MINNEAPOLIS -- Marta Anderson (SR, Mankato, Minn./Mankato East HS) and Brigette Jira (SO, Fort Atkinson, Wis.) scored goals, and Marissa Guillou (JR, Burnsville, Minn./Apple Valley HS) claimed her fourth shutout win of the season, as the Augsburg College women's soccer team advanced in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference postseason playoffs with a 2-0 quarterfinal triumph over Hamline University on Tuesday afternoon.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Augsburg 2, Hamline 0
LOCATION: Edor Nelson Field, Minneapolis
RECORDS: Augsburg 15-4-0 overall, Hamline 11-7-1 overall

HOW IT HAPPENED
• With the win, No. 3-seed Augsburg advances to the semifinals in the six-team MIAC postseason playoffs, and will face No. 2-seed Bethel on Wednesday (11/2) at 2 p.m. in Arden Hills, Minn. The Royals handed the Auggies a 1-0 defeat on Oct. 1, also in Arden Hills.
• Augsburg dominated in the first half, controlling possession throughout and recording a 13-1 advantage in shots. But Hamline maintained possession for much of the second half and had a 9-3 shot edge. Augsburg's defense held firm, however, and recorded the team's 12th shutout victory of the season.
• With the 2-0 lead, the Auggies were able to give several starters much-needed rest, with the team's next game coming on Wednesday. Nineteen players saw playing time in the game for the Auggies, with 15 playing 30-plus minutes in the game.
• Anderson gave the Auggies a 1-0 lead at the 26:01 mark, scoring on a rebound off a shot by Ashley St. Aubin (FY, Burnsville, Minn.) from the right flank.
• Jira completed an impressive play for the Auggies for the second goal of the game at the 51:20 mark, scoring on a one-timer on the right corner of the goal from a feed from the left side by Carter Denison (SR, Minneapolis, Minn./South HS).
• Guillou claimed four saves for the Auggies, recording her fourth solo shutout of the season and 17th of her career.
• St. Aubin had five shots in the game for the Auggies, while Jira and Anderson had three shots each.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE
• Augsburg has now outscored its opponents by a 45-8 margin this season, with the 45 goals leading all teams in the MIAC's overall statistics.
• Augsburg's eight goals allowed, 12 team shutouts and 0.42 team goals-against-average are all second-best among MIAC defenses.
• St. Aubin leads the MIAC's overall statistics in both goals (14) and total points (35). Her 35 points are the fifth-most in a single season in Augsburg history, while her 14 goals are tied third-most in a single season.

FOR THE FOES
• Hamline closed its season with its first-ever trip to the MIAC women's soccer playoffs.
• Malya Hirshkowitz had three shots for the Pipers, while Kaley Roberts had two shots.
• Amy Ramras had four saves in goal for Hamline.

QUOTE FROM AUGSBURG HEAD COACH MIKE NAVARRE
• "First, congratulations to Hamline on its historic season. Ted Zingman has done a great job building their program, and they definitely earned their spot in the playoffs. In regards to the game, it was a total team effort for us, and we are excited to move on. Bethel obviously has the advantage of resting today, but we have a strong and determined group who will be ready to play tomorrow."