ST. CLOUD, Minn. – Emily Cronkhite (JR, Eagan, Minn./Eagan HS) and Nora Stepan (SO, Apple Valley, Minn./Eastview HS) scored third-period goals for Augsburg University, giving the Auggies a 2-1 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference women's hockey victory over the College of Saint Benedict on Friday evening.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Augsburg 2, Saint Benedict 1
LOCATION: Municipal Athletic Complex, St. Cloud, Minn.
RECORDS: Augsburg 12-5-0 overall (8-3-0 MIAC), Saint Benedict 7-9-2 overall (3-6-2 MIAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED
• After a scoreless first two periods, Augsburg took the lead on Cronkhite's team-leading ninth goal of the season, notching her second shorthanded goal of the year with an unassisted breakaway 9:45 into the third period.
• Saint Benedict tied the game two minutes later, but Stepan scored her fifth goal of the year, and first game-winner, with 5:37 remaining in regulation time, assisted by Kennedy Stein (SR, Lake Forest, Ill./Lake Forest HS).
• Augsburg claimed a season-high 49 shots on-goal, outshooting the host Bennies by a 49-39 margin. 
• Goalie Chloe Stockinger (SR, Sauk Rapids, Minn./Sauk Rapids-Rice HS) set a season-high saves total for the second straight game, stopping 38 of the 39 shots she faced to improve to 9-4-0 on the season.
• Stein had eight shots on-goal for Augsburg, while Stepan had seven shots on-goal. Cronkhite, Tenley Stewart (SO, Esko, Minn./Esko HS) and Grace Bonnell (FY, Madison, Wis./Memorial HS) had five shots each. Sydney Rydel (SR, Forest Lake, Minn./Forest Lake HS) had three blocked shots.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE
• Augsburg has now won nine of its last 10 games.

FOR THE FOES
• Shauna Miller scored from Morgan Cromwell and Emma Rooks at the 11:35 mark of the third period for Saint Benedict.
• Kate Moffat had 47 saves in goal for the Bennies.

UP NEXT
• The teams complete the MIAC series on Saturday (1/27) at 4 p.m. at Ed Saugestad Rink.