MINNEAPOLIS -- Behind two first-half goals scored off corner kicks, the Augsburg University women's soccer team remained on top of the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference standings with a 2-0 triumph over Hamline University on Saturday evening.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Augsburg 2, Hamline 0
LOCATION: Edor Nelson Field, Minneapolis
RECORDS: Augsburg 8-2-1 overall (5-0-1 MIAC), Hamline 6-5-1 overall (3-3-0 MIAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED
• Both Augsburg goals came off corner kicks by Ashley St. Aubin (SO, Burnsville, Minn./Burnsville HS). The first goal was scored by Nora Edelen (JR, Middleton, Wis./Middleton HS) at the 4:16 mark, and the second was scored by Kealie Espinda Banick (JR, Apple Valley, Minn./Eastview HS) on a header at the 34:37 mark.
• With the win, Augsburg maintains a one-point lead in the MIAC with 16 league points, ahead of St. Olaf's 15 (5-1-0 MIAC).
• Augsburg's defense was again stout, gaining the team's fifth shutout of the season and third in a row. Defenders Espinda Banick, Jada Olson (SO, Duluth, Minn./Duluth East HS) and Claire Popp (FY, New Berlin, Wis./New Berlin Eisenhower HS) each played the full 90 minutes, with Lauren Jennings (SR, Rochester, Minn./Lourdes HS) playing 61 minutes and Kate Johnston (JR, Missoula, Mont./Hellgate HS) playing 29 minutes.
• Goalkeeper Emily Chapman (SO, Elburn, Ill./Kaneland HS) picked up her second straight shutout and third shutout of her career, collecting four saves.
• Augsburg outshot Hamline by a 15-10 margin, including a 10-4 advantage in the first half. St. Aubin had five shots in the game, while Espinda Banick and Gabriela Encarnacion (SO, Bel Air, Md./Bel Air HS) had two shots each.

FOR THE FOES
• Melanie Hopkins, making her second start of the season in goal, had four saves for Hamline.
• Arendje Louter had three shots in the game, while Ellie Baxter and Jordan Roderick-Fried had two shots each.

QUOTES FROM AUGSBURG HEAD COACH MIKE NAVARRE
• Great effort from the team tonight. It was an intense and physical game. We did well to score early and, for the most part, maintain our style of play despite the physicality and pressure of the match. We have a tough stretch next week starting with Macalester on Tuesday, so we will do our best to recover and refocus quickly."

UP NEXT
• Augsburg plays at Macalester in MIAC play on Tuesday (10/10) at 7:30 p.m.
• Hamline plays at Bethel on Tuesday at 4 p.m.