Augsburg women's soccer seniors, their families and teammates pose for a photo during a 2025 game.
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St. Olaf STO (14-1-2, 8-0-2)
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Augsburg AUG (8-7-1, 5-4-1)
St. Olaf STO
(14-1-2, 8-0-2)
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Final
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Augsburg AUG
(8-7-1, 5-4-1)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
St. Olaf STO 0 1 1
Augsburg AUG 1 0 1

Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

Auggie women clinch MIAC playoff berth

MINNEAPOLIS -- Jayla Ponce (SR, Kuna, Idaho/Kuna HS) scored her 15th goal of the season six minutes into the contest, as her Augsburg University women's soccer team clinched a berth in the six-team Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference playoffs with a 1-1 tie with St. Olaf College on Saturday evening.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Augsburg 1, St. Olaf 1
LOCATION: Edor Nelson Field, Minneapolis
RECORDS: Augsburg 8-7-1 overall (5-4-1 MIAC), St. Olaf 14-1-2 overall (8-0-2 MIAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED
• Ponce scored for the Auggies just 5:42 into the contest, taking a deep throw-in from  Allison Hookom (SR, Anoka, Minn./Anoka HS) and blasting a left-footed shot from the right side of the 18-yard box to the low left corner of the net.
• The Auggies held their own throughout the game, despite being outshot by a 16-8 margin by the Oles. The Oles also held a 68-to-32-percent possession advantage in the contest.
• St. Olaf tied the game on a rising shot from the top of the 18-yard box in the 63rd minute.
• Ponce had seven of Augsburg's eight shots in the game.
• Claire Smothers (SO, Iowa City, Iowa/Iowa City HS) had a career-best eight saves in goal for Augsburg.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE
• With the draw, Augsburg clinched its 15th berth in the MIAC postseason playoffs in program history, and its third in a row under head coach Clara Webby. A win or tie in the Auggies' regular-season finale would clinch them the No. 4 seed and a first-round home MIAC playoff game.
• The game marked the final regular-season contest for 11 Augsburg seniors -- Ponce, Hookom, Phoebe Alva Rosa (SR, Jackson, Wyo./Jackson Hole HS), Kaidin Camp (SR, Robbinsdale, Minn./Robbinsdale Cooper HS), Grace Dickerson (SR, Northfield, Minn./Northfield HS), Tess Enlow (SR, Blaine, Minn./Blaine HS), Hannah Hatfield (SR, Rogers, Ark./Rogers HS), Samantha Meyer (SR, Prior Lake, Minn./Prior Lake HS), Avery Rich (SR, Minnetonka, Minn./Minnetonka HS), Abby Rosebur (SR, South St. Paul, Minn./South St. Paul HS) and Danielle Wagner (SR, Shakopee, Minn./Shakopee HS).

FOR THE FOES
• Ashley Payne tied the game with her goal in the 63rd minute, assisted by Katie Beaudry.

UP NEXT
• Augsburg closs the regular season next Saturday (11/1) at 3:30 p.m. with an MIAC contest at Concordia College-Moorhead.
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