COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The Augustana hockey team (11-7-1, 5-3 CCHA) recorded its highest-ranked win in program history Friday night as it defeated No. 8 Colorado College (10-6-1, 4-3-1 NCHC) by a score of 5-1 in Ed Robson Arena. Five different goal-scorers and a 28-save performance from Josh Kotai helped Augustana secure the win. 

Friday's game opened up in a back-and-forth 20 minutes of action with both teams sharing equal chances on offense. An early penalty put Augustana on the penalty kill where the Vikings buckled down and kept the score even at 0-0. CC broke the deadlock with 2:14 remaining in the frame after Chase McLane fired the puck through traffic and past Kotai's pad. After 20 minutes of action, CC led in shots 10-3. 

Augustana opened up the second period with energy, dominating puck possession in the opening minutes of play. Momentum shifted after the Vikings went on the penalty kill for the second time of the night but Kotai stood tall between the pipes with multiple saves. Tyler Hennen equalized the game shortly after the penalty kill with his fourth goal of the season. Quickly after T. Hennen's goal, Hayden Hennen wired in his first of the season from the blue line while Augustana was on the power play. The Hennen's goal powered Augustana to a 2-1 lead by the end of the second period. 

The Vikings continued their momentum into the third period as Colton Friesen pushed the lead to two after he kicked the puck to his backhand for his fourth goal of the season. Colorado College tilted the ice in its favor but couldn't answer as Payton Matsui and Easton Young netted back-to-back empty net goals to secure the 5-1 win. 

Game Moments

• Tyler and Hayden Hennen became the first brothers in program history to record goals on the same night. 
• Kotai made 28 saves as he moved to 10-5-1 on the season.
• Augustana secured its highest-ranked win in program history in Friday's affair. 
• 13 Vikings recorded points.
• Will Svenddal led the team with four blocked shots. Augustana blocked 23 overall. 
• Augustana killed off four penalties.

Goals

• McLane struck first for the Tigers' with a wrist shot through traffic off a pass from Owen Beckner in the late minutes of the first period. 
• T. Hennen netted his fourth goal of the season after he went top-shelf to tie the game at 1-1. Owen Baumgartner and Evan McIntyre recorded assists on the goal. 
• H. Hennen tallied his first goal of the season after he wired in a shot from the blue line on the power play. Owen Bohn and Luke Mobley collected assists on the go-ahead goal. 
• Friesen found the back of the net in the early part of the third period off redirections from Garret Drotts and Simon Falk. 
• Matsui garnered his 16th point of the season with an empty net goal in the final moments of the third period.
• Young delivered the final dagger with an empty net goal with 6.3 remaining in the game.

Up Next
Augustana returns to action Saturday night to close its weekend series against Colorado College. Puck drop is slated for 5:00 p.m. (cst.).