DUBUQUE, Iowa — In the third-place game of the University of Dubuque Key City Classic, the Augsburg University men's hockey team scored a 2-1 nonconference victory over Aurora University on Saturday. Aurora entered the game ranked No. 3 in both the D3hockey.com and USCHO Division III preseason national polls.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Augsburg 2, Aurora (Ill.) 1
LOCATION: ImOn Arena, Dubuque, Iowa
RECORDS: Augsburg 1-1-0 overall, Aurora 0-2-0 overall
GAME RECAP
Augsburg scored both of its goals in the third period despite being outshot 39-15. Making his collegiate debut in goal,
Gabe Otis collected 38 saves in the victory. The victory was the first for new Augsburg head coach
Zach Stepan.
Augsburg kept Aurora off the board through three power plays in the first period, with Otis making 15 saves. The Auggies put three shots on goal, including chances from
Jace Fitzgerald,
Mario Gasparini and
Baylor Stebbins, but the period ended scoreless.
In the second period, Augsburg fell behind when Aurora's Declan Stewart scored an even-strength goal at 12:43, assisted by Chase Broda and Conor Ronayne. Augsburg had a late power-play chance after Jakson Kirk's slashing penalty but did not score, then spent part of the closing stretch short-handed after
Cameron Bullinger was called for elbowing. Otis made saves in the final 61 seconds, and Augsburg went to the second intermission trailing 1-0.
Landon Parker tied the game 1-1 in the third period when he scored at 14:28, hitting a one-timer in the slot off a feed from the left by
Ole Fevold, with Bullinger getting the second assist. Fevold then scored the game-winning goal, his first collegiate goal, with 1:35 remaining, finishing a rush up the ice with a wrister in the slot from
Duke Kiffin and
Carter Schram, to put Augsburg in front 2-1. After Aurora pulled its goalie at 1:28, Augsburg protected the one-goal edge as Otis made saves at 1:12 and :04 to close out the 2-1 win.
AUGSBURG PLAYER HIGHLIGHTS
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Ole Fevold: 1 goal, 1 assist, 60 percent on faceoffs
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Gabe Otis: 38 saves, 1 goal allowed
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Landon Parker, 1 goal, 8 faceoff wins
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Duke Kiffin: 1 assist, 2 blocked shots
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Cameron Bullinger: 1 assist, 3 shots
AURORA PLAYER HIGHLIGHTS
• Declan Stewart: 1 goal, 2 shots
• Chayce Schmidt: 14 faceoff wins, 70% on faceoffs, 2 shots
• James Swan: 8 faceoff wins: 61% on faceoffs
UP NEXT
Augsburg hosts the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire on Friday, Nov. 6, at 5 p.m. at Ed Saugestad Rink in Minneapolis.
