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Augustana looks to add to its current five-game winning streak this weekend

Soccer

No. 24 Vikings take to road for two NSIC games this weekend

Storylines
• The No. 24 Vikings are on the road for two games against Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference foes.
• Augustana opens up the road trip at MSU Moorhead on Saturday.
• The game is set for a start time of 12 p.m.
• On Sunday, the Vikings meet up with Northern State  in Aberdeen, S.D. at 1 p.m.

Series History
• Augustana leads the all-time series against the Dragons 12-1.
• The Vikings have won the last 12 meetings.
• MSU Moorhead won the initial meeting between the two teams back in 2001.
• Augustana won last year's meeting 6-1 at Morstad Field.
• The Vikings have never lost a match against the Dragons with Head Coach Brandon Barkus in charge (8-0).
• Northern State holds an 8-6-1 lead in the all-time series against Augustana.
• The Vikings have won the last three meetings between the two teams.
• The last time the Wolves won a match was on Nov. 5, 2008, a 2-0 victory.
• Augustana has scored at least two goals in the past three meetings between the teams.

Vikings Turn Heads with Performances at Home
• The Vikings not only caught the attention of other NSIC teams and coaches, but also the nation with two victories against Upper Iowa and then-No. 10 Winona State this past weekend.
• Augustana posted its third straight shutout with a 2-0 win against the Peacocks on Saturday.
Kirsten Smith came up big in key spots, scoring both goals for Augustana.
• For Smith, it was her first multi-goal game of her collegiate career.
• The junior from Omaha, Neb. broke open the scoreless tie in the 26th minute of regulation with her first goal.
• Smith drilled a shot into the back of the net from 16 yards out in the middle of the box.
• Smith put the match out of reach in the second half at the 74:48 mark with her second goal, giving the Vikings a 2-0 lead.
• Smith took a cross from Annie Thoresen and put it past the keeper in from about six yards out in the middle of the box.
• It was Thoresen's second assist of the season of the play.
• Augustana snapped a 11-game losing streak in the all-time series to the then-10th-ranked Warriors on Sunday in a 1-0 shutout win.
• It was the first time the Vikings have defeated Winona State in team history.
• Senior Ashley Limmer turned in what was arguably the best performance of her career, making a career-high nine saves.
• Limmer put on a show with several of her saves being highlight-reel worthy.
Samantha Tymkowicz netted the game's lone goal after being setup with a crisp pass from Samantha Arnold.
• Tymkowicz took the Arnold pass and chipped a shot over the keeper's head in the 43rd minute of regulation in the first half.

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Players Mentioned

Ashley Limmer

#1 Ashley Limmer

GK
5' 11"
Senior
Kirsten  Smith

#23 Kirsten Smith

F
5' 8"
Junior
Annie Thoresen

#26 Annie Thoresen

F
5' 10"
Senior
Samantha Arnold

#10 Samantha Arnold

F
5' 1"
Freshman
Samantha Tymkowicz

#5 Samantha Tymkowicz

M/F
5' 4"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Ashley Limmer

#1 Ashley Limmer

5' 11"
Senior
GK
Kirsten  Smith

#23 Kirsten Smith

5' 8"
Junior
F
Annie Thoresen

#26 Annie Thoresen

5' 10"
Senior
F
Samantha Arnold

#10 Samantha Arnold

5' 1"
Freshman
F
Samantha Tymkowicz

#5 Samantha Tymkowicz

5' 4"
Freshman
M/F