MINNEAPOLIS -- Behind two goals from Gabriela Encarnacion (SR, Bel Air, Md./Bel Air HS) and a career milestone goal by Ashley St. Aubin (SR, Burnsville, Minn./Burnsville HS), the Augsburg University women's soccer team put together a dominant performance in a 5-0 nonconference win over the University of Northwestern-St. Paul on Friday evening at Edor Nelson Field.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Augsburg 5, Northwestern-St. Paul 0
LOCATION: Edor Nelson Field, Minneapolis
RECORDS: Augsburg 4-1-0 overall, Northwestern-St. Paul 1-6-0 overall

HOW IT HAPPENED
• St. Aubin opened the scoring in the 16th minute with her 60th career goal, finishing a 30-yard sprint through the Northwestern defense with a shot to the low right side. 
• Encarnacion scored a pair of goals in a 12-minute span for her second multi-goal game in her three seasons as an Auggie. She received a pass through the defense from St. Aubin and sprinted for a goal in the 29th minute, then took a feed from Molly Conners (SO, Stillwater, Minn./Stillwater HS) to score her fourth goal of the season in the 41st minute.
• Seven minutes into the second half, Callie Athey (JR, Eagan, Minn./Burnsville HS) deposited a rising shot from about 30 yards out in the net for her first goal of the season and second in her Augsburg career.
• Tess Ryan (FY, Minneapolis, Minn./Washburn HS) capped the Auggie scoring with her first collegiate goal, scoring on a shot from the left side of the box, assisted by Jucel Zerna (SO, St. Michael, Minn./St. Michael-Albertville HS). The assist also marked Zerna's first collegiate point.
• Augsburg was dominant throughout the game, holding possession for 64 percent, compared to 36 percent for Northwestern. The Auggies outshot the Eagles by a 23-4 margin, and had 12 corner kicks to the Eagles' one. St. Aubin had four shots, as did Tess Ryan. Niki Ryan (JR, Minneapolis, Minn./Washburn HS) had three shots.
• Goalkeeper Emily Chapman (SR, Elburn, Ill./Kaneland HS) scored her second shutout of the season and 16th of her career with a two-save effort.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE
• St. Aubin extended her goal-scoring streak to eight straight games, dating to last season. She now has 10 goals and four assists for 24 points in the stretch, including seven goals and two assists for 16 points this season. Among MIAC players in overall statistics, St. Aubin now stands tied for second in goals and tied for third in points.
• St. Aubin became the fourth player in MIAC women's soccer history to reach the 60-goal career-scoring plateau. The MIAC record for career goals (all games) in women's soccer is 69, set by Macalester's Jenny Scanlon (1991-94).
• Augsburg's career scoring leader, St. Aubin now has 60 career goals and 144 career points (24 assists) in 67 games. St. Aubin has scored at least one goal in 45 games in her career, and the Auggies are now 41-3-1 when she scores a goal. The MIAC's women's soccer career points record is 173 (62 goals, 49 assists), held by Saint Mary's Heidi Campbell (1984-87).

QUOTES FROM AUGSBURG HEAD COACH MIKE NAVARRE
• "It was fun to finally get to play under the lights of Edor Nelson Field. The players were definitely excited -- perhaps a little too excited as we were not as patient as we needed to be initially. We talked about this at halftime, and the players did well to circulate the ball better in the second half. It was great to see the energy the players gave each other as we started getting more players involved. Hopefully we can build upon this momentum as we head up to Duluth on Sunday."

FOR THE FOES
• Leah Brewer had four saves in goal for Northwestern in the first half, with Ellie Fryer collecting two saves in relief in the second half.
• Linley Norman had two shots in the game for the Eagles.

UP NEXT
• Augsburg travels to face St. Scholastica in a rescheduled game on Sunday (9/22) at 3:30 p.m. in Duluth, Minn.