Storylines• No. 2 seed Augustana will play in its first-ever NSIC Tournament Finals
• The Vikings face off against No. 4 Winona State on Sunday, Nov. 8 in Mankato, Minn.
• Game time is scheduled for 1 p.m.
• This will be the second time the two teams have met up this season
Series History• The match-up on Sunday will be the 14th time the Vikings and the Warriors will meet
• Winona State leads the all-time series 11-2
• Augustana has won the past two meetings
• The Vikings and the Warriors met on Sept. 20 with Augustana winning 1-0 on a goal from
Meg Thacker in the 52nd minute
• This is the second time Augustana and Winona State have met in the NSIC Tournament with the previous meeting coming in 2013
• The Warriors won 5-1 in Winona, Minn.
NSIC Tournament History• This is the second year in the row Augustana has earned the No. 2 seed in the NSIC Tournament
• This is the sixth appearance in the NSIC Tournament for the Vikings
• Augustana is 2-5 in NSIC Tournament games
Defense (clap, clap) Defense • The defense leads the NSIC in goals against average with .59
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Taylor Machacek has 10 shutouts on the season, which is a team record
• The Augustana defense in 18 matches this season have given up no more than one goal
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Lauren Brownrigg and
Hannah Keirstead both were named NSIC defense players of the week this season
• The Augustana defense gives up nine shots a game
Offense, Offense and more Offense • Nine Augustana players have scored at least one goal this season
• 12 Viking players have recorded at least one assist this season
• The Vikings average 18.3 shots per game which is most in team history
