Live StatsLive VideoMOORHEAD, Minn. – The Minnesota State University Moorhead women's soccer team caps off a four-game homestand with a pair of home games this week. MSUM will host Augustana at noon on Saturday and cap off the weekend with a game against Wayne State on Sunday at 1 p.m.
The Dragons will face Augustana for a 14th time with the Vikings holding a 12-1 lead in the series. The Dragons' lone win came in 2001 when they prevailed 2-1 in Sioux Falls. The Dragons will meet Wayne State for a 15th time with the Wildcats holding a 9-5 series lead.
MSUM is 0-2 on the homestand so far after falling to Minnesota Duluth (4-0) and St. Cloud State (1-0) last weekend.
Freshman
Jenai DeNardo leads MSUM with a goal and two points. Sophomore
Jessica Johnson, senior
Erin Nyberg and freshman
Mackenzie Carlson each have nine shots for the Dragons; Johnson and Nyberg share the team lead with four shots on goal. Carlson, senior
Stephanie Lindo and senior
Sienna Rebollozo each have three shots on goal.
Junior goalkeeper
Ashley Leintz is having a solid season for the Dragons. She leads MSUM with 34 saves and has a shutout. She has a 2.52 goals allowed average. Leintz leads the NSIC at 6.8 saves per game.
Rollie Bulock is in his 16th season as the Dragon head coach with a record of 92-169-15 at the school.
About Augustana Augustana is 5-1 overall and 3-0 in the NSIC. The Vikings are coming off of home wins over Winona State (1-0) and Upper Iowa (2-0) last weekend. The Vikings enter the week on a five-game winning streak and have shut out their last four opponents. Samantha Arnold and Samantha Tymkowicz lead the Vikings with three goals each. Arnold has a team-best eight points as she also shares the team lead with two assists. Payton Pry has three goals and seven points while Kirsten Smith has three goals as well. Augustana is averaging 2.33 goals per game and allowing just 0.67 goals per game. Ashley Limmer has been outstanding in net for Augustana, recording a 5-1 record with 29 saves. She has a 0.73 goals allowed average and also has three shutouts. She has an .879 save percentage.
Augustana was picked to finish seventh in the NSIC Preseason Coaches poll. Brandon Barkus is in his ninth season as Augustana's head coach.
About Wayne State Wayne State is 1-4-1 overall and 0-3 in the NSIC. Entering the week, the Wildcats have lost four in a row, including home losses to Upper Iowa (3-0) and Winona State (1-0) last weekend. Wayne State will face Northern State prior to facing the Dragons. Three different Wildcats have scored a goal this season: Josie Brown, McKenna Adams and Rachel Mabrey. Those three players share the team lead with two points each. Mallory Hoyt has an assist. Kelsea Lambert leads Wayne State with eight shots on goal. Brown scored the game-winning goal against Nebraska-Kearney for the Wildcats. Margaret Harma has been the primary goalkeeper for Wayne State. She has a 1-4-1 record with a 1.89 goals allowed average. She has one shutout and 30 saves on the season. Wayne State was picked to finish 15th in the NSIC Preseason Coaches poll.
Welcome, Jenai Freshman
Jenai DeNardo made her collegiate debut a memorable one on Sept. 5 when she scored the game-winning goal in the Dragons' 1-0 win over Washburn. She shares the team lead with two shots on goal this season.
Leintz Opens Strong Junior
Ashley Leintz recorded the fourth shutout of her career in MSUM's 1-0 win over Washburn on Friday. Leintz had seven saves to preserve the shutout.
Captains Seniors Stephanie LIndo and
Erin Nyberg and junior
Ashley Leintz are the Dragons' 2014 captains.
