CROOKSTON, Minn. - The University of Minnesota Crookston women's soccer team is set to host Wayne State College and Augustana University this weekend at the UMN Crookston Soccer Field. The Golden Eagles will take on Wayne State Friday, October 1 at 3 p.m., and Augustana Sunday, October 3 at 1 p.m.

The Golden Eagles enter the weekend with a 1-6 (1-3 NSIC) mark. Wayne State comes into the weekend with a 1-5-1 (1-3 NSIC) record, while Augustana is 3-2-2 (2-0-2 NSIC).

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• MINNESOTA CROOKSTON RETURNS HOME FOR THEIR FIRST NSIC GAMES AT THE UMN CROOKSTON SOCCER FIELD.

• THE GOLDEN EAGLES HAVE PLAYED STRONG FIRST HALFS RECENTLY BUT THEY LOOK TO TRANSFER THAT TO A FULL 90 MINUTES THIS WEEKEND.

SERIES

• THE GOLDEN EAGLES LAST WIN OVER WAYNE STATE CAME OCTOBER 4, 2014 IN CROOKSTON WITH A 3-1 VICTORY.

• THE GOLDEN EAGLES LAST DEFEATED AUGUSTANA WITH A 1-0 VICTORY OCTOBER 5, 2014 IN CROOKSTON.

SCOUTING THE WILDCATS

• MEGAN PHILLIPS LEADS THE WILDCATS WITH TWO GOALS AND AN ASSIST DURING THE 2021 SEASON.

• WAYNE STATE HAS EIGHT GOALS ON THE SEASON AND THEY HAVE ALLOWED 13 ON THE SEASON. THE WILDCATS HAVE EARNED 34 CORNER KICKS COMPARED TO 36 FOR THEIR OPPONENTS.

• IN GOAL, KATHERINE HAGEMANN HAS LED THE WAY WITH A 1.07 GOALS AGAINST AVERAGE. SHE HAS 21 SAVES ON THE SEASON.

• MADISON KEMP AND SKYLAR STUECKRATH ALSO COME IN WITH TWO GOALS FOR THE SEASON.

FETTY

• ABBY FETTINGER LEADS THE TEAM WITH NINE SHOTS ON GOAL THIS SEASON. SHE HAD A GOAL AGAINST MSU MOORHEAD SEPT. 17 TO HELP UMN CROOKSTON TO A VICTORY.

LEAVE IT TO LANIE

• LANIE PADELFORD HAD A BEAUTIFUL STRIKE FROM 45 YARDS OUT TO PUT THE GOLDEN EAGLES UP 1-0 EARLY AGAINST CONCORDIA-ST. PAUL LAST FRIDAY. SHE COMES IN WITH FIVE SHOTS AND THREE SHOTS ON GOAL ON THE 2021 SEASON.

IN THE NAVY

• KATHRYN BRAINERD HAS A UNIQUE STORY AS SHE PLAYED GOALIE AT ROCHESTER COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE IN 2013 AND 2014 AND THEN JOINED THE NAVY FOR FIVE YEARS. BRAINERD WAS DEPLOYED IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AND DID A SWIM QUALIFICATION AT THE MARIANA TRENCH. NOW SHE IS BACK IN MINNESOTA AND PURSUING HER LOVE OF SOCCER. BRAINERD WILL SHOW OFF HER VERSATILITY AS SHE CAN BE USED IN THE FIELD AND AS A GOALIE FOR THE GOLDEN EAGLES.

IN GOAL

• ABBY OLSEN ENTERS THE WEEKEND WITH A 3.71 GOALS AGAINST AVERAGE. HER HIGHLIGHT WAS A SHUTOUT AGAINST MSU MOORHEAD SEPT. 17. OLSEN HAS 56 SAVES ON THE SEASON WITH A .718 SAVES PERCENTAGE.

THE ROCK

• UMN CROOKSTON PICKED UP THEIR FIRST WIN OVER THE DRAGONS SINCE 2016 AND THEIR FIRST NSIC WIN SINCER 2015, EARNING THE HIGHWAY 75 RIVALRY ROCK FOR THE FIRST TIME IN SIX SEASONS.

NEWCOMERS MAKING AN IMPACT

• THE GOLDEN EAGLES HAVE 12 PLAYERS ON THEIR ROSTER WHO HADN'T PLAYED A GAME FOR UMN CROOKSTON PRIOR TO THIS SEASON. SO FAR EVERYONE WHO HAS SCORED A POINT FOR THE GOLDEN EAGLES HAS EITHER BEEN A FRESHMAN OR A PLAYER WHO WAS ON THE ROSTER IN 2020 BUT DIDN'T PLAY DUE TO COVID-19.

KEEP IT GOING

• THE GOLDEN EAGLES HAVE PLAYED STRONG EARLY BUT HAVE FADED IN THE SECOND HALF. UMN CROOKSTON WAS OUTSCORED JUST 3-1 IN THE FIRST HALF LAST WEEKEND BUT THEY OUTSCORED 7-0 IN THE SECOND HALF. THEY WILL LOOK TO IMPROVE ON THAT STARTING THIS WEEKEND.

PUT THE FEHR IN THEM

• SYLVIA FEHR HAS BEEN A GREAT FACILITATOR FOR THE VIKINGS THIS SEASON. SHE COMES IN WITH A TEAM-LEADING FOUR ASSISTS ON THE YEAR FOR AUGUSTANA. SHE LEADS THE TEAM WITH 10 SHOTS ON GOAL.

OFF THE BENCH

• ANNIKA BARD HAS COME OFF THE BENCH FOR THE VIKINGS AND IS TIED FOR THE LEAD WITH TWO GOALS ON THE YEAR.

SO FAR THIS SEASON

• AUGUSTANA COMES IN WITH A 3-2-2 (2-0-2 NSIC) RECORD. THE VIKINGS BEAT MSU MOORHEAD 4-0 LAST WEEKEND AND TIED NORTHERN STATE 1-1.

IN GOAL

• AUGUSTANA IS LED IN GOAL BY JILLIAN BARKUS, WHO HAS A 1.00 GOALS AGAINST AVERAGE WITH 32 SAVES AND A .821 SAVES PERCENTAGE. BARKUS HAS TWO SHUTOUTS ON THE SEASON.

ALL IN THE NAME

• SISTERS JILLIAN AND SIERRA BARKUS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PLAY AT AUGUSTANA FOR THEIR FATHER BRANDON BARKUS. SIERRA HAS COME OFF THE BENCH IN ALL BUT ONE GAME AND HAS TWO GOALS ON THE SEASON, WHILE JILLIAN STARTS IN GOAL.