Women's Soccer | 10/11/2018 11:15:00 AM

Aberdeen, S.D. – The NSU Wolves host Augustana University and Wayne State University this weekend. Friday's match against Augustana is neon night and is  scheduled for 8 p.m. and Sunday at 1 p.m. for the annual pink game against Wayne State University.
 

• Wolves enter the weekend with a 6-5-1 overall and 4-4-1 NSIC record after going 0-2 last weekend losing to Duluth and St. Cloud by a final score 0-2. NSU is currently tied for sixth place with four other teams.
• Over the weekend, the Wolves collected two shots on goal against the Huskies and one shot on goal against the Bulldogs.
• Stephany Estrada picked up two out of the three shots on goal and Darian Leschewski picked up the third shot on goal.
• Jessica Otto started in net for the Wolves both games giving up four goals on 19 shots on net.
• Leschewski leads the team with five goals on the season, second on the team is Shianne Rosselli with four goals. Estrada and Rosselli lead the team with two assists on the season.

 
About the Vikings:

• Augustana enters this week with a 7-3-2 over and 6-2-1 Northern Sun record currently sitting in third place in the conference.
• Leading the Vikings in goals is Alexis Legg with eight goals, second on the team is Julie Plonsky with three goals. Reiley Klose and Peyton Stenzel each have recorded three assists on the season.
• Claudia Pueschner is the expected goaltender for the Vikings with a 3-2-0 record with eight goals allowed in 79 attempts.
• Augustana is led by Brandon Barkus in his 12th season at the helm for the Vikings.

 
Last Match-up:
 

• These two teams meet up last season and the Vikings picked up a 1-0 win over the Wolves.
• Estrada and Rosselli each tallied a shot on goal in the match, while Reiten recorded a shot.
• NSU all-time against the Vikings are 8-10-1 looking for the first victory against Augustana since 2008.

 
About Wayne State:
 

• The Wildcats enter the weekend with a 3-7-1 overall and 3-5-1 NSIC record, currently sitting in 11th place in the conference.
• Leading the Wildcats in goals is Rylie Wehner with three goals on the season, tied for second with two goals is Sophia Ketchmark and Madison Kemp. Ketchmark is one of three players with two assists; Natalie Rech and Brooke Buzzell are the other two players.
• The expected goaltender for the Wildcats is Alyssa Bagley with seven goals allowed on 38 shots on goal.
• Wayne State is led by Joe Cleary in his second season as head coach.

 
Last Match-up:

• Last year's match-up between the two teams ended in a 1-1 tie.
• Emily Reiten scored the only goal for the Wolves in the match. Estrada recorded two shots, Catherine Nakae and Rosselli recorded one shot in the tie.
• NSU all-time against the Wildcats are 15-10-2 winning five out of the last seven meetings.