EAU CLAIRE, Wis. – Emily Cronkhite (SO, Eagan, Minn./Eagan HS) and Kennedy Stein (JR, Lake Forest, Ill./Lake Forest HS) scored goals for Augsburg University, as the Auggies extended their unbeaten streak to eight straight games with a 2-2 overtime draw at the No. 8-ranked University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire in a nonconference women's hockey game on Wednesday evening.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Augsburg 2, Wisconsin-Eau Claire 2 (OT, UWEC wins shootout 1-0)
LOCATION: Hobbs Ice Center, Eau Claire, Wis.
RECORDS: Augsburg 9-4-2 overall, UW-Eau Claire 13-3-1 overall

HOW IT HAPPENED
• Augsburg took leads with goals in the first and second periods, but each goal was matched quickly by a UW-Eau Claire tally.
• Cronkhite scored her team-leading 10th goal of the season five minutes into the game, gaining the puck on the Auggie halfwall, then flipping it forward for a breakaway sprint to the net, where she deposited the puck to the top corner.
• Stein gave the Auggies a 2-1 lead with a goal at the 13:22 mark of the second period, scoring on a rebound in the slot off a shot from the left side by Katie Flynn (SR, Woodbury, Minn./East Ridge HS). Cronkhite was credited with the second assist on Stein's goal.
• The game officially ended as a 2-2 overtime tie, but UW-Eau Claire claimed a 1-0 shootout win, scoring on its first attempt. Augsburg missed all three of its shootout attempts.
• UW-Eau Claire outshot Augsburg by a 31-26 margin. Chloe Stockinger (JR, Sauk Rapids, Minn./Sauk Rapids-Rice HS) had 29 saves in goal for the Auggies.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE
• Augsburg has extended its unbeaten streak to eight straight games, and is 7-0-1 in the span.
• UW-Eau Claire was ranked No. 8 in the latest USCHO.com Division III national poll, while Augsburg was receiving votes in the same poll.

FOR THE FOES
• Taylor Meier and Sophie Rauch scored goals for UW-Eau Claire, and Jordyn McAlpine scored for the Blugolds in the shootout.
• Stephanie Martin had 24 saves in goal for UW-Eau Claire.

UP NEXT
• Augsburg returns to Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play with a series against No. 1-ranked and defending national runner-up Gustavus this weekend.