill./Lake Forest HS) each picked up assists on the play.
• Emily Cronkhite (SO, Eagan, Minn./Eagan HS) would extend the Auggie lead with under 20 seconds remaining in the second period, as she lifted the puck over the blocker of Fritz on a breakaway for the unassisted goal, her fourth of the season.
• Paaske was perfect in goal for the Auggies, recording her first career shutout in just her second-ever start with a 23-save effort, including 15 saves in the third period.
• Cronkhite and Stepan tied for the team lead with six shots each, while five Augsburg players finished with two each. As a team, the Auggies outshout the Oles by a margin of 26-23 in the game.

FOR THE FOES
• Hannah Fritz made 24 saves in net for the Oles on 26 shots faced.
• Molly Terebayza recorded a team-high five shots for St. Olaf.

UP NEXT
• Augsburg will finish its season series against St. Olaf on Saturday (12/3) when the host the Oles at 3 p.m. at Ed Saugestad Rink.