February 24

Men's hockey closes out season with loss

Justin Hanna Dustin Fulton
Auggies Aaron Johnson and Chris Johnson each posted hat tricks to lead Augsburg to a 9-2 win over the Pipers Saturday night in Minneapolis, Minn.

Augsburg (12-9-4, 9-3-4 in the MIAC) score nine unaswered goals to start the game and earn the third seed in the upcoming MIAC Playoffs.

The Auggies scored three times in the first period - one from both Johnsons and a Patrick Fogarty goal. They would add four more goals in the second and the first two goals of the third period.

The Pipers (7-18, 3-13) got on the scoreboard with Dustin Fulton's 13th goal of the season at 8:18 of the third period. Defenseman Justin Hanna scored his first of the year at 19:53.

Hamline goaltender Matt Wanvig made 23 saves in the contest. Adam Hendel stopped 22 shots in the victory.

Close this window     Print this window