GameCenter Finals: Augustana 4, UND 1 (Exhibition) – Grand Forks Herald

GRAND FORKS – Brett Meerman scored two goals to lead Augustana to a 4-1 exhibition win over UND on Saturday at Ralph Engelstad Arena. Nace Langus and Quinn Rudrud also scored for Augustana. Cameron Berg scored UND’s only third-period goal on the power play.

First star: Brett Meerman, AU, 2 goals.
Second star: Josh Kotai, AU, 15/15 saves
Third star: Luke Mobley, AU, 1 assist.

Augustana 1, AND 0 — Brett Meerman (Will Svenddal, Simon Falk) 2:20. The Vikings get on the field early as Svenddal fires a shot from the left point into the net. UND goalie TJ Semptimphelter stops the shot, but the rebound is sent to the top of the goal crease where Meerman is unmarked.

Augustana 2, AND 0 — Nace Langus (Tyler Hennen) 10:42. Hennen, from Hallock, Minnesota, rushes past UND defenseman Andrew Strathmann and puts a puck into the net. There is a scramble that Semptimphelter cannot cover. Langus shoots the ball to make it 2-0.

Augustana 3, AND 0 — Quinn Rudrud (Payton Matsui, Colton Friesen) 5:05 p.m. Semptimphelter tries to block Matsui’s attempt from the circle to the corner, but the ball goes through to the top of the goal area where Rudrud taps it in.

Augustana 4, AND 0 — Brett Meerman (Luke Mobley, Payton Matsui) 3:41 (pp). The Vikings capitalized on their second power play opportunity at the net when Meerman caught the puck on the side of the net and slid it past Kaleb Johnson on the short side. Johnson, who came into the game to start the third period, thought he had covered the post on the play.

Augustana 4, AND 1 — Cameron Berg (Jake Livanavage, Owen McLaughlin) 9:41 (pp). UND finally gets on the field when Berg fires a shot from the right circle past Vikings goaltender Christian Manz on the short side.

Forward
22 Owen McLaughlin – 14 Cameron Berg – 18 Jayden Perron
29 Jackson Kunz – 15 Carter Wilkie – 7 Mac Swanson
26 Dylan James – 9 Sacha Boisvert – 21 Ben Strinden
27 Louis Jamernik V – 8 Jake Schmaltz – 20 Cade Littler
5 Dane Montgomery – 19 Cody Croal – 28 Dalton Andrew

defender
4 Jake Livanavage – 2 Bennett Zmolek
13 Caleb MacDonald – 6 EJ Emery
16 Andrew Strathmann – 25 Abram Wiebe
3 Jayden Jubenvill – 10 Andrew Komzak

goalkeeper
35 TJ Semptimphelter
1 Caleb Johnson

Not in the lineup: G Hobie Hedquist (unknown, daily)

Forward
72 Brett Meerman – 15 Luke Mobley – 12 Hunter Bischoff
24 Colton Friesen – 14 Payton Matsui – 21 Quinn Rudrud
81 Owen Bohn – 10 Joey Delgreco – 8 Ben Troumbly
13 Will Howard – 26 Callum Gau – 23 Simon Falk
27 Garett Drotts – 86 Nace Langus – 11 Tyler Hennen

defender
7 Evan McIntyre – 9 Hayden Hennen
20 Uula Ruikka – 5 Easton Young
19 Will Svenddal – 22 Brady Ziemer
84 Jeff Hutchinson – 96 Owen Baumgartner
4 Carter Theissen

goalkeeper
32 Josh Kotai
1 Christian Manz
29 Kayden Hargraves

Referees – Justin Hills and Rick Nelson
Linemen – Tyler Landman and Kyle Stephens
Supervisor – TBD

UND dresses everyone except goaltender Hobie Hedquist, who is dealing with an undisclosed injury. It is listed as daily. . . Augustana dresses everyone. . . The Fighting Hawks open the regular season next week against Providence in the US Hockey Hall of Fame Game at Ralph Engelstad Arena.

Schlossman has covered college hockey for the Grand Forks Herald since 2005. He has been recognized by the Associated Press Sports Editors as the best beat writer for the Herald’s circulation department and once as North Dakota Sportswriter of the Year. He lives in Grand Forks. Reach him at [email protected].