Storylines• No. 20 Augustana Vikings set to hit the road to take on top-tier Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference opponents
• First the Vikings will travel to St. Cloud State to take on the Huskies
• Game time is schedule for Friday 7 p.m. at Husky Stadium
• Augustana will then travel to take on Minnesota Duluth
• Kick-off is scheduled for Sunday 1 p.m. at James S. Malosky Stadium
Series History• This will be the 20th all-time meeting between the Vikings and the Huskies
• St. Cloud State holds a 10-5-4 record against Augustana
• The Vikings won last year 2-1 ending a four-game losing streak against the Huskies
• Head Coach
Brandon Barkus holds a 5-4-3 career record against St. Cloud State
• Minnesota Duluth and Augustana faced off against each other twice last season
• The Vikings defeated the Bulldogs 3-1 in October, the Bulldogs then defeated the Vikings 1-0 in the NSIC Playoffs
• Augustana has never defeated Minnesota Duluth in Duluth
The Great Wall of Augie• The Vikings defense have put up a wall the past few weeks
• In the past four weeks Augustana has allowed two
goal during that stretch
• The Vikings have had six shutouts over an eight game stretch
• Augustana gave up a goal on Sunday ending a shutout streak of 454 minutes.
A Flair for the Dramatic• Out of the 19 goals Augustana has scored seven of them have been in the last 10 minutes of regulation.
• This is most the Vikings have scored in the last 10 minutes in a season since 2003 when they scored six
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Samantha Tymkowicz leads the NSIC in game-winning goal with four
Vikings stay in the top-25• Augustana stays No. 20 in this weeks National Soccer Coaches Association of America NCAA Division II top-25 poll
• The Vikings were ranked for five weeks last year
• This is the second year in a row Augustana has been ranked during the season
