SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The Augustana soccer team starts postseason play on Wednesday as they host Minnesota Duluth in the NSIC Tournament. The Vikings and the Bulldogs will kickoff their NSIC Quarterfinal matchup at 3 p.m. on Nov. 2 at Morstad Field.
 
NSIC Tournament
Augustana University (11-4-3, 10-2-3 NSIC) has earned the No. 4 seed and will take on No. 5 seed Minnesota Duluth in the NSIC Quarterfinals.

The top eight teams in the final regular season standings earned a bid to the NSIC Tournament. The top-four teams will host the quarterfinals on Wednesday, Nov. 2 and the highest remaining seed will host the semifinals on Friday, Nov. 4 and the finals on Sunday, Nov. 6.
 
Augustana will host the quarterfinals for the third consecutive NSIC Tournament and are 1-1 in those contests.
Scouting Minnesota Duluth
Minnesota Duluth finished the 2016 regular season at 8-5-5 (6-4-5 NSIC). Last week the Bulldogs defeated Minnesota Crookston and tied Bemidji State.

Minnesota Duluth leads the all-time series 11-5-2 over Augustana. Augustana and Duluth tied 1-1 on Oct. 23 in their only matchup this season in Duluth, Minn. The Bulldogs own a 2-0 record against the Vikings in NSIC Tournament matchups having won 1-0 in 2014 in Sioux Falls and 2-1 in 2011 in Duluth.
 
Regular Season Recap
The Vikings concluded the 2016 regular season with victories over SMSU and USF to improve to 11-4-3 (10-2-3 NSIC) on the season. It was fourth consecutive 10-win season for Augustana and it's the sixth in the program's 17 year history.
 
The Vikings stumbled after a season opening victory over Southwest Baptist dropping three matches and recording one tie. Augustana went 1-2 in non-conference play and 0-1-1 to start NSIC play.
 
Augustana turned it around after that going on to win six straight. Following a hiccup to Minnesota State in the middle of October, the Vikings went unbeaten in their final six games recording four wins and two ties.
 
Quick Kicks
- Taylor Machacek was named NSIC Goalie of the Week for the second time this season the league office announced on Monday
- The Vikings have earned their fourth consecutive bid to the NSIC Tournament. Augustana won the NSIC Soccer Tournament last season as the No. 2 seed
- 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 26-9 in the second half and overtime of games
- Augustana has been spreading the wealth this season with 10 different players having two goals or more
- Out of the 15 players to record a goal this season, 10 underclassman have at least one goal for the Vikings
- Augustana has played in played in six overtime games this season (3-0-3), that's the most since 2013 when they played in seven
- In the last four seasons (2013-16) Augustana holds a 29-5 record at Morstad Field, including a 6-1 mark this season
- Redshirt freshman Allie Marshall made her Viking debut on Oct. 28 at home against SMSU and became the ninth Viking to record a hat trick and the first to record one in her team debut
- Hannah Keirstead was named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District 7 Team last week and became first soccer student-athlete in program history to receive this honor