NORTHFIELD, Minn. -- A goal off a corner kick in the 38th minute lifted host St. Olaf College to a 1-0 victory over Augsburg University in a Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference postseason playoff quarterfinal game on Monday afternoon.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: St. Olaf 1, Augsburg 0
LOCATION: Rolf Mellby Field, Northfield, Minn.
RECORDS: Augsburg 8-5-5 overall, St. Olaf 14-2-3 overall
HOW IT HAPPENED
• Katie Beaudry scored on a header off a corner kick by Cat Duffy-Shaw in the 38th minute for St. Olaf.
• The two teams had five shots each in the first half, but St. Olaf controlled possession throughout the second half, outshooting the Auggies by a 10-2 margin. Augsburg had four shots on-goal to St. Olaf's three. The Oles controlled possession by a 62-to-38-percent margin in the game and had 10 corner kicks to Augsburg's one.
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Jayla Ponce (SR, Kuna, Idaho/Kuna HS) had three shots in the game for the Auggies.
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Claire Smothers (FY, Iowa City, Iowa/Iowa City HS) had two saves in goal.
FOR THE FOES
• Ava Williams had four saves in goal for the Oles.
• Emily Johnson had five shots in the game, while Katie Beaudry had three shots.
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE
• The game marked the final contest for six Augsburg seniors -- fifth-year seniors Ponce and
Megan Hensel (SR, Woodbury, Minn./Woodbury HS), and fourth-year seniors
Clara Fesemyer (SR, Madison, Wis./Madison East HS),
Alanna Franklin (SR, St. Louis Park, Minn./St. Louis Park HS),
Samantha Meyer (SR, Prior Lake, Minn./Prior Lake HS) and
Annika Rudolph (SR, Richfield, Minn./Richfield HS).
• Augsburg qualified for its 14th MIAC postseason playoffs since the 2004 season, second in a row and 10th since the 2012 campaign.