AUGSBURG BEATS TRINITY WOMEN'S ICE HOCKEY

West Hartford, Conn. - Senior forward Angie Rieger (Courtland, Minn.) had two goals and one assist to lead the visiting Augsburg College Auggies to a 5-0 win over the Trinity College Bantams in women's ice hockey action this afternoon. Trinity falls to 1-13-2 and is 1-9-1 in the ECAC with its sixth straight loss. The Auggies improve to 8-8 with their fourth consecutive win.

Augsburg outshot Trinity, 32-14. Junior forward Laura McGowan (Fridley, Minn.) added a goal and two assists, freshman forward Dottie Gilkerson (Somerset, Wis.) had three assists, and senior forward Amber Nadreau notched a goal and an assist for the Auggies. Trinity freshman goalie Blair Kurtz (Encino, Calif.) made 27 saves, while Augsburg sophomore goaltender Kristen Opalinski (Latrobe, Pa.) had 14 saves.

Augsburg (8-8)                     2 2 1 -- 5

Trinity, Conn. (1-13-2)                0 0 0 -- 0

SCORING

1.   A- Angie Rieger (Laura McGovern, Dottie Gilkerson) pp 6:46, A- Amber Nadreau (McGowan, Carrie McCarville) 8:46.

2.     A- McGowan (Nadreau, McCarville) 7:08, A- Stephanie Johnson (Rieger, Gilkerson) 15:32.

3. A- Rieger (Gilkerson, Annie Mattison) 12:11.

GOALIE SAVES

A- Kristen Opalinski - 14

TC- Blair Kurtz - 27

PENALTIES

A- 4/8, TC- 3/6

POWER PLAY

A- 1/1, TC- 0/2