Jarod Blackowiak had three goals and an assist in five games during the holiday break, as the No. 4-ranked Auggies went 4-1, with a stretch of four victories in a row. At the Oswego State (N.Y.) Hockey Classic, Blackowiak scored the game-winning goal at the 8:16 mark of the third period in Augsburg's 2-1 win over host Oswego State on 1/1. Blackowiak figured in both scores, with a goal and assist, in Augsburg's 2-1 win over UW-River Falls on 1/6, then scored the game-tying goal with 5:02 left in regulation, forcing overtime in Augsburg's 4-3, come-from-behind win over No. 13-ranked UW-Stevens Point on 1/8.