EAU CLAIRE, Wis. -- Behind a first-half goal from Ashley St. Aubin (SR, Burnsville, Minn./Burnsville HS) and a second-half goal from Ana Ortiz (SO, Waterloo, Iowa/Columbus Catholic HS), the Augsburg University women's soccer team opened its 2019 season with a 2-0 nonconference win at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire on Friday afternoon.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Augsburg 2, Wisconsin-Eau Claire 0
LOCATION: Bollinger Field, Eau Claire, Wis.
RECORDS: Augsburg 1-0-0 overall, UW-Eau Claire 0-1-0 overall

HOW IT HAPPENED
• St. Aubin scored the first goal of the season for the Auggies nine minutes into play, scoring from Gabriela Encarnacion (SR, Bel Air, Md./Bel Air HS).
• Ortiz then put the Auggies ahead 2-0 with a goal three minutes into the second half, an unassisted marker.
• Augsburg claimed a 14-9 advantage in shots, along with a 4-2 advantage on corner kicks. Goalkeeper Emily Chapman (SR, Elburn, Ill./Kaneland HS) had three saves to claim the shutout victory, the 15th of her career.
• St. Aubin had seven shots in the game, while Encarnacion had four shots.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE
• Augsburg's career scoring leader, St. Aubin now has 54 career goals and 130 career points (22 assists) in 63 games. St. Aubin has scored at least one goal in 41 games in her career, and the Auggies are now 38-2-1 when she scores a goal.

QUOTES FROM AUGSBURG HEAD COACH MIKE NAVARRE
• "Overall, it was a solid performance by our team today against a strong opponent. UW-Eau Claire is tough to beat, especially at home, so we are grateful to get the win today. UW-EC exposed areas that we need to improve upon, so we will definitely address those areas before taking on UM-Morris on Sunday."

FOR THE FOES
• Anna Sveiven had eight saves in goal for the Blugolds.
• Emma Stange and Tessa Grywalsky had two shots each.

UP NEXT
• Augsburg travels to face Minnesota Morris on Sunday (9/1) at 2 p.m.