MORRIS, Minn. -- Outshooting the hosts by a 50-3 margin, the Augsburg University women's soccer team remained unbeaten with its second straight shutout win, a 4-0 triumph at the University of Minnesota Morris in nonconference action on Sunday afternoon.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Augsburg 4, Minnesota Morris 0
LOCATION:Â Cougar Field, Morris, Minn.
RECORDS:Â Augsburg 2-0-0 overall, UM Morris 0-1-0 overall
HOW IT HAPPENED
• Augsburg outshot Minnesota Morris by a 20-2 margin in the first half and a 30-1 margin in the second half en route to the dominating victory. Augsburg had 13 corner kicks to UM Morris' three.
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Ashley St. Aubin (SR, Burnsville, Minn./Burnsville HS) scored twice in the first half, on a feed from
Molly Conners (SO, Stillwater, Minn./Stillwater HS) in the 15th minute, and on a shot off the post from the right side in the 31st minute.
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Gabriela Encarnacion (SR, Bel Air, Md./Bel Air HS) gave the Auggies a 3-0 lead in the 55th minute, heading home a feed from
Niki Ryan (JR, Minneapolis, Minn./Washburn HS).
Kennedy Pounds (FY, Minneapolis, Minn./Brooks School (Mass.)) capped the scoring with her first career goal in the 83rd minute, an unassisted tally.
• Twenty-two Auggies saw action in the game, with 17 recording shots. St. Aubin had 11 shots in the game.
• In goal,
Emily Chapman (SR, Elburn, Ill./Kaneland HS) had two saves in 69 minutes, with
Payton Gutenberg (FY, Woodbury, Minn./East Ridge HS) making her collegiate debut with 21 minutes of relief.
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE
• Sunday's 50-shot effort marks the third time that Augsburg has had 50 or more shots in a game since the 2002 season. Augsburg had 59 shots in a 11-0 win over Wisconsin-Superior on Oct. 23, 2002, and had 52 shots in a 5-0 win against Bethany Lutheran on Sept. 5, 2013.
• The two-goal effort marks St. Aubin's 13th career multi-goal game, with Augsburg winning all 13 contests. Augsburg's career scoring leader, St. Aubin now has 56 career goals and 134 career points (22 assists) in 64 games. St. Aubin has scored at least one goal in 42 games in her career, and the Auggies are now 39-2-1 when she scores a goal.
QUOTES FROM AUGSBURG HEAD COACH MIKE NAVARRE
• "Although we started a little slow, we definitely got stronger as the game went on, which was encouraging. The first two games have allowed us to incorporate our incoming players into our systems, which has been productive. Despite the solid start to the season, our quality must improve. Our match Thursday at Wartburg provides great test for us, as they are one of the top teams in the region.""
FOR THE FOES
• Minnesota Morris used three goalie in the game, with Megan Tschida recording seven saves in the first half, Bernadette Cienik claiming three saves and Bailey Tschida claiming five saves.
UP NEXT
• Augsburg travels to face Wartburg (Iowa) on Thursday (9/5) at 6 p.m.