ST. JOSEPH, Minn. --
Ciara Gregory (SO, Cottage Grove, Minn./Park HS) scored two goals in a 3:11 span early in the first half for Augsburg University, but the College of Saint Benedict scored twice to tie the game, and the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference women's soccer game ended in a 2-2, two-overtime draw on Wednesday.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Augsburg 2, Saint Benedict 2 (2OT)
LOCATION: CSB Soccer Field, St. Joseph, Minn.
RECORDS: Augsburg 4-1-1 overall (2-0-1 MIAC), Saint Benedict 5-1-1 overall (1-1-1 MIAC)
HOW IT HAPPENED
• Gregory claimed her second multi-goal game of the season, scoring in the 12th and 16th minutes. She scored on a rebound of her own shot for the first goal, then scored again on assists from
Callie Athey (FY, Eagan, Minn./Burnsville HS) and
Anneliese Peterson (FY, Chaska, Minn./Chaska HS).
• Saint Benedict outshot Augsburg by a 35-16 margin in the game -- 14-7 in the first half and 15-5 in the second half -- but Augsburg's defense kept it in the game.
Emily Chapman (SO, Elburn, Ill./Kaneland HS) had seven saves in the first half, and
Marissa Guillou (SR, Burnsville, Minn./Apple Valley HS) had a career-high 12 saves in the second half and 20 minutes of overtime -- more saves than in her four previous games (seven) this season.
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Ashley St. Aubin (SO, Burnsville, Minn./Burnsville HS) had six shots, while Gregory had five and
Nora Edelen (JR, Middleton, Wis./Middleton HS) had two shots for the Auggies.
• Both teams entered Wednesday's game ranked in the latest United Soccer Coaches Division III North Region poll -- Saint Benedict ranked No. 6 and Augsburg ranked No. 8.
FOR THE FOES
• Maren Noble scored for Saint Benedict in the 38th minute, assisted by Haley Neumann, and Sydney Sherek tied the game in the 82nd minute, assisted by Megan Thompson.
• Kendall Koenen had seven saves in goal for Saint Benedict.
UP NEXT
• Augsburg hosts Saint Mary's on Saturday (9/23) at 1 p.m. at Edor Nelson Field.
• Saint Benedict travels to face St. Olaf on Saturday at 3:30 p.m.