RIVER FALLS, Wis. -- Conner Schneider (FY, Sun Prairie, Wis./Shattuck-St. Mary's HS) scored the game-winning goal on a breakaway with 26.8 seconds left in overtime, giving the Augsburg University men's hockey team a 3-2 victory at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls on Friday evening.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Augsburg 3, Wisconsin-River Falls 2 (OT)
LOCATION: Hunt Arena, River Falls, Wis.
RECORDS: Augsburg 4-8-0 overall, UW-River Falls 7-5-0 overall

HOW IT HAPPENED
• The Auggies rallied from a 2-0 deficit after two periods, tying the game with two goals in the third period and claiming the victory in the final minute of the 3-on-3 overtime. Goalie Carsen Stokes (SO, Prior Lake, Minn./Shattuck-St. Mary's HS) made a save and pushed the puck forward to Landon Parker (SO, East Grand Forks, Minn./East Grand Forks HS). Parker flipped the puck ahead to Schneider, who sprinted ahead for the game-winning goal at the 4:34 mark of overtime.
• Augsburg scored at the 2:15 mark of the third period, with Dylan Schneider (SR, Rochester, Minn./Shattuck-St. Mary's HS) scoring on a one-timer in the slot off a pass from the left half-wall by Parker Jasper (FY, Regina, Saskatchewan/Martin Collegiate HS). Graham Harris (FY, Minnetonka, Minn./Minnetonka HS) had the second assist on the goal.
• The Auggies tied the game with 10:34 left in regulation, as Luke Mountain (SR, Woodbury, Minn./Shattuck-St. Mary's HS) scored on a shot from the high slot off a faceoff win by Blaine Warnert (SR, Chaska, Minn./Chaska HS).
• Augsburg was outshot by a 38-30 margin by the Falcons, but Stokes collected 36 saves for the win in goal.

FOR THE FOES
• Connor Brust and Jonny Meiers scored for UW-River Falls, ranked No. 14 in the latest USCHO.com Division III national poll.
• Falcon goalie Brennan Boynton had 27 saves.

UP NEXT
• Augsburg travels to face Marian University (Wis.) in a nonconference game on Wednesday (1/8) at 8 p.m. in Fond du Lac, Wis.