University of St. Thomas Athletics
Saturday, November 15
Sioux Falls, S.D. / Midco Arena
6:07 p.m. CST
4-5-2, 1-1-1
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Augustana
6-4-1, 3-3-1
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OT 2
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St. Thomas (MN)
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Augustana (SD)
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Williams scores two as Men’s Hockey forces tie with Augustana
11/15/2025 9:20:00 PM | Men's Hockey
The Tommies took one point from the Vikings after dropping the shootout
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Nick Williams had two goals in his career before he tallied two to force St. Thomas Men's Hockey (4-5-2, 1-1-1) into overtime with under two minutes to play against the Augustana Vikings (6-4-1, 3-3-1) on Saturday night at Midco Arena.
The Tommies came back to tie the game at 1-1, 3-3, and 4-4. They out shot Augustana 7-1 in the overtime period but could not score on the Viking's Josh Kotai.
Period Summary
First Period
-Nathan Pilling took an early cross-checking minor penalty at 1:12 and the Vikings capitalized with a power play goal at 2:08 on their second shot of the game.
-The Tommies tied the game at one on Nick William's second goal of the season from Quinton Pepper at 6:44.
-Augustana took the lead again at 11:27 and then scored at 18:49 to take a 3-1 lead into the first intermission.
-The first period was the only frame in which the Vikings out shot the Tommies.
Second Period
-Jake Braccini tallied his 50th career point at 8:47 for the Tommies' second goal to bring them back within one.
-Shortly after killing off a Vikings power play, Quinton Pepper put on a highlight reel move to dangle past a defender and score his first goal of the season to tie the game at 12:48.
-The Tommie power play struggles continued with no shots on goal in their lone opportunity of the first two frames.
-St. Thomas placed 14 shots on goal to Augustana's nine. Goaltender, Will Ingemann, stopped all nine in the second.
Third Period
-The Vikings scored on their second shot of the third on a slick backhanded shot over Ingemann's left shoulder to take the lead again at 4:08.
-That margin stood until the waning moments of regulation when, for the first time in six games, the Tommies scored on the power play. Nick Williams tallied his second of the night from Ryan O'Neill and Alex Gaffney at 18:04.
-Ingemann made one more save in the final two minutes to push the game into overtime.
Overtime
-St. Thomas outshot the Vikings seven shots to one in the overtime period. Alex Gaffney, Lucas Van Vliet, Jake Braccini, Luc Laylin, Lucas Wahlin, Nick Williams, and Chase Cheslock each got a chance at Kotai but could not get one by.
-The lone chance of OT for Augustana came at 4:37 and required a 10 out of 10 save from Ingemann.
Shootout
-Gaffney, Van Vliet, and Wahlin each failed to score in the shootout.
-Ingemann stopped one but let in the "game-winner" in round two as the Vikings came away with the second CCHA point.
Up Next
The Tommies return home for a conference series with the Bowling Green Falcons (4-3-3, 4-1-3) on Friday, November 21st at 7:07 p.m. and Saturday, November 22nd at 6:07 p.m.
Follow Along
For any and all information pertaining to the University of St. Thomas Men's Hockey team, follow along on Instagram and Twitter at @TommieMHockey. Follow the fun @tommiesports on TikTok.
The Tommies came back to tie the game at 1-1, 3-3, and 4-4. They out shot Augustana 7-1 in the overtime period but could not score on the Viking's Josh Kotai.
Period Summary
First Period
-Nathan Pilling took an early cross-checking minor penalty at 1:12 and the Vikings capitalized with a power play goal at 2:08 on their second shot of the game.
-The Tommies tied the game at one on Nick William's second goal of the season from Quinton Pepper at 6:44.
-Augustana took the lead again at 11:27 and then scored at 18:49 to take a 3-1 lead into the first intermission.
-The first period was the only frame in which the Vikings out shot the Tommies.
Second Period
-Jake Braccini tallied his 50th career point at 8:47 for the Tommies' second goal to bring them back within one.
-Shortly after killing off a Vikings power play, Quinton Pepper put on a highlight reel move to dangle past a defender and score his first goal of the season to tie the game at 12:48.
-The Tommie power play struggles continued with no shots on goal in their lone opportunity of the first two frames.
-St. Thomas placed 14 shots on goal to Augustana's nine. Goaltender, Will Ingemann, stopped all nine in the second.
Third Period
-The Vikings scored on their second shot of the third on a slick backhanded shot over Ingemann's left shoulder to take the lead again at 4:08.
-That margin stood until the waning moments of regulation when, for the first time in six games, the Tommies scored on the power play. Nick Williams tallied his second of the night from Ryan O'Neill and Alex Gaffney at 18:04.
-Ingemann made one more save in the final two minutes to push the game into overtime.
Overtime
-St. Thomas outshot the Vikings seven shots to one in the overtime period. Alex Gaffney, Lucas Van Vliet, Jake Braccini, Luc Laylin, Lucas Wahlin, Nick Williams, and Chase Cheslock each got a chance at Kotai but could not get one by.
-The lone chance of OT for Augustana came at 4:37 and required a 10 out of 10 save from Ingemann.
Shootout
-Gaffney, Van Vliet, and Wahlin each failed to score in the shootout.
-Ingemann stopped one but let in the "game-winner" in round two as the Vikings came away with the second CCHA point.
Up Next
The Tommies return home for a conference series with the Bowling Green Falcons (4-3-3, 4-1-3) on Friday, November 21st at 7:07 p.m. and Saturday, November 22nd at 6:07 p.m.
Follow Along
For any and all information pertaining to the University of St. Thomas Men's Hockey team, follow along on Instagram and Twitter at @TommieMHockey. Follow the fun @tommiesports on TikTok.
Team Stats
UST
AUG
Shots
38
31
PPG
1
1
SHG
0
0
Penalties
3
2
Penalty Mins
6
4
Faceoffs Won
30
37
Game Leaders
+/-
-1
Goals
0
Sh
3
A
3
+/-
2
Goals
2
Sh
4
A
0
+/-
0
Goals
1
Sh
3
A
1
+/-
0
Goals
1
Sh
5
A
0
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