Yellowjackets report: Ranked Auggies pull away late at UWS
Nov. 9—SUPERIOR — No. 5 Augsburg peppered Wisconsin-Superior early, and after a Yellowjackets counterattack, had another flurry in the third period to win going away, 5-2 on Tuesday, Nov. 8 at Wessman Arena.
The Auggies scored three times in the game's first 6:15, only for UWS to pull two of those goals back immediately when Reed Stark scored at 7:03 and Chris Ishmael at 10:16.
After the wild start, the game settled down significantly from there and no goals were scored until the middle of the third period. However, none of them were for the hosts, as Michael Redmon and Peyton Hanson bolstered Augsburg's lead with goals 2:01 apart in the closing minutes.
Myles Hektor made three saves on six shots in the first period before he was pulled for Dylan Meilun, who stopped 28 shots.
The Yellowjackets (1-2) return to the ice on Friday at Bethel.
A lay-up from Elise Besonen with two seconds to play was the winning basket in Wisconsin-Superior's women's basketball season opener, a 69-68 win over Finlandia on Tuesday in Hancock, Michigan.
The Yellowjackets led by as much as 11 in the third quarter before the Lions rallied to tie the game on the last possession of the frame. The teams went possession for possession down the stretch, with Kaelyn Christian putting UWS in front with a jumper 29 seconds from the end.
Katie Lundeen, a Northwestern alumna, put Finlandia on top with a layup in the paint with 17 seconds to go, setting up the heroics from Besonen, playing not far from her alma mater in Ewen, Michigan.
For UWS, Christian finished with 22 points, including four 3-pointers. Chloe Peterson had 15 more off the bench, while Besonen finished with 11.
Lundeen had a team-high 18 points for the Lions.
UWS (1-0) hosts St. Scholastica on Nov. 15.
