ARDEN HILLS, Minn. -- A goal in the 63rd minute enabled Bethel University to snap Augsburg College's eight-game winning streak, as the Royals claimed a 1-0 win in a battle of Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference women's soccer leaders on Saturday afternoon.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Bethel 1, Augsburg 0
LOCATION: Ona North Field, Arden Hills, Minn.
RECORDS: Augsburg 8-2-0 overall (3-1-0 MIAC), Bethel 8-1-1 overall (4-0-0 MIAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED
• Augsburg outshot Bethel by a 22-11 margin, including a 15-5 advantage in the first half. But none of the shots could get past Bethel goalkeeper Dylan Melby, who had 11 saves. The Auggies also had seven corner kicks to Bethel's three.
• The loss snapped Augsburg's eight game winning streak, while Bethel won its eighth straight game to move into the MIAC lead.
• Carter Denison (SR, Minneapolis, Minn./South HS) had six shots in the game, while Ciara Gregory (FY, Cottage Grove, Minn./Park HS) had five shots and Marta Anderson (SR, Mankato, Minn./Mankato East HS) had three shots.
• Augsburg's defensive backfield of Emily Gregg (SR, River Falls, Wis.), Trine Boeystad (FY, Rykkinn, Norway/Nadderud VGS), Ashley Waalen (SR, Amery, Wis.) and Hannah Whitington (SR, Eagle Lake, Minn./Mankato East HS) played a strong contest, keeping Bethel's offense in check for most of the game. Marissa Guillou (JR, Burnsville, Minn./Apple Valley HS) had two saves in goal for the Auggies.
• The goal was just the third given up by Augsburg this season. The Auggies have outscored their opponents by a 30-3 margin this season.

FOR THE FOES
• Mikayla Nordin scored the lone goal of the game for the Royals at the 62:33 mark, assisted by Maggie Sipe.
• Mikala Smith, Sierra Smith and Sydney Wright had two shots each for Bethel.

QUOTE FROM AUGSBURG HEAD COACH MIKE NAVARRE
• "Despite the loss there were positives. In particular, I thought our back line played very well. We created some great scoring chances. However, Bethel's keeper made some outstanding saves and our finishing wasn't as sharp as it needed to be. We will learn from this game and move on."

UP NEXT
• Augsburg hosts Gustavus next Friday (10/7) at 7 p.m. at Edor Nelson Field
• Bethel plays at Saint Benedict next Saturday (10/8) at 1 p.m.