ARDEN HILLS, Minn. -- A pair of goals in an eight-minute span late in the game propelled Bethel University past Augsburg University 3-2 in a Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference contest on Saturday afternoon, ending the Auggies' season short of a conference playoff berth.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Bethel 3, Augsburg 2
LOCATION: Ona Orth Athletic Complex, Arden Hills, Minn.
RECORDS: Augsburg 6-10-2 overall (3-6-2 MIAC), Bethel 5-8-3 overall (3-6-2 MIAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED
• Bethel took the lead early on a penalty kick at the 3:48 mark of the game. Augsburg tied the game with a goal from Jennifer Bobaric (SR, Andover, Minn./Andover HS) in the 55th minute, but goals in the 73rd and 81st minutes gave the Royals the lead to stay.
• Allison Hookum (FY, Andover, Minn./Anoka HS) cut the lead to 3-2 with a goal in the 85th minute, assisted by Jaelyn Nedelcoff (SO, Oregon, Wis./Oregon HS) and Jayla Ponce (SO, Kuna, Idaho/Kuna HS).
• Augsburg outshot Bethel by a 26-17 margin in the game. Bobaric and Hookum had six shots each, with Ponce recording five shots.
• Goalkeeper Iz Shuster (JR, Waconia, Minn./Waconia HS) had seven saves.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE
• The game marked the final collegiate contest for three Augsburg seniors -- Bobaric, Sam Donahugh (SR, Mukwonago, Wis./Mukwonago HS) and Molly Conners (SR, Stillwater, Minn./Stillwater HS).

FOR THE FOES
• Abby Swanda scored two goals for Bethel, with Jess Van Wyk recording the other Royal goal.
• Katie Green had nine saves in goal for the Royals.

QUOTE FROM HEAD COACH MIKE NAVARRE
• "The score line doesn't reflect the quality of our overall play today; we were very good, constructed a lot of great opportunities. We defended well, but gave up three goals on set pieces, which obviously made it difficult for us. I just feel bad for the group as they have really worked hard and played well at the end of the season. Missing key players to injury in the second half of the season, we still put some great soccer together. It's very difficult to fail to qualify for our conference tournament; it is something we expect to achieve. Nevertheless, we obviously have to be better at capitalizing on our opportunities and mitigating mistakes, as the margin of error is slim and it's a very competitive league. While it was a challenging season, the players themselves did not make it challenging -- they were a joy to be with and my staff is proud to have the privilege to coach them. The challenges were injury, illness and simply not being able to manifest our potential into results."
• "Finally, I want to personally acknowledge and thank our seniors: Molly, Jenn and Sam. Each of them are outstanding players who made a large impact on our program. While this stings, I believe the future is bright for our program. We have great players and people. We will learn and grow from this season, and return with more conviction and resolve next year."