SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The Augustana hockey team (3-3, 0-0 CCHA) hits the road for a weekend series against St. Thomas as it opens up CCHA conference play on Friday and Saturday. The games will be streamed on Midco Sports Plus through CCHA TV.  

Complete action can be followed on GoAugie.com/Live and the GoAugie app, presented by The Original Pancake House. The app can be downloaded in the App Store or Google Play.

The Tommies
St. Thomas (1-3-1, 0-0 CCHA) is led offensively by Mason Poolman and Cooper Gay with three goals each, Liam Malmquist joins the duo with five points by way of two goals and three assists. 

Aaron Trotter and Jake Sibell have split duties between the pipes playing in three games apiece. Trotter helped backstop the Tommies in their 3-1 win over Vermont as he made 27 saves in his first appearance of the season. 

The Tommies dropped back-to-back losses in their home-and-home series against then-No. 5 Minnesota by scores of 7-1 and 6-2. In Saturday's loss to the Gophers, St. Thomas spent a total of 27 minutes on the penalty kill. 

Ahead of the season, St. Thomas was picked to finish first in the CCHA Preseason Coaches Poll with three first-place votes. In the CCHA Preseason Media Poll, the Tommies were picked to finish second with four first-place votes.

The Vikings
Augustana rides a two-game losing streak into the weekend as it closes out its six-game road trip. The Vikings dropped back-to-back one-goal games to then-No. 12/14 St. Cloud State by scores of 4-3 and 2-1. Christian Manz made his collegiate debut as he manned the pipes in Saturday's 2-1 loss where he turned away 28 shots en route to being named CCHA Rookie of the Week. 

Josh Kotai was named CCHA Goalie of the Month on Wednesday afternoon after posting a 3-2 record in five starts with a 1.63 goals against average and a .950 save percentage in October. Kotai's honor is the first monthly award in program history. 

The Vikings' penalty kill unit is ranked first in the nation among five other programs as Augustana has killed off 17 penalties this season. 

Assistant captain Brady Ziemer leads the Vikings with 16 blocked shots. Hayden Hennen, Will Svenddal and Jeff Hutchinson have also soaked double-digit shots through six games.

Owen Bohn leads Augustana's offense with five goals and one assist for six points. Bohn has a shot percentage of .333 through six games. The Morgan Hill, California native scored three goals against St. Cloud State. Nine Vikings have tallied at least one goal this season. 

Tickets for the remaining 12 home games are still available and can be purchased at GoAugie.com/Tickets.