BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – The Augustana hockey team (14-7-3, 6-3-1) played Bowling Green (12-9-4, 8-6-4 CCHA) to a 1-1 tie after Joey DelGreco tied the game in the second period while Augustana was shorthanded. The Vikings secured the extra league point as Nace Langus netted a wrist shot in the shootout. 

Bowling Green's offense came into Saturday's game with a slew of energy as it peppered Josh Kotai early. Augustana answered back with offensive momentum but Chrisitan Stoever stood tall. The Falcons caught a break in the final moments of the first period as Eric Parker redirected a pass out front to give BGSU's its first lead of the weekend series. 

Augustana returned the favor in the midway point of the second period while on the penalty kill as Hunter Bischoff broke past a Falcon defender and into the offensive zone before he found Will Svenddal who then dished the puck to DelGreco for his sixth goal of the season. The Vikings' momentum carried throughout the remainder of the frame but the score sat at 1-1 by the second-period buzzer. 

Both teams continued to gain an edge in the final period of regulation. Despite Bowling Green's 13 shots on goal, it continued to be stunned by Kotai's performance in net. Langus took a late minor penalty with five minutes remaining but the Vikings held strong defensively to force overtime. 

Augustana found momentum in the later stages of the extra frame as BGSU was called for a two-minute minor. The Vikings peppered Stoever throughout the man advantage to no avail as he helped the Falcons garner a 1-1 tie by the end of 65 minutes of play. 

The game went to a shootout to determine the extra league point. Kotai started off strong with back-to-back stops before Langus sealed the extra point with a wrister past the Falcons netminder. 

Saturday's game officially ended as a 1-1 tie with the extra point handed out to Augustana via the shootout win. 

Game Moments 

• Kotai made 41 saves in Saturday's affair. 
• DelGreco recorded his sixth goal of the season.
• Payton Matsui went 11-3 on the faceoff dot.
• Langus netted the lone goal in the shootout.
• The Vikings are 9-1-3 in its last 13 games.
• Augustana killed off a total of seven penalties over the weekend series.

Goals

• Parker opened up the scoring for Bowling Green with a game in the late moments of the first period after he redirected a pass in front of the net.
• DelGreco evened the score midway through the second period with a short-handed goal off a dish from Svenddal and Bischoff. 

Up Next
Augustana returns to Midco Arena next weekend as it continues conference play against Lake Superior State on Friday, Jan. 31 and Saturday, Feb. 1. Tickets are still available at GoAugie.com/Tickets.