SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – No. 5 seed Augustana soccer hits the road for its first game in the NSIC postseason as they face No. 4 seed Bemidji State Monday at 3 p.m. in Bemidji, Minn. 

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Augustana finished out regular season play last Thursday with a loss to Southwest Minnesota State by a score of 3-1. The Vikings' finished the regular season fifth with a conference record of 7-5-2 for a total of 23 points. 

The Last Time
AU and BSU faced off in mid October as both programs played to a 1-1 tie. After conceding a goal early it was Grace Douglas who slotted one into the back of the net in the 80th minute to secure a point for AU. 

The Beavers
Bemidji State finished the regular season with a conference record of 7-3-4 for 25 points after defeating Minnesota Duluth by a score of 1-0. The Beavers were led by sophomore Katrina Barthelt who took advantage of a goalkeeper mistake as she buried the lone goal. 

Barthelt has been on tare throughout the 2023 season as she leads the team in total points with 22 by way of 10 goals and two assists. The sophomore is joined by Madeline Davey and Maria Stocke who round out the top three with eight points apiece. 

Augustana
The Vikings fell short of securing home-advantage as it was defeated by conference foe SMSU by a score of 3-1. Connor Rylance tallied the lone goal in Thursday's affair after rifling in a shot from deep. 

Hope Korte leads the Vikings with 16 points by way of six goals and four assists. Korte is joined by fellow seniors Annika Bard and Grace Douglas with 10 points each. 

On The Horizon
The winner of Monday's match will face off against the winner of No. 1 seed St. Cloud State and No. 8 seed Minnesota Duluth.