ST. CLOUD, Minn. -- Lilia Scheid (SR, Stillwater, Minn./Middleton (Wis.) HS) claimed her second multi-goal game in an Augsburg University uniform, and Chloe Stockinger (SO, Sauk Rapids, Minn./Sauk Rapids-Rice HS) had 26 saves in goal for her first career shutout, as the Auggies claimed an important Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference women's hockey win, a 3-0 triumph over the College of Saint Benedict on Friday evening.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Augsburg 3, Saint Benedict 0
LOCATION: Municipal Athletic Complex, St. Cloud, Minn.
RECORDS: Augsburg 11-10-2 overall (7-6-2 MIAC), Saint Benedict 10-10-1 overall (6-6-1 MIAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED
• Scheid scored both her goals in the third period -- a power-play goal assisted by Kensie Malone (SO, Minneapolis, Minn./Gentry Academy HS) at the 1:52 mark, and a goal from Carleigh Drill (JR, Madison, Wis./Madison East HS) at the 16:40 mark -- to clinch the victory for the Auggies. Scheid now has seven goals on the season.
• Malone opened the scoring for the Auggies with a shorthanded goal midway through the second period, scoring her 12th goal of the season. Her goal and assist marked her seventh multi-point game of the campaign.
• Stockinger notched her first collegiate shutout with her seventh game with 20 or more saves, improving to 7-3-2 on the season.
• Augsburg outshot Saint Benedict by a 39-26 margin in the game. Emily Cronkhite (FY, Eagan, Minn./Eagan HS) had six shots on-goal in the game. Scheid had five shots, as did Katie Flynn (JR, Woodbury, Minn./East Ridge HS).

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE
• Augsburg entered the weekend with a goal of finishing among the top six teams in the MIAC standings, in order to earn a first-round bye in the all-comers, 10-team MIAC postseason playoffs. Augsburg, which has played 15 conference games, now sits in fifth place with 23 league points and a .511 points percentage, while seventh-place Bethel, which has played 12 conference games, has 16 points and a .444 points percentage. Sixth-place Saint Benedict, which has played 13 conference games, has 20 points and a .500 points percentage. All three teams have one league game remaining in the regular season.

FOR THE FOES
• Kate Moffat had 36 saves in goal for the Bennies.
• Brynn Sexauer and Ava Stinnett had four shots on-goal apiece.

UP NEXT
• The regular season ends for both Augsburg and Saint Mary's with a game on Saturday (2/19) game at 4 p.m. at Ed Saugestad Rink.