Augustana scored three times in the third period to beat Northern Michigan 4-1 on Saturday at Midco Arena in Sioux Falls, S.D. Max Weilandt made 35 saves in his first start of the weekend, and Merril Steenari scored on the power play, but the Wildcats fell to 2-6-0. Augustana stayed unbeaten at 7-0-1 before a crowd of 2,342.
How it happened
After a scoreless first period, Cole Burtch scored shorthanded at 8:22 of the second, from Joey DelGreco. Northern answered 63 seconds later, when Steenari scored his second goal of the season on the power play, set up by Branden Piku and Mathew Ward.
Augustana took control early in the third. Hunter Bischoff scored on the power play at 2:34, and Landon Fandel added another 68 seconds later, with Burtch picking up an assist. Leonid Bulgakov hit the empty net at 17:45 for his eighth goal.
Weilandt kept it close as Augustana outshot Northern 39-21, including 19-7 in the third. Mathis Langevin made 20 saves for the Vikings. Each team scored one power-play goal, Northern on three chances and Augustana on four, and the Wildcats won 27 of 50 faceoffs.
What’s next
Northern Michigan returns to the Berry Events Center to host Minnesota State on Friday, Nov. 6, at 7:07 p.m. on Midco Sports.
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