SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Augustana defeated St. Cloud State 3-2 on Friday at Morstad Field. Augustana scored twice in the first half and added one goal after halftime while finishing with seven shots on goal.
Avery Heinz scored and added an assist for three points while taking two shots. Grace Katter scored the game-winner and put both shots on frame. Laina Souerdyke scored on her lone shot attempt. Linnea Larson recorded eight saves in 90 minutes, including five in the second half.
The Huskies generated the first pressure with two early corner kicks, but Augustana turned its first push into the opening goal after Katter's 10th-minute shot was saved and Heinz scored later in the 10th. Souerdyke added a goal in the 12th minute off an assist from Heinz, putting Augustana ahead 2-0. Larson made a save in the 16th minute and added more later in the half, while Augustana created chances from Addison Burt, Izzie Franks and Nyla Tharp, whose 39th-minute shot hit the left woodwork. St. Cloud State earned two corner kicks in the 42nd minute and forced another Larson save, but Augustana reached halftime with a 2-0 lead.
Katter scored in the 47th minute to extend Augustana's lead to 3-0. The Huskies pressured with two corner kicks before Cady Compton scored in the 61st minute, and Linsey Trapino added another in the 68th to make it 3-2. Augustana pushed back with a Heinz shot, a corner kick, and two Madelyn White attempts between the 73rd and 81st minutes. Larson made saves on Trapino in the 88th and Sydney Johnson in the 89th, helping Augustana finish off the 3-2 win.
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Augustana hosts Minnesota State on Sunday, Oct. 25, at 1 p.m. at Morstad Field for Alumni Day and the last regular-season home match.
