MENOMONIE, Wis. -- Michael Ferrandino (SR, Lisle, Ill./Waterloo West (Iowa) HS) scored the opening goal of the game for Augsburg University, but the University of Wisconsin-Stout netted five straight goals to claim a 5-1 nonconference men's hockey victory on Friday evening.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Wisconsin-Stout 5, Augsburg 1
LOCATION: Fanetti Community Center, Menomonie, Wis.
RECORDS: Augsburg 5-9-0 overall, UW-Stout 7-6-1 overall

HOW IT HAPPENED
• Ferrandino scored his third goal of the season, a power-play goal at the 12:44 mark of the first period, as he connected on a slap shot from the point on assists from Graham Harris (FY, Minnetonka, Minn./Minnetonka HS and Landon Parker (SO, East Grand Forks, Minn./East Grand Forks HS).
• UW-Stout connected on four goals in a 7:12 span midway through the second period, including a shorthanded marker, to take command of the game. The Blue Devils capped the scoring with a power-play goal early in the third period.
• The Blue Devils outshot the Auggies by a 39-24 margin, including a 21-6 advantage in the second period. Parker had five shots on-goal for the Auggies, with Parker Jasper (FY, Regina, Saskatchewan/Martin Collegiate HS) and Ferrandino recording three shots each.
• Carsen Stokes (SO, Prior Lake, Minn./Shattuck-St. Mary's HS) had 29 saves in 45 minutes in goal, with Josh Koziol (JR, Elk River, Minn./Elk River HS) collecting five saves in relief.

FOR THE FOES
• Sam Kroon had a goal and assist for UW-Stout, with Nicholas Stevens claiming three assists.
• Tyler Masternak had 23 saves in goal.

UP NEXT
• Augsburg's final nonconference game of the season is on Saturday (1/11) at 7 p.m., with a game at Wisconsin-Stevens Point.