SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Augustana hockey (7-13-3) kicked off its first game inside Midco Arena in front of a sell out crowd of 3,183 fans.. Luke Mobley scored the first Viking goal in Midco Arena as part of the inaugural season presented by First PREMIER Bank / PREMIER Bank Card, in the second period as he slid by a Ferris State (9-16-1) defender and roofed the rubber top-shelf. 

The Bulldogs bounced into an early lead in the first period as Austin Mccarthy and Caiden Gault found the back of the woodwork to take a 2-0 lead into the second period. 

The Augustana fans exploded as Mobley netted the first Vikings' goal in Midco Arena as he slipped through two Bulldogs defenders and fired the puck past Logan Stein.. 

With a new energy going into the third period, the Vikings started to click offensively. Colton Friesen tipped a Uula Ruikka shot from the point to knot the game 2-2 with just over 13 minutes remaining in the period. 

FSU regained momentum minutes later to regain the lead as Jack Mesic netted a shot from the top of the circle. The Bulldogs continued with their strong offensive ways as Stepan Porkorny scored four minutes later. The final dagger came at the 2:39 mark as Emerson Goode fired in an empty-net goal to secure a 5-2 win. 

Game Moments

• 3,183 fans enjoyed the first-ever game inside Midco Arena as they helped kick off the forever home of Viking hockey. 
• Luke Mobley electrified the crowd with the first Viking hockey goal in the second period as he slipped by two defenders and fired the shot glove-side high. 
• Zack Rose collected the first-goalie assist in program history. 
• Colton Friesen tipped in a shot top-shelf to knot the game 2-2.
• Fans enjoyed a pre-game lightshow to kick off the festivities. 

Goals

• Austin McCarthy netted the first goal of the game as he went glove-side high past Zack Rose. 
• Caiden Gault added to the Bulldogs lead with a backhand shot top-shelf. 
• Luke Mobley rushed the puck into the zone off passes from Colton Friesen and Zack Rose and potted a shot glove-side high. 
• Friesen tipped in a shot from Uula Ruikka to knot the game at 2-2. 
• Jack Mesic regained the Bulldogs lead with just under 12 minutes remaining in the third. 
• Stepan Pokorny found te back of the net to push FSU's lead to 4-2.
• Emerson Goode slotted in the empty-net goal to secure the Bulldogs 5-2 win. 

Up Next 
Augustana returns to Midco Arena Saturday night to close out the weekend series with Ferris State. Puck drop is slated for 6:07 p.m. The game is near sell-out but tickets remain available at GoAugie.com/HockeyTickets.