RIVER FALLS, Wis. -- Dominating from start to finish, the Augsburg University women's soccer team scored six goals in a game for the second time this season, in a 6-0 nonconference win at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls on Wednesday evening.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Augsburg 6, Wisconsin-River Falls 0
LOCATION:Â David Smith Stadium, River Falls, Wis.
RECORDS:Â Augsburg 6-5-0Â overall, UW-River Falls 8-3-1 overall
HOW IT HAPPENED
• Scoring the opening goal and assisting on the next two Auggie goals,
Ashley St. Aubin (JR, Burnsville, Minn./Burnsville HS) maintained her
scoring lead in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. She now has 12 goals on the season and 28 points.
• St. Aubin scored the Auggies' first goal just 8:34 into play, then assisted on a pair of rebound goals by
Gabriela Encarnacion (JR, Bel Air, Md./Bel Air HS) at the 10:33 mark, and by
Jada Olson (JR, Duluth, Minn./Duluth East HS) at the 16:50 mark.
• Augsburg dominated in every facet of the game, outshooting the Falcons by a 26-6 margin -- including a 17-1 advantage in the first half, as Augsburg built a 4-0 lead. Augsburg also had five corner kicks, while not allowing UW-River Falls a corner kick in the game.
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Olivia House (JR, Richfield, Minn./Richfield HS) scored her second goal of the season, an unassisted tally, on a shot to the top left corner in the 38th minute.
• Two Auggie newcomers scored their first collegiate goals in a 2:40 span late in the game, with
Ana Ortiz (FY, Waterloo, Iowa/Columbus Catholic HS) scoring in the 73rd minute and
Jen Masello (FY, Darien, Ill./Downers Grove South HS) scoring in the 75th minute.
• Augsburg goalkeeper
Emily Chapman (JR, Elburn, Ill./Kaneland HS) collected three saves to pick up her fourth shutout of the season and seventh of her career. Augsburg now has five shutout wins as a team this season.
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE
• With her four-point night, St. Aubin became the second Auggie to ever reach the century mark in scoring, as she now has 103 points (44 goals, 15 assists) in 52 career games. She stands second in school history in both goals and points, behind the 46 goals and 119 points scored by
Olivia Muyres '15 (2011-14).
• St. Aubin extended her consecutive-game goal-scoring streak to six games. She has eight goals and three assists for 19 points in the six-game scoring streak.
• It's the second time this season that Augsburg has scored six goals in a game. The Auggies also claimed a 6-0 win over Saint Mary's on Sept. 22.
• Augsburg has outscored its opponents by a 24-10 margin this season.
QUOTES FROM AUGSBURG COACH MIKE NAVARRE
• "It was a great performance for us tonight. I thought everybody played well. The players were prepared and hungry to compete. Now we turn our focus back to the MIAC. We look forward to our game Saturday at Hamline."
FOR THE FOES
• Amanda Ladue had nine saves in goal for UW-River Falls.
• Peri Hoff and Camryn Altnau had two shots each for the Falcons.
UP NEXT
• Augsburg returns to MIAC play on Saturday (10/6) at 1 p.m., traveling to face Hamline.