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OSWEGO, N.Y. -- Chris Johnson (JR, Verona, Wis./Madison Memorial
HS) scored two goals and had two assists as Augsburg College
overcame a 2-0 first-period deficit with six unanswered goals en
route to a 6-2 win over Babson College in a semifinal game of the
Pathfinder Bank/Oswego Hockey Classic on Friday afternoon at the
State University of New York-Oswego Campus Center Arena.
Augsburg (3-7-0 overall) claimed the win with a season-high goal
output in the tournament's opening game, despite being outshot by
Babson (3-4-1 overall) by a 40-26 margin, including a 26-13 deficit
in the first two periods. However, Augsburg goalie Andrew Kent (SR,
Lakeville, Minn.) had a huge performance, recording 38 saves for
the win.
Augsburg will face host Oswego State (9-5-1) in the tournament
final on Saturday (1/3) at 7 p.m. in Oswego. Babson will play in
the consolation game against ECAC East foe Skidmore College (4-3-0)
in a non-conference affair on Saturday at 4 p.m. Oswego State
topped Skidmore 8-3 in Friday's other semifinal.
Joel Sauer (SO, Madison, Wis./Memorial HS) and Jim Jensen (SO,
Plymouth, Minn./Osseo HS) had a goal and assist apiece for the
Auggies, while Mario Mjelleli (SO, Faribault, Minn./Shattuck-St.
Mary's HS) and John Lennartson (FY, Burnsville, Minn.) had the
other Auggie goals.
Trailing 2-0 on Babson goals by senior co-captain Brad Baldelli
(Northboro, Mass.) and sophomore Terry Woods (Duxbury, Mass.) in
the opening 13:31 of play, the Auggies cut into the advantage late
in the opening frame, as Johnson scored a power-play goal, his
fourth of the season, from Brandon Bukowski (FY, Superior, Wis.).
Mjelleli tied the game for the Auggies at the 13:34 mark of the
second period, scoring from Cory Ellertson (SO, Albert Lea, Minn.)
and Bryan Frischmann (SO, Rochester, Minn./Century HS).
The Auggies then exploded for four goals in a 5:57 span in the
third period. Sauer scored from Trevor Doden (FY, Red Wing, Minn.)
at the 5:43 mark, Jensen scored from Johnson at the 7:48 mark,
Johnson notched his team-best eighth goal of the season from Jensen
and Sauer at the 9:27, and Lennartson completed the scoring with a
goal from Johnson at the 11:40 mark.
Senior Skylar Nipps (Orlando, Fla.) had 14 saves in just under
50 minutes in goal for the Beavers, while junior Travis Clarke
(Waltham, Mass.) collected six saves in the final 10:33.
NOTE: Taken from an Augsburg College press release.
