ST. PAUL, Minn. --
Marta Anderson (SR, Mankato, Minn./Mankato East HS) tied the game for Augsburg College with a goal in the 68th minute, but the University of St. Thomas scored 11 minutes later to break the tie and claim a 2-1 win in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference regular-season finale for both teams on Saturday afternoon.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: St. Thomas 2, Augsburg 1
LOCATION: UST South Field, St. Paul, Minn.
RECORDS:Â Augsburg 14-4-0 overall (8-3-0 MIAC), St. Thomas 16-1-1 overall (10-0-1 MIAC)
HOW IT HAPPENED
• Trailing 1-0 after a goal in the final minute of the first half, Augsburg tied the game at the 67:40 mark, when Anderson scored her fourth goal of the season, taking a pass from
Ashley St. Aubin (FY, Burnsville, Minn.) and putting it in the front right of the goal.
• Augsburg claimed a 15-8 advantage in shots in the game, including a 7-2 edge in the second half, but St. Thomas scored goals in the 45th and 79th minutes to take the win, finishing its MIAC regular-season championship season.
• St. Aubin closed the regular season leading the Â
MIAC's overall statistics in both goals (14)Â and total points (34). marking the third straight season that an Auggie has led the MIAC in both categories.
• St. Aubin had five shots in the game, while Anderson had three shots.
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Marissa Guillou (JR, Burnsville, Minn./Apple Valley HS) had four saves in goal for the Auggies.
FOR THE FOES
• Emma Theis scored from Mary Ennis at the 44:20 mark for the Tommies, and Mallory DeBoom put the Tommies in front with a goal at the 78:14 mark, assisted by Brielle Bierman.
• Tarryn Theilig had four saves in goal for St. Thomas.
UP NEXT
• Augsburg has secured a home game in the six-team postseason playoffs and will be the No. 3 seed based on tiebreaker criteria with Bethel, hosting Hamline in a quarterfinal game on Tuesday (11/1) at 2 p.m. at Edor Nelson Field.
• St. Thomas will host the winner of the Gustavus-at-St. Catherine quarterfinal game in a semifinal contest on Wednesday at 2 p.m.