SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -- Augustana Soccer is back on the pitch for its second-straight weekend at Morstad Field this season. The Vikings will host the Dragons from MSU Moorhead on Friday at 4 p.m. and the Wolves out of Northern State on Sunday at 1 p.m. 

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The Games

MSU Moorhead enters with an 0-5 record on the season. Augustana is 11-0 against the Dragons all-time, and the Vikings won the last contest against MSU Moorhead with a 3-0 shutout victory. The teams last faced each other on October 20, 2019. 

Northern State enters its Sunday match against Augustana with a record of 2-2 this season and will have played at Wayne State on Friday. The Wolves' record for NSIC play is 1-1. All-time, the Vikings have the advantage at 12-7-1.. The teams last met on the pitch on October 18, 2019. AU took down NSU, outscoring the Wolves 5-1.

The Dragons

MSU Moorhead has faced two NSIC opponents this season with the Dragons falling in both games. The team played at home against Minnesota Crookston last Friday and Bemidji State last Sunday. The Dragons are scoreless in conference action. 

Freshman Ally Peters has the team's only goal of the season, scoring in a non-conference match against Black Hills State.

MSU Moorhead was tabbed to finish 12th in the NSIC Preseason Coaches' Poll. They received 66 points in the poll.

The Wolves

Northern State has an even record at 2-2 on the season. The team has one loss and one win in NSIC conference play. The Wolves lost to an unbeaten team out of Bemidji State and were able to notch a victory against Minnesota Crookston.

Freshman Eva Larson has scored two goals for the Wolves this season, leading the team's total. Both of her goals were netted against Minnesota Crookston in a victory for NSU. Freshman goalkeeper Alexus Townsend has played in all four games for Northern State. Townsend's save percentage is 0.821 coming into the contest.

Northern State received 55 points in the NSIC Preseason Coaches' Poll and were predicted to finish 13th in the conference. 

The Vikings

Augustana is hosting its second two-game conference match weekend. The Vikings are 2-2-1 overall after picking up a tie on Friday against reigning NSIC Champion Concordia-St. Paul and a victory on Sunday against Preseason NSIC favorite Minnesota State. 

Senior Carlie Kray netted the lone goal for AU to solidify the win over Minnesota State. The goal against MSU was Kray's first of the season. Sophomore goalkeeper Jillian Barkus recorded her second shutout of the season on Sunday when she stopped all seven shots that she faced.

Junior Sylvia Fehr has tallied three assists this season. She has picked up an assist on three of the four goals that the Vikings have scored this season. Senior Morgan Keirstead follows Fehr closely with two assists.

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