ST. PAUL, Minn. – Scoring four goals in the opening 9:02 of play, the Augsburg University women's hockey team extended its winning streak to 11 straight games with a 4-2 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference victory over St. Catherine University on Saturday afternoon.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Augsburg 4, St. Catherine 2
LOCATION: Drake Ice Arena, St. Paul, Minn.
RECORDS: Augsburg 18-2-1 overall (13-1-0 MIAC), St. Catherine 5-15-1 overall (3-11-0 MIAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED
• Augsburg jumped on the scoreboard early, with two power-play goals and two even-strength goals in the opening 9:02 of the first period. Augsburg outshot St. Catherine by a 17-3 margin in the opening frame, en route to a 36-14 shots on-goal advantage.
• Molly Grundhoffer (SO, Cleveland, Minn./Shattuck-St. Mary's HS) claimed her second multi-goal game of the season, scoring an even-strength goal at the 3:06 of the first period and a power-play goal six minutes later.
• Ella Olson (SO, Maple Grove, Minn./Maple Grove HS) scored the opening goal of the game, a power-play marker 1:48 into play, and added an assist for a two-point night.
• Aunna Schulte (FY, Bolingbrook, Ill./Plainfield East HS) scored her second goal of the weekend at the 6:26 mark of the first period.
• Emily Cronkhite (SR, Eagan, Minn./Eagan HS) had two assists for the Auggies, with Livia Brehm (JR, Detroit Lakes, Minn./Stillwater HS), Nora Stepan (JR, Apple Valley, Minn./Eastview HS) and Grace Bonnell (SO, Madison, Wis./Memorial HS) also adding assists.
• Kayla Simonson (FY, Delano, Minn./Delano HS) improved to 10-2-0 on the season in goal, collecting 12 saves.

FOR THE FOES
• Aubree McDonagh had a goal and assist for St. Catherine, with Samantha Bogen scoring the other Wildcat goal.
• Addie Oettinger had 32 saves in goal for the Wildcats.

UP NEXT
• Augsburg faces the College of Saint Benedict in an MIAC series, with Thursday's (2/13) game at 7 p.m. at Ed Saugestad Rink, and Friday's (2/14) game at 6 p.m. at the Municipal Athletic Complex in St. Cloud, Minn.