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Don Stoner
0
Augsburg College AUG (14-6-0)
2
Winner Univ. of St. Thomas UST (12-5-1)
Augsburg College AUG
(14-6-0)
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2
Univ. of St. Thomas UST
(12-5-1)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Augsburg College AUG 0 0 0
Univ. of St. Thomas UST 0 2 2

Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

Auggies end campaign with 2-0 playoff loss

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Surrendering two second-half goals, the Augsburg College women's soccer team saw its season end with a 2-0 loss to the University of St. Thomas in a Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference playoff semifinal contest on Wednesday afternoon.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: St. Thomas 2, Augsburg 0
LOCATION: St. Thomas South Field, St. Paul, Minn.
RECORDS: Augsburg 14-6-0 overall, St. Thomas 12-5-1 overall

HOW IT HAPPENED
• St. Thomas outshot Augsburg by a 12-8 margin, including a 9-5 advantage in the second half. The Tommies also had eight corner kicks to Augsburg's one.
• St. Thomas scored goals in the 54th and 71st minutes to claim the 2-0 victory.
• Marissa Guillou (SO, Burnsville, Minn./Apple Valley HS) had three saves in goal for the Auggies.
• Marta Anderson (JR, Mankato, Minn./Mankato East HS) had four shots in the game, while Carter Denison (JR, Minneapolis, Minn./South HS) had two shots.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE
• The loss ends the soccer careers of two Augsburg seniors -- forward Marie Fitzgerald (SR, Fort Atkinson, Wis.) and goalkeeper Lucy Bukowski (SR, Two Harbors, Minn.). The duo ended their careers as the winningest senior class in the 31-year history of Augsburg women's soccer, with a 53-19-8 (.713) record in four seasons -- the first four-year class to record 50-plus wins and 20 or fewer losses in program history.
• Fitzgerald appeared in 79 games in her Auggie career, scoring 37 goals and adding 25 assists for 99 points, with 12 game-winning goals. She will finish her career second in school history in career points, third in career goals and fourth in career assists.
• Bukowski appeared in 18 games in goal in her career, with a 7-1-0 career record and two shutouts. She recorded 33 saves, had an .868 save percentage and had a 0.48 goals-against-average in her career.
• Fitzgerald leads the MIAC's overall statistics in total points (36) and is tied for the league's lead in goals (13), while standing second in assists (10). Anderson's 11 assists this season are tops among MIAC players in overall statistics.
• Augsburg outscored its opponents by a 51-15 margin this season. Its goal total is 16 more than the closest MIAC foe.

FOR THE FOES
• Hayley Engel scored for St. Thomas at the 53:20 mark, assisted by Taylor Skorik. Mallory DeBoom scored in the 71st minute, assisted by Skorik.
• Tarynn Theilig had three saves in goal for the Tommies.

QUOTES FROM AUGSBURG HEAD COACH MIKE NAVARRE
• " It's always tough to lose in the postseason. This year, the script was flipped. Unlike last year, where we had the rest and the home field, this year St. Thomas earned those advantages. That being said, I thought it was an even game, one we could have won. In the end it was St. Thomas who capitalized on a great scoring chance in the second half and made sure it stood up. They deserve to move on to the championship on Saturday."
• "Overall, I am proud of the team and what we accomplished this season. We lost half of our starting lineup and more starters to injury and still were able to finish only a point out of first place. A lot of credit goes to our two seniors, Lucy and Marie. They were rocks. They willed us to be successful this year. While Lucy and Marie's careers ended today, their legacy remains -- a legacy of sacrifice, championships won and lost, hard work and character. It's incumbent upon the rest of us now to honor their legacy by doing what we can to continue the ascension of our program."
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