ASHWAUBENON, Wis. -- Augsburg University took a 1-0 lead into the third period against top-ranked St. Norbert College, but the Green Knights scored three goals in a 5:02 span to claim a 3-1 nonconference men's hockey victory on Friday evening.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: St. Norbert (Wis.) 3, Augsburg 1
LOCATION: Cornerstone Community Center, Ashwaubenon, Wis.
RECORDS: Augsburg 8-3-0 overall, St. Norbert 10-0-1 overall

HOW IT HAPPENED
• Nate Flynn (SR, Hastings, Minn./Hastings HS) scored his team-leading seventh goal of the season 2:56 into the second period, putting home a shot in the slot from Evan Hesse (SR, Monticello, Minn./Palmer (Alaska) HS) and Max Pernhem (SR, Stockholm, Sweden/Dragonskolan). The power-play goal was just the seventh surrendered by St. Norbert in 42 opportunities this season.
• But St. Norbert scored three goals in rapid fashion and claimed a 3-1 lead halfway through the final period. The Green Knights outshot the Auggies 11-6 in the third period, en route to a 35-25 advantage in shots on-goal.
• Nick Schmit (JR, Fargo, N.D./Fargo North HS) had 32 saves in goal for the Auggies.
• Augsburg was successful in killing off all six St. Norbert power-play opportunities in the contest.
• Augsburg entered the weekend ranked No. 7 in the USCHO.com Division III national poll and No. 8 in the D3hockey.com national poll, while St. Norbert is the No. 1-ranked team in both national polls.

FOR THE FOES
• William Yates, Tyler Andrews and Tanner Froese scored goals for St. Norbert in the third period. Luke Karakas and Dominick Sacco had two assists each.
• T.J. Black stopped 24 shots in goal for the Green Knights.

UP NEXT
• The teams complete the nonconference series on Saturday (12/9) at 4 p.m., in Ashwaubenon, Wis.