The Augustana soccer team is looking to make an impact in 2019 after seeing positive results during the spring season. The Vikings are returning from a 2018 season in which they qualified for their fourth NCAA Central Regional in five years. 

"The Spring has been really interesting," said head soccer coach Brandon Barkus. "I felt like we were really good between the 18's, but once we got into more critical areas of the field, we kind of let down. I feel like if we can clean some things up, I am incredibly optimistic about the fall."

The Vikings Spring scrimmage schedule included matches against South Dakota, North Dakota, South Dakota State, Minnesota State, and Sioux Falls. 

"For some reason, we had a tremendous amount of weird injuries that forced players to sit out the whole Spring season," remarked Barkus. "Between our group of strong returnees and our extremely talented incoming athletes, I truly believe this upcoming Fall will be a strong one for Augie soccer!"

In 2018, the Vikings went 12-6-3, with a 10-3-2 record in conference play. Alexis Legg was named NSIC Freshman of the Year Legg produced 11 goals in 2018, leading the Vikings in scoring and standing 5th in the NSIC. 

Over the course of her freshman year, Legg scored three game winning goals. Overall, her 13 points in NSIC contests put her in the top-10 in league play. Legg's 21 points was the most on the team.

Sophomore Morgan Keirstead was named Second Team All-Conference. Legg took home Third Team All-NSIC honors, and senior defender Morgan Moe, sophomore goalkeeper Claudia Pueschner and senior midfielder Peyton Stenzel earned All-NSIC honorable mention.

The Vikings host a pair of summer camps during June and July, with the Little Vikings Soccer Camp being hosted on June 3-6 and the College ID Camp on July 21-24. Registration can be found at augiesoccercamps.com.