ST. PAUL, Minn. -- The University of St. Thomas women's soccer team rallied from a 1-0 first-half deficit with three goals in the last half-hour of play, claiming the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference playoff title with a 3-1 win over visiting Augsburg University on Saturday afternoon.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: St. Thomas 3, Augsburg 1
LOCATION: St. Thomas South Field, St. Paul, Minn.
RECORDS: Augsburg 14-7-0 overall, St. Thomas 18-2 overall

HOW IT HAPPENED
• Ashley St. Aubin (JR, Burnsville, Minn./Burnsville HS) gave the Auggies a first-half advantage, scoring her school-record 21st goal of the season, assisted by Nora Edelen (SR, Middleton, Wis./Middleton HS) and Jessy Wiskofske (SR, Wausau, Wis./Wausau West HS).
• The Tommies struck back in the second half, scoring goals in the 65th, 82nd and 87th minutes to claim the MIAC playoff title for the first time, along with an automatic berth to the NCAA Division III national playoffs.
• Augsburg outshot St. Thomas by a 12-8 margin in the game. St. Aubin had five shots for the Auggies, while Wiskofske had four shots.
• Augsburg goalkeeper Emily Chapman (JR, Elburn, Ill./Kaneland HS) recorded two saves.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE
• Augsburg will hope to earn one of 20 "Pool C" at-large bids to the 64-team NCAA Division III national tournament. National tournament bids will be announced during a webcast on the NCAA.com website on Monday (11/5) at 12:30 p.m. (Central time).
• Competing in its 10th MIAC postseason playoff in program history, Augsburg competed in its fourth MIAC title game in a seven-season span. The Auggies were playoff runners-up in 2012, and won playoff title games in both 2014 and 2016.

FOR THE FOES
• Kristen Epperly scored for the Tommies at the 64:37 mark, Ellie Eskierka scored at the 81:17 mark and Mallory DeBoom capped the scoring at the 86:52 mark.
• Olivia Elvidge had five saves in goal for St. Thomas.

QUOTES FROM AUGSBURG COACH MIKE NAVARRE
• "First, congratulations to St. Thomas. To win both the league and playoff titles is impressive. They have a skilled and experienced team, and will represent the MIAC well in the national tournament."
•  "Regarding our season: I'm very proud of what we have accomplished this year. We went through a lot as a program in the past year. At one point, we were 4-5 in September. After that, St. Thomas was the only team to beat us. To get to the playoff championship game is a testament to the overall strength and resilience of our program. I'm particularly proud of our seniors: Nora, Jessy, Kealie, and Kate. We simply do not have the success we had this year without their sacrifice and contributions." 
• "Hopefully, we get an at-large bid. We need things to fall our way. I have no doubt that we can do well in the NCAA Tournament. Hopefully, we get the opportunity."