Soccer | 9/27/2016 2:35:00 PM

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MOORHEAD, Minn. — The Minnesota State University Moorhead women's soccer team hits the road for a pair of conference games this week. The Dragons will play at Augustana at 11 a.m. on Saturday in Sioux Falls and conclude the trip at Wayne State for a 1 p.m. game on Sunday.

MSUM has played six of its first seven games at home this season.

Augustana leads the all-time series with MSUM 13-1; the Dragons lone win came in the first meeting, 2-1 in 2001. The Vikings have won 13 straight in the series.  Wayne State leads the series with MSUM 11-6-2; the two teams tied at 1-1 last season, and MSUM won 2-1 in 2014.

The Dragons are 2-5 overall and 1-4 in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference after dropping 3-1 games to Minnesota Duluth and St. Cloud State last week. Senior Jessica Johnson and sophomore Jessica Dallman had goals for the Dragons while junior goalkeeper Reagan VonBerge had 23 saves in two games.

"Despite the lack of results on this past weekend the team is still making improvements from week to week," MSUM head coach Christie Chappell said. "I am confident that we have the opportunity to be successful this weekend and looking forward to get back on the road."

Johnson leads MSUM with three goals and six points on the season. Sophomore Annika Greaney has two goals and four points. Dallman has a goal and an assist to account for three points this season. Senior Megan Selanders, sophomore Ashley Coleman and freshman Rachel Jenson have assists for MSUM.

VonBerge leads the goalkeepers with 53 saves, second-most in the NSIC this season. She leads the conference at 8.83 saves per game. Freshman Kennedy Rodgers picked up the win against Black Hills State on Sept. 3 after playing in the second half and recording seven saves.

Christie Chappell is in her first season as MSUM's head coach.

About Augustana
Augustana is 4-3-1 overall and 3-1-1 in the NSIC. The Vikings have won three straight games, including wins over Upper Iowa (3-0) and Winona State (1-0) last weekend. Samantha Tymkowicz leads Augustana with four goals and eight points, while Emily Jacobson has two goals, three assists and seven points. Ellie Knowles also has two goals for Augustana, which averages 1.88 goals per game. Brandon Barkus is in his 11th season as the Augustana head coach with a record of 104-82-19 at the school.

About Wayne State
Wayne State, which faces Northern State at home on Saturday prior to facing MSUM, enters the week at 4-2-2 overall and 1-2-2 in the NSIC.  The Wildcats went 0-1-1 last weekend, tying Winona State 1-1 and losing at Upper Iowa, 2-1. Natalie Rech and Carys Hund lead Wayne State with three goals each while Samantha Phillips has two. Hannah Knight leads with two assists. Kylie Comba had started all eight games at goalkeeper for Wayne State and is 4-2-2 with 41 saves and a 0.83 goals allowed average. She has three shutouts. Bruce Erickson is in his second season as Wayne State's head coach with a record of 8-13-5 at the school.

More About MSUM
VonBerge Leads the Way
Junior Reagan VonBerge had a career-high 14 saves in the 3-1 loss at Minnesota Duluth on Sept. 22. She leads the NSIC at 8.83 saves per game and is second in overall saves (six starts) with 53. VonBerge is ninth in save percentage at .803.

Johnson Hits the Net Again
Senior forward Jessica Johnson has taken the team lead with three goals and six points on the season. She scored her third goal in the loss at Minnesota Duluth on Friday. Johnson also scored goals against Black Hills State and Southwest Minnesota State last season. She now has seven career goals.

Two Gamewinners for Greaney
Sophomore forward Annika Greaney shares the team lead with two goal this season — and both have been game winners. Greaney's goal in the 85th minute helped MSUM to take a 2-0 lead on its way to a 2-0 win.  The Sweden native now has three career goals.

First Win for Coach
The 2-1 victory over Black Hills State was the first head coaching win for MSUM head coach Christie Chappell, who is in her first season. Chappell is just the third head coach in the program's 21-year history.