ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The Augustana hockey team (10-7-1, 5-3 CCHA) downed Alaska Anchorage (4-12-3) Friday night by a score of 3-2 in overtime. Payton Matsui sealed Augustana's 10th win of the season with his fourth goal of the year in the extra frame. 

Augustana opened up the contest seven minutes into the first period as Luke Mobley delivered his seventh goal of the season and first power-play goal on the year. Mobley's goal was delivered with a wrist shot off a pass from Owen Baumgartner. Augustana's momentum continued throughout the frame as it edged out the Seawolves in shots on goal 10-2.

The scoring continued in the second period but shifted in favor of Alaska Anchorage as Dimitry Kebreau fired in a wrist shot from the faceoff dot past Christian Manz's stick to tie the game at 1-1. UAA's offensive presence propelled as it took its first lead of the game with a slap shot from Connor Cole to make it a 2-1 game. Augustana answered back less than a minute later with a wrist shot from Easton Young who netted his first collegiate goal from the top of the circle off a pass from Payton Matsui. 

Both teams battled throughout the third period, sharing possession of the puck. In 20 minutes of action, UAA outshot Augustana 8-7. The Seawolves edged out the Vikings 16-7 on the faceoff dot but Manz continued to perform between the pipes to keep the game squared at 2-2. 

In overtime, Augustana dominated puck possession and forced plenty of scoring chances in the opening minutes of play. In a scrum in front of the net, Matsui delivered the game-winner as he slapped in the puck top shelf with 3:47 remaining. Matsui's goal sealed Augustana's 10th win of the season.  

Game Moments 

• Young scored his first collegiate goal in the second period. 
• Manz collected his first collegiate win with 18 saves and moved to 1-2 on the season. 
• Matsui tallied his fourth goal of the season in overtime to secure Augustana's win. 
• The Vikings went 1-1 on the power play. 
• Augustana outshot UAA 3-0 in overtime.
• Matsui and Baumgartner tallied two points each. 

Goals 

• Mobley opened up the scoring in the first period with his seventh goal of the season on the power play. Baumgartner tallied an assist on the play. 
• Kebreau answered back in the second period to tie the game at 1-1.
• The Seawolves took its first lead of the game with a shot from Cole to make it 2-1.
• Augustana tied the game at 2-2 less than a minute later as Young fired in a shot from the top of the circle for the first of his career. Matsui and Hunter Bischoff tallied assists on the goal. 

Up Next
Augustana closed out the first half of the season in Friday's 3-2 win. The Vikings return to the ice on Jan. 3-4 as it faces Colorado College in Colorado Springs, Colorado.