2014 NSIC/U.S. Bank Women's Soccer Tournament Website

The University of Minnesota Duluth played its best soccer of 2013 in the postseason and, with a three-game unbeaten streak to end the regular season, looks primed for a repeat performance this season as the Bulldogs travel to No. 23 Augustana (S.D.) College in the first round of Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference/U.S. Bank tournament on Wednesday afternoon.

UMD (8-9-1, 8-6-1 NSIC) finished tied for seventh in the league and earned the seventh seed in the tournament thanks to a head-to-head win over Bemidji State University last Friday afternoon in Duluth. Unranked in the first two NCAA II Central Region Top 10 polls, the Bulldogs will need postseason success and likely an NSIC tournament title as they look to make a repeat appearance in the NCAA II Tournament.

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• Senior forward Maureen Stormont netted her NSIC-leading 15th goal of the season in UMD's 2-0 victory over Bemidji State, establishing a new Bulldog program record for points with 126 in her four-year career. Stormont also leads the conference with 33 points in the regular season.
• Senior defender Megan Helberg led a Bulldog defense that, with senior Marissa Rosa between the pipes, produced a pair of shutouts while allowing just five shots on goal against Bemidji State and Minnesota-Crookston. She also had an assist on each of UMD's goals against Bemidji State on Friday afternoon. Rosa finished eighth in the NSIC with a 1.12 goals against average in the regular season. Her six shutouts are fourth-best among conference 'keepers.
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• No. 23 Augustana (14-4-0, 12-3-0 NSIC) edged UMD 3-1 on Oct. 12 earlier this season, scoring a goal in the 89th minute to ice a Bulldog comeback. The Vikings fell in their regular season finale at Southwest Minnesota State University, snapping a three-game win streak.
• Augie's top scorer, senior forward Payton Pry, netted her ninth goal of the season against UMD and finished the regular season with a team-high 23 points and 11 goals. Her 11 goals are fifth-most in the NSIC. Junior Stephanie Stevens scored the game-clincher against UMD and finished third among Vikings with six goals and 16 points on the season.
• Senior Ashley Limmer has played nearly every minute between the pipes for Augustana, starting all 18 games to the tune of a 1.02 goals against average and .815 save percentage (both seventh-best in the NSIC).

The Bulldogs and Vikings will take the field in Sioux Falls at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday.