Women's Soccer 10/26/02 -- Augsburg 0, Gustavus Adolphus 0 (2OT)

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MINNEAPOLIS (10/26/02) -- Laura Hoffman (Jr., Bloomington, Minn./Kennedy HS) had 13 saves of Augsburg College, and Gwen Peterson (Fr., White Bear Lake, Minn.) made eight saves for Gustavus Adolphus College, as the Auggies and Gusties played to a 0-0, double-overtime tie in a Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference women's soccer game Saturday afternoon at Augsburg's Edor Nelson Field.

Gustavus outshot Augsburg 23-18, including a 5-2 edge in the 20 minutes of overtime, but neither team could score the "golden goal" to end the game early. In improving to 11-3-2 overall and 5-3-1 in MIAC play, Augsburg claimed its sixth straight shutout, extending its streak of not allowing a goal to 563 straight minutes, dating back seven games.

Hoffman claimed her ninth shutout of the season and 16th in her three-year career, tying Beth Petrik's 1997 single-season school record for goalkeeper shutouts. She is in second place on the school's all-time shutout record list; Petrik had 26 career shutouts from 1995-98. Hoffman's goals-against-average of 0.26 is among the top 10 in the nation among NCAA Division III women's soccer goalkeepers.

Gustavus is now 8-2-4 overall and 4-2-2 in MIAC play. Peterson claimed her first shutout of the season in goal.

Both goalkeepers came up with key saves to preserve the draw, with Peterson making one save in overtime and Hoffman making two. One of her overtime saves was a sliding save on a Lindsay Parker (Sr., Plymouth, Minn./Robbinsdale Armstrong HS) shot attempt with 4:02 left in the second overtime. Gustavus' best shot at claiming the game-winner came with 1:17 left, when a shot from two-time MIAC Player of the Year Renee Beaudry (Sr., Apple Valley, Minn.) hit the top crossbar.

The Auggies stayed in the game despite losing two of their top players to sprained ankle injuries in the first half, leaving them with just one substitute for the entire second half and overtime. Millie Suk (Fr., Rochester, Minn./Mayo HS), Augsburg's leading scorer (12 goals), went down in the 25th minute and did not return, while Kristen Lideen (Jr., Champlin, Minn./Champlin Park HS), a two-time All-MIAC honorable-mention defender, left the game with her sprain in the 43rd minute.

Britanee Pelikan (Fr., Rosemount, Minn./Cretin-Derham Hall HS) had eight shots for the Gusties, while Beaudry had six and Cynthia Lee (Sr., St. Paul, Minn./Trinity HS) had four. Heidi Hilleren (Jr., Duluth, Minn./East HS) led the Auggies with six shots, while Tia Chronis (Fr., Braham, Minn.) had five shots.

Both teams return to MIAC action on Wednesday (10/30) at 2:30 p.m., with Augsburg playing at St. Olaf and Gustavus playing at Bethel.