The home opening weekend for the 2024 Augustana Hockey season drew a split with the Long Island University Sharks.

In a 4-0 shutout victory on Friday, Luke Mobley, Evan McIntyre and Colton Friesen gave net minder Josh Kotai and the Vikings their second victory of the season.

Kotai made 29 saves and was named the player of the game.

Augustana found the back of the net three times in the second period and continued its momentum into the final buzzer to win by a score of 4-0. Eight Vikings tallied points in Friday’s game.

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The Sharks would close out the weekend getting an early lead in Saturday's game with goals in the first and second periods.

LIU pushed its lead to three with a quick goal in the third period.

In a final attempt to close the gap, Augustana pulled Josh Kotai late in the third frame to bring on the extra attacker.

With 1:21 left on the clock, Mobley slotted in the rubber off a pass from Brett Meerman.

The Sharks held strong in the remaining minute of play to secure Long Island's first win of the season.

The Vikings return to the ice on Friday, October 18 and Saturday, October 19 in Omaha, Nebraska.

11 Super Bowl 57 Players Who Played College Ball In South Dakota, Iowa, or Nebraska

Super Bowl 57 is coming our way on Sunday. Both the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs are looking for their second Super Bowl titles in recent memory, and both have rosters featuring lots of Midwestern talent.

An obvious South Dakota connection on the Eagles is South Dakota State's Dallas Goedert. Goedert was drafted by the Eagles in the year immediately following their Super Bowl win after the 2017 season.

Gallery Credit: Bert Remien

Source: Augustana Hockey Splits Season Home Opening Weekend

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