BLAINE, MINN. -- Augsburg University rallied from a 3-0, third-period deficit with three unanswered goals in the final 13:10 of regulation, but Bethel University scored with 47 seconds left in overtime to take a 4-3 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference men's hockey victory on Friday evening.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Bethel 4, Augsburg 3 (OT)
LOCATION: National Sports Center Super Rink, Blaine, Minn.
RECORDS: Augsburg 5-11-0 overall (1-6-0 MIAC), Bethel 8-5-1 overall (4-1-0 MIAC)
HOW IT HAPPENED
• Trailing 3-0 at the 1:17 mark of the third period, Augsburg began its comeback five minutes later, as
Peyton Hanson (JR, Hudson, Wis./Hudson HS) slammed home a pass into the slot by
Graham Harris (FY, Minnetonka, Minn./Minnetonka HS) for a power-play goal, with
Daniel Chladek (SR, Anaheim, Calif./Canyon HS) getting the second assist.
• Augsburg struck next on a 4-on-4 situation, with
Conner Schneider (FY, Sun Prairie, Wis./Shattuck-St. Mary's HS) scoring on a breakaway following a lead pass by
Parker Jasper (FY, Regina, Saskatchewan/Martin Collegiate HS) at the 10:41 mark.
• Skating with an extra attacker with 1:34 left in regulation,
Landon Parker (SO, East Grand Forks, Minn./East Grand Forks HS) connected on a one-timer on a pass across the slot by Harris, with
Michael Ferrandino (SR, Lisle, Ill./Waterloo West (Iowa) HS) getting the second assist, as the Auggies tied the game at 3-3.
• Bethel outshot Augsburg by a 6-1 margin in the 3-on-3 overtime, scoring the game-winning goal at the 4:13 mark.
• Auggie goalie
Carsen Stokes (SO, Prior Lake, Minn./Shattuck-St. Mary's HS) had a season-high 45 saves, as the Royals outshot the Auggies by a 49-35 margin.
FOR THE FOES
• Spencer Kring scored the first and last goals for Bethel, scoring on the power play in the first period and scoring the game-winning goal with 47 seconds left in overtime.
• Tyler Braccini had a goal and two assists, and Jack Brown had three assists for the Royals.
UP NEXT
• Augsburg and Bethel complete the MIAC series on Saturday (1/18) at 7 p.m. at Ed Saugestad Rink.