MENOMONIE, Wis. -- Annika Rudolph (SO, Richfield, Minn./Richfield HS) scored on a dramatic end-to-end rush in the 65th minute, lifting her Augsburg University women's soccer team to a 1-0 nonconference victory at the University of Wisconsin-Stout on Saturday afternoon.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Augsburg 1, Wisconsin-Stout 0
LOCATION: Nelson Field, Menomonie, Wis.
RECORDS: Augsburg 2-0-0 overall, UW-Stout 0-2-0 overall

HOW IT HAPPENED
• Rudolph took a throw-in deep in her own territory, dribbled her way up the right side of the field, then made a series of moves on defenders, striking a diagonal goal from the middle of the 18-yard box to the lower left corner of the net for the lone goal of the game at the 64:11 mark.
• The game was an evenly-matched affair throughout, with Augsburg outshooting UW-Stout by a 9-6 margin. UW-Stout had seven corner kicks to Augsburg's three. 
• Iz Shuster (JR, Waconia, Minn./Waconia HS) claimed her third career shutout in goal for Augsburg, collecting two saves.
• Jayla Ponce (SO, Kuna, Idaho/Kuna HS) had three shots in the game, including two on goal, with Rudolph recording two shots on-goal.

FOR THE FOES
• Julia McNamar had six saves in goal for UW-Stout.
• Rachel Younker had three shots for the Blue Devils.

QUOTES FROM AUGSBURG HEAD COACH MIKE NAVARRE
• "A great win for the team today. We weren't playing our best soccer, but Stout deserves credit for that as they played well and made things difficult for us. Overall we defended very well and seemed to get stronger as the game went on. The goal was just a great individual effort by Annika."
• "Overall, there was a lot to like about our group's resolve and capacity to play for each other. No rest for us and we hit the road again tomorrow. but I'm excited. It's a great group to be with, and I look forward to see how the players respond to another challenge."

UP NEXT
• Augsburg travels to face Minnesota Morris on Sunday (9/4) at 4 p.m.