Viking Soccer downs Huskies Friday night

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Augustana) – The Augustana soccer team (3-3-1, 2-1-0) locked up the St. Cloud State Huskies (5-2-0, 2-1-0) by a score of 1-0 Friday night on Morstad Field. Morgan Mancuso broke the stalemate in the 64th minute of play with her first career goal to secure the Vikings win.

Mancuso, a freshman from Omaha, Nebraska headed in the ball off a pass from Halle Miller who soared it in from outside the box.

Augustana outshot the Huskies 12-11 with four of them finding their way on goal. Aaliyah Matthews garnered a clean sheet with four saves.

Sierra Barkus led the Vikings with three shots. Eight different Vikings made shot attempts throughout 90 minutes.

Match Highlights
SHOT (SCSU) 9′ – After a team block from Augustana, Ellie Primerano fired in a shot from inside the box towards the bottom left corner but Matthews dived out with her first save of the game.

SHOT (AU) 14′ – Ashlyn Kelliher played a ball into the box and found the laces of Madelyn White who was just stopped by the Huskies keeper.

SHOT (AU) 16′ – Connor Rylance booted in the ball from the corner and found the head of Avery Heinz for Augustana’s second shot of the game.

SHOT (AU) 17′ – Barkus just missed the top bar with a powerful shot from outside the box.

SHOT (SCSU) 21′ – Ariel Hawkey found an opportunity inside the box but Matthews dived out for the save.

SHOT (AU) 33/44′ – Augustana continued its offensive pressure in the later half of the first half with shots from Cecilia Burroughs and Kelliher.

SHOT (AU) 60′ – Barkus recorded the first shot of the second half with a powerful shot that went just wide of the top bar.

GOAL (AU) 64′ – Mancuso recorded her first collegiate goal after she headed in the ball off a pass from Miller who soared it in from outside the box.

SHOT (SCSU) 79′ – Matthews continued to stay strong in the net after the Huskies upped the offensive pressure in the final 20 minutes of play.

Up Next
Augustana soccer continues its stretch on the home pitch as it hosts Minnesota Duluth on Sunday at 1 p.m.

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