MINNEAPOLIS -- Marie Fitzgerald (JR, Fort Atkinson, Wis.) scored a natural hat trick with three goals in an 16-minute span in the first half, as Augsburg College dominated from start to finish in a 10-0 win over the University of Northwestern-St. Paul in a nonconference women's soccer game on Saturday night at Edor Nelson Field.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Augsburg 10, Northwestern-St. Paul 0
LOCATION: Edor Nelson Field, Minneapolis
RECORDS: Augsburg 2-0-0, Northwestern-St. Paul 0-1-0

HOW IT HAPPENED
• Fitzgerald claimed her first collegiate hat trick with three goals in the first half-hour of the game -- scoring on a header off a corner kick by Molly Allen (SR, Stillwater, Minn.) at the 11:18 mark of the first half, putting home a goal off a free kick by Taylor Kuramoto (SR, Rochester, Minn./John Marshall HS) at the 19:10 mark and finishing a long feed from Allen at the 27:26 mark.
• Marta Anderson (SO, Mankato, Minn./Mankato East HS) opened the scoring just 26 seconds into the game, off a feed by Allen. Anderson's shot hit the crossbar, then deflected off the Northwestern goalkeeper and into the net.
• Fitzgerald's third goal of the game was the first in a six-goal outburst by the Auggies in a 12:35 span, which included two goals by Olivia Muyres (SR, Rochester, Minn./Lourdes HS) and goals by Allen, Kaitlyn Terrio (SO, Andover, Minn./Anoka HS) and Morgan Kenny (SO, Wauwatosa, Wis./Brookfield Central HS). 
• Augsburg led 9-0 at halftime, outshooting Northwestern by a 28-0 margin in the half, en route to a 41-1 margin in the game.
• Hannah Whitington (SO, Eagle Lake, Minn./Mankato East HS) capped the scoring for the Auggies with a goal from Terrio in the 76th minute.
• Allen had a five-point night for the Auggies, with three assists to go along with her goal. Carter Denison (SO, Minneapolis, Minn./South HS) and Abigayle Enrici (FY, Huntley, Ill.) also had assists for the Auggies in the game.
• Lucy Bukowski (JR, Two Harbors, Minn.) and Marissa Guillou (FY, Burnsville, Minn./Apple Valley HS) combined for the win in goal for Augsburg, though neither player had to make a save in the contest.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE
• Fitzgerald recorded her first career hat trick with the three-goal effort. Adding an assist, her seven points in the game were also a career high.
• Fitzgerald now has five goals and 11 points in her first two games this season, both totals tops among Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference players in overall statistics. She now has 16 goals in 40 career games.
• Allen's five-point night (one goal, three assists) ties her career highs for goals, assists and points, all set last season against Wisconsin-Superior. Allen's four assists this season currently lead the MIAC in overall statistics.
• With her third assist on Saturday, Allen became Augsburg's career leader in assists with 27, breaking the old mark of 26, set by Kara Seibel from 1991-95.
• Whitington's two goals marked her first collegiate scores in her 15th career game.
• Augsburg's 10 goals marked the third time that Augsburg has scored 10 or more goals in a single game in the 30-year history of the women's soccer program. Augsburg topped Wisconsin-Superior 11-0 on Oct. 23, 2002, and scored a 10-1 win over Wisconsin-Superior on Aug. 30, 2013.
• Augsburg claimed the first 32 shots of the game before Northwestern's first shot.
• Augsburg's 41 shots were its most since a 46-shot effort in a 3-1 home win over Buena Vista (Iowa) on Sept. 15, 2007.
• All 24 Auggies who dressed for the game saw significant game action; every player played at least 22 minutes and none more than 60 minutes. 

FOR THE FOES
• Miranda Carda (SO, Andover, Minn.) claimed 12 saves in goal for Northwestern.
• Anna Martinson (FY, Apple Valley, Minn.) had the lone shot for the Eagles, coming in the second half.

QUOTES FROM COACH MIKE NAVARRE
• "Another solid performance tonight. Our speed of play and ball circulation were markedly better, which was encouraging. Now we have to prepare for a long stretch on the road, which will provide us with some great challenges and opportunities to strengthen our resolve."

UP NEXT
• Augsburg has its next four games on the road, starting on Monday (9/1) at 3 p.m. with a game at Minnesota-Morris. 
• Northwestern returns to action next Friday (9/5) at 2 p.m. with a nonconference game at Morningside (Iowa).