DULUTH, Minn. -- Nick Catalano (SR, Oconomowoc, Wis./Arrowhead Union HS) scored in the first period for Augsburg University, but the College of St. Scholastica scored four unanswered goals to claim a 4-1 victory and a split of a Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference men's hockey series on Saturday evening.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: St. Scholastica 4, Augsburg 1
LOCATION: Mars Lakeview Arena, Duluth, Minn.
RECORDS: Augsburg 3-3-2 overall (2-1-1 MIAC), St. Scholastica 3-3-1 overall (1-2-1 MIAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED
• Catalano gave the Auggies a 1-0 lead with a goal at the 8:22 mark of the first period, assisted by Griffin Ayotte (FY, St. Jean Baptiste, Manitoba/St. Jean Baptiste HS) and Mario Gasparini (JR, Lakeville, Minn./Lakeville North HS) -- for both Ayotte and Gasparini, their first points in an Augsburg uniform.
• St. Scholastica outshot Augsburg by a 30-29 margin in the game, though the Auggies held a 12-4 advantage in the third period.
• Catalano, Carter Schram (JR, Lansing, Mich./Haslett HS), and Peyton Hanson (SR, Hudson, Wis./Hudson HS) had four shots on-goal each for Augsburg. Ayotte and Jake Hale (SR, Minneapolis, Minn./Apex Virtual School had two blocked shots each.
• Augsburg goalie Carsen Stokes (SR, Prior Lake, Minn./Shattuck-St. Mary's HS) had 26 saves.

FOR THE FOES
• Daniel Kroon had a goal and an assist for St. Scholastica, with Riley Girod, Wyatt Wurst and Tyric Kennett scoring the other Saint goals.
• St. Scholastica goalie Eino Rissanen had 28 saves.

UP NEXT
• Augsburg has a nonconference game against Marian University (Wis.) on Tuesday (11/25) at 7 p.m. at Ed Saugestad Rink.