SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The Augustana soccer team (10-4-4, 9-2-3 NSIC) closed out its regular season with a 6-0 win against Southwest Minnesota State (2-14-2, 2-10-2 NSIC) on Thursday afternoon at Morstad Field. Five Vikings netted goals in the affair as Augustana shifts its focus to the NSIC Playoffs. 

Augustana opened up the scoring early, taking a 2-0 lead by the 14th minute. Zoey Mandery pushed the Vikings' lead to three before finishing the first half. Erika Leeman netted Augustana's fourth goal in the 55th minute and Morgan Mancuso tallied two goals in the final 10 minutes of play to secure the win. 

Match Highlights
GOAL (AU) 6' - Sierra Barkis opened up the scoring for Augustana as she netted her third of the season off a pass from Delaney Kost. 

GOAL (AU) 13' - Macie Haggerty wired in her fourth of the season off a pass from Madelyn White in the 13th minute. 

SHOT (AU) 19' - White recorded a shot off the right woodwork. 

GOAL (AU) 41' - Mandery pushed the Vikings lead to 3-0 in the 41st minute off passes from Laina Souerdyke and Mia Baltzell. 

SHOT (AU) 46' - Sydney Hage recorded a shot on goal but was denied by Rachel Hicks.

GOAL (AU) 55' - Leeman added her name to the box score with her first of the season off a corner kick from White. 

SHOT (AU) 75' - Haggerty garnered another scoring chance on the net but was stopped by the Mustangs keeper. 

GOAL (AU) 81' - Morgan Mancuso joined the action with her first of the night and fourth of the season after a pass from Izzie Franks. 

GOAL (AU) 89' - Mancuso found the back of the net for her second of the match after she received a pass from Souerdyke. 

NSIC Playoffs
With Thursday's win, Augustana sits second in the NSIC standings with 30 points. St. Cloud State sits in third with 29 points after defeating Minnesota Crookston. Concordia-St. Paul could jump AU and SCSU Thursday night with a win over Sioux Falls. Kickoff between CSP and USF is set for 7 p.m. 

Postseason play begins on Monday, Nov. 11.