Jamestown, N.D. - The University of Jamestown women's soccer team will host Augustana University on Senior Day in what will be their last home game of the 2026 season Sunday afternoon.
The Jimmies will head into Sunday's senior day contest with a record of 4-6-4 and 4-4-3 in the Northern Sun. The Jimmies currently sit in a tie for ninth place in the conference, just one win or three points outside of eighth place.
In their most recent game on Friday, the Jimmies fell 3-0 at home against Wayne State College. The Wildcats earned a 1-0 lead at halftime and then scored twice within two minutes early in the second half. It was not a pretty game for Jamestown on either side of the ball as they lost shots on net 8-1 and total shot attempts 22-7.
Julliet Lopez had four shots and the lone UJ shot on goal. Ellie Dake and Taylor Musser both spent 45 minutes in net for the Jimmies, with Dake recording three saves and Musser two.
Lopez holds the reins of the Jamestown offense with five goals and 12 total points, ranking seventh in the conference in goals and eighth in total points. Bre Oettle has a team-best three assists in addition to two goals scored while Kyah Gabel has two goals for a total of four points.
In net, Musser has three wins, a shutout, a .785 save percentage, and a 1.70 goals-against average through 12 games and 12 starts. Dake has played in five games while recording 343 minutes of action. The freshman from Minnesota has a .750 save percentage while conceding an average of 1.84 goals per 90 minutes.
Augustana comes into Jamestown with a record of 7-3-4 overall and 5-3-3 in the conference. With 18 points, the Vikings share the seventh-place spot in the conference standings along with Concordia St. Paul, just one win ahead of the Jimmies.
Augie suffered a 2-1 defeat in their most recent game against Jamestown's travel partner Northern State University Friday night. The Wolves struck first in the opening minute then again with a few minutes left in the first half. The Vikings scored their goal in the 62nd minute but could not find the back of the net a second time despite outshooting the Wolves 10-4 in shots on target and 19-5 overall. This was Augie's first loss in two weeks.
Madelyn White scored the tally for the Vikings while Grace Katter and Makenzie Nelson notched assists in the loss. Augie netminder Linnea Larson made two saves on four shots faced.
In the 2025 season, the Vikings finished sixth in the NSIC with a 9-4-2 mark in conference play and posting an 11-5-3 overall record. Their nice season ended in the NSIC quarterfinal round, 3-0, to No. 3 seed St. Cloud State. Augie was selected to improve up to fourth in the conference in the 2026 NSIC Soccer Coaches' Preseason Poll.
The 2026 Augie team ranks as one of the top offenses in the NSIC. The Vikings are second in the conference in goals per game (1.6), assists per game (1.6), and put on 8.6 shots on goal per game as well.
White has been an offensive powerhouse with four goals and five assists on the season. Her five assists rank third in the NSIC while 13 points slot her in fifth. Avery Hintz is not too far behind White with four goals and two assists, and Nelson is one of the top players in the conference in terms of helpers with four assists.
Linnea Larson, the Vikings goalkeeper, is third in the NSIC with six clean sheets, sixth in a 0.82 goals-against average, as well as a decent .766 save percentage.
Jamestown and Augustana played each other last year in what was the first women's soccer match between the two programs since 2003.
The Jimmies managed to notch a 0-0 tie down in Sioux Falls despite lopsided numbers of 20-2 shots, 11-0 shots on goal, and 7-1 corner kicks in favor of the Vikings. Vega Canada had the only two shots for Jamestown throughout the game.
The final three games for UJ's regular season will be on the road as they look to continue to push for an NSIC playoff spot. The next action will be in the Minnesota Northwoods on Friday, October 23 against the Bemidji State Beavers at 5 p.m.
