CHICAGO, Ill. -- Megan Howard (FY, Lakeland, Minn./Stillwater HS) scored the game-winning goal 4:44 into overtime, lifting the Augsburg University women's soccer team to a 1-0 victory over the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in an NCAA Division III national playoff first-round game on Saturday afternoon at the University of Chicago.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Augsburg 1, Rose-Hulman (Ind.) 0 (OT)
LOCATION: Amos Alonzo Stagg Field, Chicago, Ill.
RECORDS: Augsburg 15-3-2 overall, Rose-Hulman 15-5-1 overall

HOW IT HAPPENED
• Augsburg's game-winner came following a drive down the left wing to the end line by Ashley St. Aubin (SR, Burnsville, Minn./Burnsville HS). St. Aubin sent the ball through the goal crease, and Gabriela Encarnacion (SR, Bel Air, Md./Bel Air HS) tapped it in front to Howard on the right post, who deposited the ball in the net for her fourth goal of the season and first game-winning goal.
• The game was a scoreless affair through the first 90 minutes, with Augsburg outshooting Rose-Hulman by an 11-10 margin. Augsburg had two shots to Rose-Hulman's one in the overtime. Augsburg had eight corner kicks to the Fightin' Engineers' one.
• Emily Chapman (SR, Elburn, Ill./Kaneland HS) had a season-high nine saves in goal to claim her eighth shutout of the season and 22nd of her career.
• St. Aubin had five shots in the game, while Callie Athey (JR, Eagan, Minn./Burnsville HS) had three shots and Howard had two shots.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE
• Augsburg is now 3-2 in its three NCAA Division III national tournament appearances in school history, with two of its wins coming in overtime.
• Augsburg's 15 wins are its second-most in a single season in school history, behind its 18-5 overall record in 2016. This is the eighth straight season that Augsburg has had double-digit wins.

FOR THE FOES
• Katie Demert had six saves in goal for Rose-Hulman.
• Maddy Tweeten had five shots and Lane Lawrence had two shots for the Fightin' Engineers.

QUOTE FROM AUGSBURG COACH MIKE NAVARRE
• "I want to congratulate Rose-Hulman on an outstanding season. They did an excellent job preparing for us today and made it difficult for us to create many attacking opportunities. Fortunately, Gabby was able to get Ashley in, and Ashley did well to find Megan for the OT winner. Overall, we did not play very well, but at least we got stronger as the game progressed. We will do our best to recover quickly and prepare for Chicago tomorrow. Chicago is an excellent team and we are excited for this opportunity."

UP NEXT
• Augsburg will take on the host University of Chicago on Sunday (11/17) at 1 p.m. in an NCAA playoff second-round game. The Maroons (13-2-3) scored a 5-0 win over Pitt-Greensburg (Pa.) in Saturday's first playoff game in Chicago. Chicago has ended Augsburg's other two NCAA playoff appearances with wins in 2014 and 2016.