MINNEAPOLIS -- Ashley St. Aubin (FY, Burnsville, Minn.) and Carter Denison (SR, Minneapolis, Minn./South HS) scored goals, and the Augsburg College women's soccer team held firm for its eighth shutout of the season, as the Auggies blanked Gustavus Adolphus College 2-0 in a Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference game on Friday evening.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Augsburg 2, Gustavus Adolphus 0
LOCATION: Edor Nelson Field, Minneapolis
RECORDS: Augsburg 9-2-0 overall (4-1-0 MIAC), Gustavus 5-4-2 overall (2-4-0 MIAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED
• Augsburg held command of the momentum throughout the contest, outshooting Gustavus by a 18-10 margin, including a 10-4 advantage in the first half.
• Augsburg's defensive backfield of Emily Gregg (SR, River Falls, Wis.), Ashley Waalen (SR, Amery, Wis.), Hannah Whitington (SR, Eagle Lake, Minn./Mankato East HS) Jada Olson (FY, Duluth, Minn./Duluth East HS) and Kate Johnston (SO, Missoula, Mont./Hellgate HS) held firm, limiting Gustavus to just two shots on-goal in the game. Gregg, Waalen and Whitington played the full 90 minutes on defense.
• Goalkeepers Marissa Guillou (JR, Burnsville, Minn./Apple Valley HS) and Emily Chapman (FY, Elburn, Ill./Kaneland HS) combined for Augsburg's eighth shutout of the season, with each making a save -- Guillou in the first half and Chapman in the second half. Augsburg's eight shutouts are tied for most among MIAC teams in overall statistics.
• St. Aubin scored her MIAC-leading 10th goal of the season in the 27th minute, assisted by Ciara Gregory (FY, Cottage Grove, Minn./Park HS). St. Aubin sprinted up the middle, slid the ball to Gregory on the right side, then scored on a rebound off a shot by Gregory.
• Denison scored in the 50th minute, also assisted by Gregory. Denison put home a solid feed from the right side by Gregory for her fourth goal of the year.
• St. Aubin had six shots in the game, while Denison and Marta Anderson (SR, Mankato, Minn./Mankato East HS) had three shots each.

FOR THE FOES
• Ashley Becker had eight saves in goal for Gustavus.
• Jana Elliott, Chase Miller and Emily Skogseth had two shots each for the Gusties.

QUOTE FROM AUGSBURG HEAD COACH MIKE NAVARRE
• "Gustavus is a solid team and they did well to break up our rhythm tonight. Fortunately, we were still able to create the chances we needed. As always, we will evaluate the areas we need to improve and do our best to continue our growth."

UP NEXT
• Augsburg travels to face Concordia-Moorhead on Wednesday (10/12) at 1 p.m.
• Gustavus hosts Saint Benedict on Tuesday (10/11) at 4 p.m.