EAU CLAIRE, Wis. -- The Augsburg University men's hockey team rallied from an early 2-0 deficit with four straight goals, but the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire scored two straight goals to tie the game, then scored 1:29 into overtime for a 5-4 nonconference decision in the season-opening game for both teams on Saturday evening.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Wisconsin-Eau Claire 5, Augsburg 4 (OT)
LOCATION: Hobbs Ice Arena, Eau Claire, Wis.
RECORDS: Augsburg 0-1-0 overall, UW-Eau Claire 1-0-0 overall

HOW IT HAPPENED
• The host Blugolds jumped out quickly, scoring a pair of goals in the first 2:15 of play, but the Auggies struck back with four straight goals, including three from NCAA Division I transfers playing their first games in an Augsburg uniform.
• Blaine Warnert (JR, Chaska, Minn./Chaska HS), a transfer from St. Thomas, scored on a tip in front off a shot by Jake Hale (SO, Minneapolis, Minn./Apex Virtual School HS) at the 12:23 mark of the first period. Six minutes later, Luke Mountain (JR, Woodbury, Minn./Shattuck-St. Mary's HS), a transfer from Vermont, tied the game with a shot in the slot off his own rebound, assisted by Cade Stibbe (SO, Fargo, N.D./Fargo Davies HS).
• Fritz Belisle (SR, Red Wing, Minn./Red Wing HS) gave the Auggies the lead on a 3-on-1 break, taking a return pass from Kyler Yeo (SR, Woodbury, Minn./Hill-Murray HS) and popping it in the net. Then Stibbe, a transfer from Arizona State, gave the Auggies a 4-2 lead, quickly driving into the slot off a lead pass from Michael Ferrandino (JR, Lisle, Ill./Waterloo West (Iowa) HS) and snapping a low shot for a goal. Duke Kiffin (FY, Shorewood, Minn./Minnetonka HS) had the second assist.
• Samuel Vyletelka (JR, Zilina, Slovakia/Grammar School of St. Francis of Assisi) had 33 saves in goal for the Auggies, as the Blugolds outshot the Auggies by a 38-16 margin, including a 17-3 advantage in the third period.
• The Blugolds cut the lead to 4-3 with a goal late in the second period, then tied the game with a goal with 6.1 seconds left in the third period to force overtime.
• Augsburg entered the game ranked No. 13 in the USCHO.com Division III preseason national poll, while UW-Eau Claire was ranked No. 14.

FOR THE FOES
• Quinn Green had a goal and an assist, scoring the game-tying goal and assisting on the Blugolds' third goal. Tyler Love scored the game-winner at the 1:29 mark of the 3-on-3 overtime.
• Max Gutjahr had 12 saves in goal for UW-Eau Claire.

UP NEXT
• Augsburg hosts Wisconsin-Superior next Friday (11/3) at 7 p.m. at Ed Saugestad Rink.