Joe Johnson and Brad Keogh had a goal and assist each, leading Augsburg to its seventh straight win, 5-4 over Bethel in a Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference game Saturday night at the Augsburg Ice Arena.<\/p>\n
Augsburg took a 3-0 first-period led and held a 5-2 advantage after two periods, then held on as Bethel scored two goals in the third period to make it a close game. <\/p>\n
Augsburg is now 13-7-3 overall and 9-4-1 in MIAC play, has an eight-game unbeaten streak and is 8-1-2 in its last 11 games. Bethel drops to 6-17-0 and 2-12-0 in MIAC play, losing its fourth straight game. <\/p>\n
Keogh, Jake Wegscheider and Patrick Hook scored goals for the Auggies in the first 9:38 of the first period for a commanding lead. <\/p>\n
But Bethel cut the lead with two goals in a 1:20 span in the second period, with David Vidmar and Kris Birch putting the puck past Augsburg goalie Peter Samargia.<\/p>\n
Augsburg increased its advantage back to three goals with two goals in a 1:31 span late in the second frame, with Johnson and Joe Pontrelli scoring.<\/p>\n
Bethel cut the lead to one with two goals in the first 3:41 of the third period. Josh Hauge scored an unassisted goal, then Bryan Peltier scored. Augsburg held on to the one-goal advantage through the third period for the win, killing one power play.<\/p>\n
Samargia made 27 saves to score the win, as Augsburg outshot Bethel by a 37-31 margin. Jeff Hall made 32 saves in a losing effort.<\/p>\n
Both teams complete the MIAC regular season with series next weekend. Augsburg faces conference leader St. Thomas in a two-game series Friday and Saturday, Friday’s game at 7 p.m. at the Augsburg Ice Arena, and Saturday’s game at 7 p.m. at the State Fair Coliseum. Bethel closes its season with a series against St. John’s, with Thursday’s game at 7 p.m. at the National Hockey Center in St. Cloud, Minn., and Friday’s game at 7 p.m. at the Columbia Ice Arena in Fridley, Minn.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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