Ashley St. Aubin plays the ball during a 2018 Augsburg women's soccer game.
Kevin Healy
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Bethel University BU (4-2-0, 0-1-0 MIAC)
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Winner Augsburg University AUG (3-3-0, 1-1-0 MIAC)
Bethel University BU
(4-2-0, 0-1-0 MIAC)
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Final
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Augsburg University AUG
(3-3-0, 1-1-0 MIAC)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 OT 1 F
Bethel University BU 1 0 0 1
Augsburg University AUG 1 0 1 2

Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

St. Aubin scores twice, OT game-winner for Auggies

MINNEAPOLIS -- Ashley St. Aubin (JR, Burnsville, Minn./Burnsville HS) scored two goals, including the game-winner 1:04 into overtime, giving the Augsburg University women's soccer team a 2-1 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference win over Bethel University on Saturday evening at Edor Nelson Field.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Augsburg 2, Bethel 1 (OT)
LOCATION: Edor Nelson Field, Minneapolis
RECORDS: Augsburg 3-3-0 overall (1-1-0 MIAC), Bethel 4-2-0 (0-1-0 MIAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED
• Trailing 1-0 just 1:23 into the game, St. Aubin tied the game with a rising free kick from 35 yards out in the 38th minute.
• Sixty-four seconds into overtime, St. Aubin scored the game-winner, her MIAC-leading sixth goal of the year, finishing a long sprint off an assist by Jessy Wiskofske (SR, Wausau, Wis./Wausau West HS) with a shot from the left wing to the lower right corner of the net. In addition to leading the MIAC in goals, she also has a conference-high 13 points.
• Augsburg outshot Bethel by a 22-16 margin, including an 11-7 advantage in the second half and overtime. 
• Augsburg goalkeeper Emily Chapman (JR, Elburn, Ill./Kaneland HS) had six saves, including some dramatic late stops, to pick up the victory. Bethel also had two shots hit the post and crossbar in the game.
• Defenders Claire Popp (SO, New Berlin, Wis./New Berlin Eisenhower HS), Jada Olson (JR, Duluth, Minn./Duluth East HS), Natalee Lessert (SO, Farmington, Minn./Farmington HS) and Kate Johnston (SR, Missoula, Mont./Hellgate HS) provided stout support for Chapman. Popp and Olson played the full 91 minutes, while Lessert and Johnston combined for 91 minutes in Augsburg's 3-4-3 alignment.
• St. Aubin had 11 shots, including four on-goal, for the Auggies, while Callie Athey (SO, Eagan, Minn./Burnsville HS) had four shots and Kealie Espinda Banick (SR, Apple Valley, Minn./Eastview HS) had two shots.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE
• St. Aubin now has 10 multi-goal games in her career, including two this season. Augsburg is 10-0-0 in those games.
• In her 47-game career, St. Aubin has scored at least one goal in 27 games, and the Auggies are 26-0-1 when she scores a goal.

FOR THE FOES
• Rachel Waterman put home a one-timer to the top of the net off a feed by Sydney Wright 83 seconds into the game to give Bethel a 1-0 lead.
• Britney Monteon had six shots for the Royals, while Maggie Sipe had five shots.
• Kaylee Peterson had six saves in goal for Bethel.

QUOTES FROM AUGSBURG COACH MIKE NAVARRE
• "Wow! That was a great game. Bethel has a very strong team. I knew it was going to be a challenge for us tonight. Fortunately, our players embraced the challenge. Our will to win was strong. We have another outstanding opponent Wednesday, when we host Wartburg."

UP NEXT
• Augsburg hosts Wartburg (Iowa) in a nonconference game on Wednesday (9/19) at 7:30 p.m. at Edor Nelson Field.
• Bethel hosts St. Olaf on Tuesday (9/18) at 4 p.m.
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