Storylines• No. 23 Augustana closes out the regular season with a home and away series this Halloween weekend
• First off the Vikings will take the Mustangs of Southwest Minnesota State
• Game time is schedule for Friday at 3 p.m. at Morstad Field
• Augustana will then close out the regular season with a battle against cross-town rival Sioux Falls
• The match will take place on Sunday at 1 p.m. at the USF Soccer Field
• The match will be part of he First Dakota National Bank Mayor's Cup Challenge between the two schools
Series History• The matchup on Friday will be the 17th time the Vikings and the Mustangs will meet
• Augustana currently holds an 11-4-1 record over Southwest Minnesota State
• The Mustangs won last year 2-1 ending the Vikings 11 game winning streak
• Augustana is 4-1-1 against SMSU at Morstad Field
• Head Coach
Brandon Barkus is 9-1 against SMSU
• This will be the sixth meeting between the Vikings and the Cougars
• Augustana is 5-0 against Sioux Falls
• The Vikings won last year's matchup 5-0 at Morstad Field
• Augustana has outscored Sioux Falls 14-1 in all five meetings
Road Warriors • Augustana added two more road victories last weekend to give the Vikings a 6-0-1 road record
• Augustana is 11-4-1 in road games the past two years
• The win against Minot State is the second time this year the Vikings have defeated a top-25 team on the road
• If Augustana wins on Sunday against Sioux Falls the Vikings would break the team record for road victories in a season, breaking the previous record set by the 2008 team
Offense, Offense and more Offense • Tymkowicz's seven game winning goals on the year is a season record
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Stephanie Stevens assist over the weekend gives her six on the season which is tied for second
• Stevens' 14 career assist is third all-time in Augustana history
• The Vikings average 18.12 shots per game which is most in team history
Vikings return to the top-25• Augustana came in ranked No. 23 in this weeks National Soccer Coaches Association of America NCAA Division II top-25 poll
• The Vikings have been ranked in the top-25 for five weeks this season
• This is the second year in a row Augustana has been ranked during the season
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