Huskies Fall to Augustana, 1-0 in Tight Conference Contest

Friday, September 27

Sioux Falls, S.D.

4:00 P.M. CT

St. Cloud State

5-2-0, 2-1-0

Augustana

3-3-1, 2-1-0

St. Cloud State

Augustana

Photo by: Kaitlyn Zuehl

9/27/2024 5:55:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Box Score

Augustana scores in 65th minute for game’s only score

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – St. Cloud State Women's Soccer (5-2-0, 2-1-0 NSIC) dropped a Friday afternoon contest to Augustana (3-3-1, 2-1-0 NSIC), 1-0, in Sioux Falls, S.D. The two teams played a tightly contested game, but the Vikings scored a header in the box in the 65^th minute for the game's only score.

TURNING POINT

Both teams had its chances in the first half with three shots on goal apiece, but neither team found the back of the net in the game's first 45 minutes. In the second half, Augustana broke through in the 65^th minute when Hallie Miller sent a pass into the box from 30 yards out that found Morgan Mancuso, who got behind the Husky defense and scored a header to make the score 1-0.

TOP HUSKIES

Senior forward Krysten Schuster (Beamsville, Ontario) led the Huskies in shots with four and had one shot on goal.
Redshirt junior goalkeeper Meriel Orham (St. Michael, Minn.) recorded three saves in net.

NOTES

With the loss, SCSU dropped to 11-12-6 all-time against Augustana.
SCSU's last win in Sioux Falls against Augustana came on Sept. 30, 2012, a 1-0 win.
The two teams each registered four shots on goal, while SCSU led in corner kicks, 6-5.
Five Huskies – Orham, sophomore defender Ana Spaine (West Des Moines, Iowa), sophomore defender Grace Olson (West Des Moines, Iowa), junior defender Ella Clow (Minneapolis, Minn.) and freshman defender Izzy Halunen (Woodbury, Minn.) – all played a full 90 minutes.

UP NEXT

Next up, the Huskies will conclude its two-game NSIC road trip at Wayne State on Sunday, Sept. 29. First kick from Wayne is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. CT on the NSIC Network.

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