Aberdeen, S.D. – Northern State soccer is back on the road this weekend, as they get ready to take on Augustana University at 4 p.m. on Friday and Wayne State at 1 p.m. on Sunday. The Wolves have four more road games remaining in the 2019 season. 
 
 About the Wolves
·       Northern enters the weekend 3-7-0 overall, 1-6-0 in NSIC play, and 1-3 on the road
·       NSU will look to capitalize on their opportunities better this weekend as they took a total of 14 shots in their last two matches with six of those on goal
·       Northern let up a 2-game high of 31 shots (17 on goal) last weekend against UMD and SCSU
·       Top goal scorers for the Wolves are Stephany Estrada and Gaby Roman with two goals apiece
 
About the Vikings
·       Augustana enters Friday's match-up 9-1-1 overall, 7-0-1 in conference and 5-1-0 at home this season
·       Augie has won their last six games, commanding their games last weekend against Winona (3-0) and Upper Iowa (2-0)
·       The Vikings are averaging 18.0 shots per game and sporting a .556 shot on goal percentage
·       Augustana has scored half of their goals in the first 45 minutes of play this season, tallying ten goals in the first half
·       Sylvia Fehr and Grace Behm lead Augustana with four goals on the season
·       Josie Arduser leads AU with five assists this season, followed by Peyton Stenzel with three
·       The Vikings are led by 13-year head coach Brandon Barkus 
 
Last Meeting
·        The Vikings took last year's match 1-0
·        The Wolves are 8-11-1 all-time against the Vikings
·        The first meeting between these two dates back to 2000, where your Wolves came out on top 3-2
 
About the Wildcats
·        Wayne State enters the weekend with a .591-win percentage at 5-3-3 overall and 5-2-1in NSIC play
·        WSCswept last weekend taking down Upper Iowa, 1-0, and Winona State, 2-1
·        The Wildcats are riding a 3-game winning streak
·        Wayne State is averaging 9.5 shots per game with a .533 shot on goal percentage
·        WSC has conceded seven goals in the second half thus far; which could be the difference maker in Sunday's game for the Wolves
·        The Wildcats are led by head coach Joe Cleary in his third season
 
Last Meeting
·        Last year's meeting between these two was action-packed with NSU on top 4-3
·        The Wolves broke the game open with a goal from Emily Reiten six minutes into the match, then again after 11 minutes into play
·        Northern received a generous gift from Wayne with an own goal at 41 minutes, followed shortly after by Teya Trujilo netting her second of the season after 50 minutes of play 
·        The Wolves are 16-10-2 all-time against the Wildcats dating back to 1998