Women's Hockey 2/15/03 -- Augsburg 0, St. Catherine 0 (OT)

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MINNEAPOLIS (2/15/03) -- Goalies Kristin Johnson (So., Minnetonka, Minn./Wayzata HS) of Augsburg College and Morgan Kane (Fr., Apple Valley, Minn.) of the College of St. Catherine scored shutouts, as Augsburg and St. Catherine played to a 0-0, overtime tie in a Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference women's hockey game Saturday afternoon at the Augsburg Ice Arena.

It is the first scoreless tie in the eight-year history of Augsburg's women's hockey program (the 10th tie in school history), and the first scoreless tie in the five-year history of MIAC women's hockey.

The draw is the second tie of the weekend series, as the teams played a 4-4 tie on Friday. Both teams remain in the hunt for a spot in the MIAC postseason playoffs. Conference champion St. Thomas and Gustavus have clinched spots in the five-team postseason playoffs, but five teams -- Concordia, St. Mary's, Augsburg, St. Catherine and St. Olaf -- remain in the race for the final three spots.

Both teams had several chances to score during the game, but the two goalies were up to the task. St. Catherine goalie Kane stopped all 34 Augsburg shots to score her second shutout of the season, and Augsburg goalie Johnson stopped all 33 Wildcat shots to pick up her fourth shutout of the year.

The game was a clean one, as each team had three penalties for six minutes. Both teams could not convert on two power-play opportunities each.

Both teams finish the regular season next weekend with important series. Augsburg faces eighth-place St. Benedict, with Friday's (2/21) game at 7:05 p.m. at the Augsburg Ice Arena and Saturday's (2/22) game at 2 p.m. at the Municipal Athletic Complex in St. Cloud, Minn. St. Catherine faces second-place Gustavus, with Friday's game at 8:30 p.m. at the Drake Ice Arena in St. Paul, and Saturday's game at 4:05 p.m. at the Lund Ice Arena in St. Peter, Minn.