MINNEAPOLIS -- The Augsburg University women's soccer team could not overcome a pair of goals by the College of St. Benedict, as the Bennies scored a 2-1 win in Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play on Wednesday evening.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Saint Benedict 2, Augsburg 1
LOCATION:Â Edor Nelson Field, Minneapolis
RECORDS:Â Augsburg 4-5-0Â overall (2-2-0 MIAC), Saint Benedict 3-5-0 overall (2-2-0 MIAC)
HOW IT HAPPENED
• Trailing 2-0 four minutes into the second half, Augsburg got on the scoreboard in the 71st minute, as
Ashley St. Aubin (JR, Burnsville, Minn./Burnsville HS) scored her
MIAC-leading 10th goal of the season, taking a run from the right side off a flick by
Callie Athey (SO, Eagan, Minn./Burnsville HS) and depositing the ball in the net. In addition to leading the MIAC in goals, St. Aubin's 22 points are also tied for tops in the MIAC.
• Augsburg outshot Saint Benedict by a 23-11 margin in the game, putting nine shots on-target. The Auggies' best chance to tie the game came in the 84th minute, as a shot from the left by
Nora Edelen (SR, Middleton, Wis./Middleton HS) was saved, and a Bennie defender made a kick save on a rebound shot by
Jada Olson (JR, Duluth, Minn./Duluth East HS).
• St. Aubin had 11 shots in the game, with Edelen adding four shots and
Jessy Wiskofske (SR, Wausau, Wis./Wausau West HS) taking three shots.
• Augsburg goalkeeper
Emily Chapman (JR, Elburn, Ill./Kaneland HS) collected two saves in the game.
QUOTES FROM AUGSBURG COACH MIKE NAVARRE
• "It's obviously frustrating to lose, especially when you out-shoot your opponent. However, we were not sharp in the critical moments tonight. St. Benedict got two goals from distance and defended well. They deserved it. We will have to regroup and return to some core principles in order to progress and ultimately maximize our potential as a team."
FOR THE FOES
• Midfielder Mara Flaherty scored both goals for Saint Benedict, scoring on a rising shot from 35 yards out in the 17th minute, and adding her second goal on a rebound and assist by Abby Welsch following a blocked shot in the 49th minute.
• Kendall Koenen had eight saves in goal for the Bennies.
UP NEXT
• Augsburg travels to face Gustavus on Saturday (9/29) at 1 p.m. in St. Peter, Minn.
• Saint Mary's hosts Bethel on Saturday at 1 p.m.
