University of St. Thomas Athletics
Friday, February 9
Sioux Falls, S.D. / Midco Arena
7:07 p.m. Central
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9-15-3
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Photo by: Abby Bondi
Tommies falter in final frame, fall to Augustana 4-2
2/9/2024 9:42:00 PM | Men's Hockey
The Tommies took a slim one-goal lead into the third period but three unanswered strikes from Augustana were too much for men’s hockey.
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Augustana Men's Hockey (9-15-3) recorded their first victory at Midco Arena with a strong third period effort against the St. Thomas Tommies (13-13-1, 11-7-0 CCHA) Friday night.
The Tommies got out to a quick start in the first period. Tim Piechowski scored his second of the season at 5:41 on a breakout from the Tommies' end. Carson Peters and goaltender Jake Sibell each assisted on the play.
Augustana was called for a five-minute major four minutes after surrendering the game's first goal. St. Thomas' power play was unable to get anything through with just four shots on net.
Jake Sibell made seven saves on all seven shots he faced. The Toms outshot the Vikings 12-7 in the opening stanza.
The Vikings dominated puck possession in the second period with 13 shots on goal to the Tommies' nine. They also skated for four minutes on two separate power plays but could not get anything by Jake Sibell in net.
The host Augustana squad carried that strong play from the second into the final frame. Their first tally of the night came at 4:41, their second 12 seconds later at 4:53. They added their third unanswered goal at 10:03 on a 5-on-3 power play.
The Toms answered back with a goal at 13:58 six seconds into their fourth and final power play of the night. Mack Byers sent it home from the slot after Cooper Gay and Ryan O'Neill teamed up on a couple crisp passes.
Augustana scored an empty net goal to seal the deal with 41 seconds left on the clock.
TOMMIE TIDBITS
UP NEXT
The Tommies look for a split in their non-conference series with the Augustana Vikings tomorrow night in Sioux Falls, S.D. at 6:07 p.m.
The Tommies got out to a quick start in the first period. Tim Piechowski scored his second of the season at 5:41 on a breakout from the Tommies' end. Carson Peters and goaltender Jake Sibell each assisted on the play.
Augustana was called for a five-minute major four minutes after surrendering the game's first goal. St. Thomas' power play was unable to get anything through with just four shots on net.
Jake Sibell made seven saves on all seven shots he faced. The Toms outshot the Vikings 12-7 in the opening stanza.
The Vikings dominated puck possession in the second period with 13 shots on goal to the Tommies' nine. They also skated for four minutes on two separate power plays but could not get anything by Jake Sibell in net.
The host Augustana squad carried that strong play from the second into the final frame. Their first tally of the night came at 4:41, their second 12 seconds later at 4:53. They added their third unanswered goal at 10:03 on a 5-on-3 power play.
The Toms answered back with a goal at 13:58 six seconds into their fourth and final power play of the night. Mack Byers sent it home from the slot after Cooper Gay and Ryan O'Neill teamed up on a couple crisp passes.
Augustana scored an empty net goal to seal the deal with 41 seconds left on the clock.
TOMMIE TIDBITS
- This is the third straight game with a goalie assist for St. Thomas
- This was the first loss for the Tommies in a game in which they scored first (11-1-1)
- Mack Byer's goal was his team-leading 12th of the season
- Ryan O'Neill extended his point streak to six games, Cooper Gay extended his to four and it was the third straight game with a point for Byers
UP NEXT
The Tommies look for a split in their non-conference series with the Augustana Vikings tomorrow night in Sioux Falls, S.D. at 6:07 p.m.
Team Stats
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AUG
Shots
33
28
PPG
1
1
SHG
0
0
Penalties
4
4
Penalty Mins
8
11
Faceoffs Won
26
35
Game Leaders
Skaters
+/-
1
Goals
1
Sh
3
A
0
+/-
-1
Goals
1
Sh
2
A
0
+/-
-1
Goals
0
Sh
5
A
1
+/-
-1
Goals
0
Sh
2
A
1
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