ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Scoring a season-high seven goals, the Augsburg University men's hockey team maintained its hold on second place in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference standings with its fourth straight victory, a 7-0 triumph over Hamline University on Friday evening.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Augsburg 7, Hamline 0
LOCATION: TRIA Rink, St. Paul, Minn.
RECORDS: Augsburg 13-8-1 overall (9-4-0 MIAC), Hamline 11-10-1 overall (4-9-0 MIAC)
HOW IT HAPPENED
• Fourteen different Auggies figured in the scoring, as Augsburg claimed its 10th game with four or more goals scored this season. Augsburg has outscored its opponents by a 76-58 margin this season.
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Nick Catalano (FY, Pewaukee, Wis./Arrowhead Union HS) scored his first collegiate goal for the Auggies midway through the second period.
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Fritz Belisle (SR, Red Wing, Minn./Red Wing HS) claimed his fifth collegiate multi-goal game, scoring a pair of third-period goals and adding an assist for a three-point night.
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Nick Woodward (SR, Dubuque, Iowa/Dubuque HS) and
Erik Palmqvist (SR, Linkoping, Sweden/Anderstorpsgymnasiet) had a goal and an assist each, with
Daniel Chladek (JR, Anaheim, Calif./Canyon HS) and
Gavin Holland (SR, Stillwater, Minn./Stillwater HS) adding the other Auggie goals.
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Austin Dollimer (SR, Rosemount, Minn./Rosemount HS) had four assists, tying a career-high and giving him a team-best 15 on the season. Adding 10 goals, he also has a team-high 25 points this season and 92 points (29 goals, 63 assists) in his career.
• Augsburg outshot Hamline by a 34-26 margin in the game, with
Jack Robbel (SR, Bloomington, Minn./Shattuck-St. Mary's HS) stopping all 26 shots he faced in goal for his first shutout of the season and third of his college career.
FOR THE FOES
• Kevin Lake had 27 saves in goal for Hamline.
UP NEXT
• Augsburg aims for the MIAC series sweep of the Pipers on Saturday (2/11) at 7 p.m. at Ed Saugestad Rink.