CROOKSTON, Minn. – The Augustana soccer team closed out the weekend with a 5-1 win over Minnesota Crookston with four different goal scores. The Vikings move to 4-0-1 on the season and 2-0 in NSIC play. 

Audrey Parnell opened up the scoring in the first half with a goal at the 28th-minute mark to put the Vikings on top. UMC was dinged for a foul inside the box and gave AU a penalty kick that Ally Hamski fired just under the top bar. The momentum continued for the Vikings as Avery Heinz scored her first of the season. 

UMC answered back in the early minutes of the second half, but Augustana remained in the driver's seat as Grace Katter powered in her first career goal off a pass from Avery Nelson. Katter continued her strong day with a final blow in the 87th minute as she finished off a setup from Madelyn White and Ella Weide.

Match Highlights
SHOT (AU) 8' - After receiving a cross-field dish from Connor Rylance, White powered a shot towards the goal to apply pressure on the Golden Eagles' keeper. 

SHOT (AU) 19' - Sydney Hage joined the offensive momentum with a shot on goal in the 19th minute.

GOAL (AU) 28' - Hamski sent a strong cross-field pass to Parnell, who fought through traffic and delivered the first goal of the game.  

GOAL (AU) 31' Hamski added a goal of her own in the 31st minute with a penalty kick placed just under the top bar. 

GOAL (AU) 43' - Addison Burt delivered a pass through multiple defenders and found Heinz, who powered in Augustana's third goal of the game. 

YELLOW CARD (AU) 54' - Rylance was given a yellow card.

GOAL (UMC) 59' - Autumn Rabe scored for the Golden Eagles off an assist from Riley Edemann.

GOAL (AU) 70' - Katter banged in her first career goal off a well-placed ball from Avery Nelson. Halle Miller garnered a secondary assist on the play.

GOAL (AU) 87' - Katter delivered the final blow with her second goal of the match off a bang-bang play from White and Weide. 

Up Next
Augustana returns to the home pitch next weekend for Viking Days. The Vikings kick off the weekend against Bemidji State at 4 p.m. and conclude the weekend on Sunday against Minnesota Duluth at 1 p.m.