DUBUQUE, Iowa — The Augsburg University men's hockey team opened its 2026-27 season with a 4-0 nonconference loss at the University of Dubuque on Friday in the Key City Classic. The game was the first for new Augsburg head coach
Zach Stepan.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Dubuque (Iowa) 4, Augsburg 0
LOCATION: ImOn Arena, Dubuque, Iowa
RECORDS: Augsburg 0-1-0 overall, Dubuque 1-0-0 overall
GAME RECAP
The Auggies finished with 15 shots and won 29 faceoffs but went 0-for-4 on the power play. In the first period, the Auggies killed off an early
Jack Cotter tripping minor, with
Carsen Stokes stopping three Spartans shots before the teams returned to even strength. Augsburg later had a power-play chance and generated attempts from
Nolan Nenow and
Mario Gasparini, but the first period ended scoreless at 0-0.
The Spartans broke through at 7:06 left in the second period, with Matt Downie scoring at even strength to put the Auggies behind 1-0. Earlier, Augsburg generated a series of chances on its first power play, including looks from
Cameron Bullinger,
Logan Gravink,
Conner Schneider and
Zachary Reim before the Spartans killed it off. The Auggies started another power play with 1:41 remaining but did not score before the period ended.
The Auggies were held scoreless in the third period as the Spartans added three goals, including two by Tyler Dale in the opening five minutes. Augsburg had a late power play after Nolan Underwood's major penalty and generated chances from
Ole Fevold, Gravink and Bullinger, but Dazza Mitchell kept them off the board. Chris Graves added the Spartans' final goal.
AUGSBURG PLAYER HIGHLIGHTS
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Ole Fevold: 83% faceoff percentage, 5 faceoff wins
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Landon Parker: 9 faceoff wins, 64% faceoff percentage
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Nolan Nenow: 71% faceoff percentage, 5 faceoff wins, 1 blocked shot
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Cameron Bullinger: 5 shots, 2 blocked shots
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Carsen Stokes: 19 saves
DUBUQUE PLAYER HIGHLIGHTS
• Tyler Dale: 2 goals
• Matt Downie: 1 goal, 1 assist
• Dazza Mitchell: 15 saves
UP NEXT
The Auggies face No. 3/3-ranked Aurora University in the Key City Classic third-place game in Dubuque, on Saturday, Oct. 31, at 3 p.m.
