ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Behind goals from Ashley St. Aubin (SR, Burnsville, Minn./Burnsville HS) and Niki Ryan (JR, Minneapolis, Minn./Washburn HS), the Augsburg University women's soccer team remained unbeaten in Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play with a 2-1 win at St. Catherine University on Monday afternoon.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Augsburg 2, St. Catherine 1
LOCATION: St. Kate's Field, St. Paul, Minn.
RECORDS: Augsburg 8-2-0 overall (4-0-0 MIAC), St. Catherine 7-3-0 overall (3-2-0 MIAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED
• After a scoreless first 75 minutes of play, all the scoring took place in the last 15 minutes. St. Catherine was called for a handball in the penalty box at the 75:35 mark, and St. Aubin converted her second penalty kick of the season for her 11th goal of the campaign, firing the ball to the low left corner.
• Eight minutes later, the Auggies took a 2-0 lead. Ana Ortiz (SO, Waterloo, Iowa/Columbus Catholic HS) worked the ball up the left wing and fed the ball to a centering St. Aubin, who found Ryan open on her right flank. Ryan walked in and slammed the ball home to the right side of the net for her second goal of the year.
• St. Catherine scored on a penalty kick goal with one second left in regulation time -- the Wildcats' second penalty-kick attempt of the game, after Augsburg goalkeeper Emily Chapman (SR, Elburn, Ill./Kaneland HS) had successfully defended an attempt in the 52nd minute.
• Augsburg held a 9-8 advantage in shots in the game, with St. Aubin recording five shots. Chapman had five saves to pick up the victory in goal.

FOR THE FOES
• Sofia Campbell scored for St. Catherine on a penalty kick in the 90th minute.
• Tayler Koop had two saves in goal for the Wildcats.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE
• Augsburg's career scoring leader, St. Aubin now has 64 career goals and 153 career points (25 assists) in 72 games. St. Aubin has scored at least one goal in 49 games in her career, and the Auggies are now 44-4-1 when she scores a goal. Among MIAC players in overall statistics, St. Aubin is now tied for second in goals this season with 11 and fourth in points with 25.
• St. Aubin is edging closer to the MIAC record for career goals (all games) in women's soccer, 69, set by Macalester's Jenny Scanlon (1991-94). The MIAC's women's soccer career points record is 173 (62 goals, 49 assists), held by Saint Mary's Heidi Campbell (1984-87); St. Aubin's 153 points are now third-best in conference history.

QUOTE FROM AUGSBURG COACH MIKE NAVARRE
• "We expected a physical and challenging game, and it was indeed. Overall, we managed the environment well. The referee called two penalty kicks against us and one for us. Fortunately, Chap came up big on their first attempt while Ashley was able to convert hers. Our second goal was well constructed by Ana, Ashley, and Niki. Niki showed great composure and finished it well. It turned out we needed it, as St Kate's finished their second PK in the final seconds. We have three MIAC games this week, all on the road. We will be playing Wednesday at Macalester with limited rest, so we'll likely need to play more players. Fortunately, we have a deep team. I'm excited about the opportunities this challenge provides."

UP NEXT
• Augsburg travels to face Macalester on Wednesday (10/9) at 7:30 p.m.
• St. Catherine travels to face Hamline on Saturday (10/12) at 1 p.m.