ST. PETER, Minn. -- The No. 2-ranked Augsburg University women's hockey team suffered its first loss of the season, falling 2-1 at No. 10-ranked Gustavus Adolphus College in the opener of a key Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference series on Friday night.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Gustavus 2, Augsburg 1
LOCATION: Don Roberts Ice Rink, St. Peter, Minn.
RECORDS: Augsburg 5-2-1 overall (3-1-1 MIAC), Gustavus 5-3-0 overall (3-2-0 MIAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED
• The Auggies were outshot by a 31-20 margin in the contest, as the Gusties scored goals early in both the first and second periods to take the lead.
• Nora Stepan (SR, Apple Valley, Minn./Eastview HS) scored for the Auggies with three seconds left in the game, an extra-attacker goal assisted by Emily Schoeberl (SR, Eagan, Minn./Eagan HS).
• Marissa Paaske (SR, Crystal Lake, Ill./Crystal Lake Central HS) had 29 saves in the game for the Auggies.
• Stepan had five shots on-goal in the game, with Kate Haug (SR, Roseville, Minn./Roseville HS), Ella Olson (JR, Maple Grove, Minn./Maple Grove HS) and Adelyn Milota (SO, Stoughton, Wis./Stoughton HS) claiming three shots each. Olson also blocked two shots in the game.

FOR THE FOES
• Kaitlin Roberts and Hannah Thompson scored goals for Gustavus.
• Lily Timmons had 19 saves in goal for the Gusties.

UP NEXT
• The teams complete the MIAC weekend series on Saturday (12/6) at 4 p.m. at Ed Saugestad Rink.