STEVENS POINT, Wis. — Behind
Landon Parker's first collegiate hat trick of his career, the Augsburg University men's hockey team rallied from a 2-0 deficit for a 4-3 win at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point on Saturday at K.B. Willett Arena.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Augsburg 4, Wisconsin-Stevens Point 3
LOCATION: K.B. Willett Arena, Stevens Point, Wis.
RECORDS: Augsburg 2-2-0 overall, UW-Stevens Point 1-2-0 overall
GAME RECAP
Parker collected his first collegiate hat trick in his 70th collegiate game, and now has 29 goals and 31 assists for 60 career points.
Carsen Stokes made 23 saves in goal for the Auggies, while the Auggies were outshot 26-17.
The Auggies fell behind in the first period when UW-Stevens Point scored at the 3:24 mark on Hunter Hastings' even-strength goal off an Aiden Moser assist. The Auggies responded with sustained pressure later in the frame, getting attempts from
Ole Fevold,
Zachary Reim,
Duke Kiffin,
Jack Cotter,
Baylor Stebbins,
Landon Parker,
Ryan Comishock,
Jace Fitzgerald,
Griffin Ayotte and
Logan Gravink. Ryan Maguire made saves on several chances for the Pointers.
Stokes handled several UW-Stevens Point looks early in the second period, and the Auggies put a series of attempts into traffic before Gabe Randel scored from Camden Markham at 10:38 to make it 2-0. The Auggies erased the deficit with even-strength goals from Parker,
Cameron Bullinger and Parker again to move in front 3-2. Parker's first goal came off an
Oliver Schroeder assist at 12:09, Bullinger tied it with help from Fitzgerald at 17:03, and Parker scored from Comishock at 19:07 as the Auggies carried the 3-2 lead into the second intermission.
Parker scored the Auggies' third-period goal at 15:20, finishing an even-strength chance from
Max Giblin for his hat trick and a 4-2 lead. Wis.-Stevens Point answered on the power play at 13:32, with Gino Colangelo scoring from Alex Johnson and Alec Hamady to make it 4-3. Stokes continued turning aside chances through the middle of the period, and the Auggies killed a late tripping penalty after Wis.-Stevens Point called timeout with 5:27 left. Wis.-Stevens Point pulled its goalie with 1:25 remaining, but the Auggies blocked one shot and Stokes saved Nico Chmelevski's attempt with 46 seconds left to close out the 4-3 win.
UW-Stevens Point entered the weekend receiving votes in both major Division III national polls.
AUGSBURG PLAYER HIGHLIGHTS
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Landon Parker: 3 goals, +3 plus-minus rating
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Carsen Stokes: 23 saves
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Cameron Bullinger: 1 goal, 1 blocked shot
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Max Giblin: 1 assist, 3 blocked shots
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Zachary Reim: 4 blocked shots
UW-STEVENS POINT PLAYER HIGHLIGHTS
• Gabe Randel: 1 goal, 17 faceoff wins
• Gino Colangelo: 1 power-play goal
• Hunter Hastings: 1 goal
UP NEXT
The Auggies open Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play hosting Saint Mary's University on Friday, Nov. 20, at 7:05 p.m. at Saint Mary's Ice Arena in Winona, Minn.
