2025 Auggie Awards - Women's Team of the Year Finalists

2025 Auggie Awards graphic, with the text "Monday, April 28 • 7 pm • Hoversten Chapel".
 
Augsburg women's hockey 2024-25 team photo. Superimposed on the photo is the Auggie Awards logo and the text: "Hockey, Women's Most Team of the Year Finalist."HOCKEY
(24-4-1 overall, 16-2-0 MIAC - 1st/12, t-3rd in NCAA D-III) -- Making its first appearance in the NCAA Division III national tournament and reaching the national semifinals, Augsburg finished the 2024-25 season with a school-record 24 victories under first-year head coach Elizabeth "Biz" Bauer, the AHCA D-III National Coach of the Year, winning the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference regular-season and playoff championships, each for the first time since the 1999-2000 campaign … Defender Nora Stepan was named MIAC Defensive Player of the Year and earned All-MIAC honors with Emily Cronkhite, Grace Bonnell and Kayla Simonson … Stepan, Cronkhite and Simonson were named as AHCA D-III All-Americans.
Augsburg women's soccer 2024-25 team photo. Superimposed on the photo is the Auggie Awards logo and the text: "Soccer, Women's Most Team of the Year Finalist."SOCCER 
(8-5-5 overall, 4-2-5 MIAC - 5th/12) -- Augsburg earned a spot in the MIAC postseason playoffs for the second straight year and 11th time in the last 13 full seasons, finishing 8-5-5 overall and 4-2-5 in MIAC play … Forward Jayla Ponce earned All-MIAC honors for the third straight year and was named to the United Soccer Coaches All-Region team for the second time … Defender Samantha Meyer was named All-MIAC Honorable Mention … Augsburg outscored its opponents by a 28-16 margin and had eight team shutouts in 2024.
Augsburg softball 2024 team photo. Superimposed on the photo is the Auggie Awards logo and the text: "Softball (2024), Women's Most Team of the Year Finalist."2024 SOFTBALL
(26-14 overall, 11-11 MIAC - 7th/12) -- Augsburg finished the 2024 season with a 26-14 overall record, tying the program’s single-season record for overall wins (26-10 in 1983) … It was the second straight year that Augsburg recorded 20-plus wins, and the 17th time since the 1980 season … Outfielder Zoie Johnson was named to the All-MIAC team, while pitcher/designated player Morgann Paaske and shortstop Torrie Rehder were named All-MIAC Honorable Mention.
Augsburg volleyball 2024-25 team photo. Superimposed on the photo is the Auggie Awards logo and the text: "Volleyball, Women's Most Team of the Year Finalist."VOLLEYBALL
(16-14 overall, 7-4 MIAC - 5th/12) -- Augsburg earned a spot in the MIAC postseason playoffs for the 11th time in the last 15 full seasons, and seventh time in the last eight full seasons, finishing 16-14 overall and 7-4 in MIAC play … Outside hitter Bri Van Well became the 15th Augsburg player to earn AVCA D-III All-American honors, named as an Honorable Mention recipient … Van Well also earned All-MIAC and AVCA All-Region 9 honors … Outside hitter Ava Carlson was named the MIAC Rookie of the Year and the AVCA Region 9 Rookie of the Year, in addition to earning All-MIAC honors.