SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The Augustana soccer team looks to finish their regular season on a high note with a home match on Friday against Southwest Minnesota State at 3 p.m. and a road matchup against Sioux Falls on Sunday at 1 p.m.
 
The Vikings are currently fourth in the NSIC standings after ties to St. Cloud State and Minnesota Duluth last weekend. Augustana brings a record of 9-4-3 (8-2-3 NSIC) into the final weekend of the regular season.
 
Scouting Southwest Minnesota State
Augustana will host their final regular season home game against Southwest Minnesota State on Friday at 3 p.m. at Morstad Field. The Mustangs come into the match with a record of 5-10-1 (4-8-1 NSIC), good for 12th in the NSIC. Last week the Mustangs fell to Bemidji State and Minnesota Crookston.
 
Augustana leads the all-time series with a record of 13-4-1 over SMSU. Augustana defeated SMSU twice last season, both in Sioux Falls by scores of 1-0. The second matchup between the two was in the NSIC?quarterfinals.
 
Scouting Sioux Falls
The Vikings conclude the regular since will a road matchup against crosstown rival Sioux Falls on Sunday at 1 p.m. The Cougars enter the weekend with a record of 3-10-3 (3-8-2 NSIC), good for 14th in the NSIC. Last week the Cougars tied Minnesota Crookston and fell to Bemidji State.
 
Augustana leads the series history, 6-0, over Sioux Falls. Augustana has never lost to their crosstown rivals having outscored them 17-1.
 
NSIC Tournament Rundown
- Augustana currently ranks fourth in the NSIC with 27 conference points.
- Minot State leads the NSIC (34 pts), followed by Minnesota State (31 pts) and Bemidji State (30 pts) going into the final week of regular season play. The top-four teams in the NSIC host the quarterfinals of the tournament
- Behind Augustana there are six of teams vying for the remaining four spots
- Upper Iowa is fifth with 21 pts followed by Minnesota Duluth (19 pts), St. Cloud State (19 pts), Northern State (18 pts), Wayne State (18 pts) and Concordia-St. Paul (16 pts)
- Winona State and Southwest Minnesota State have 13 pts and still have an outside chance of qualifying for the tournament
 
Quick Kicks
- Senior Emily Jacobson has six assists this season and that is currently tied for fifth most in a single season for Augustana. Jacobson's 10 career assists are good for a tie for fifth in school history
- Augustana has outscored their opponents 24-9 in the second half and overtime of games
- The Vikings hold a significant edge in corner kicks over opponents this season by a total of 91-37
- Augustana has been spreading the wealth this season with nine different players having two goals or more
- Out of the 13 players to record a goal this season, nine underclassman have at least one goal for the Vikings
- Augustana has played in played in five overtime games this season (2-0-3), that's the most since 2013 when they played in seven
- Their three ties this season are the most since 2009 when they recorded five