Sydney Smith

5 days ago | dakotanewsnow.com | Zach Borg |Sydney Smith

MAGNOLIA, ARK (Dakota News Now) - As the three seed in the region and sixth team in the nation, Augustana softball completed the sweep of the NCAA Central Region tournament with a 4-0 defeat of Missouri Southern State on Saturday afternoon. The win qualifies the Vikings for its second straight Super Regional tournament appearance where they are set to face Central Oklahoma on May 15 and 16. It also improves their season record to 49-9 overall and pushes the team’s win streak to 24 in a row.

6 days ago | dakotanewsnow.com | Zach Borg |Sydney Smith

MAGNOLIA, ARK (Dakota News Now) - Augustana freshman Norah Christiansen knocked a go-ahead two-run homer to seal the Viking victory against Southern Arkansas on Friday afternoon at the NCAA Central Region Tournament…and it only took 12 innings of action to do it. AU will face Missouri Southern in the 1:00 PM championship game on Saturday afternoon after they went on to eliminate Southern Arkansas later in the evening 3-0.

1 week ago | dakotanewsnow.com | Zach Borg |Sydney Smith

MAGNOLIA, ARK (Dakota News Now) - In a 10-inning marathon of a game, Augustana softball collected a 2-1 win against Missouri Southern State in its opening matchup of the NCAA Tournament after scoring two unanswered runs on Thursday afternoon at Dawson Field. The Vikings will await the results of game two in the Central Region 2, facing the winner between host No. 2 seed Southern Arkansas or No. 7 seed Harding at 1 p.m. on Friday afternoon.

1 week ago | dakotanewsnow.com | Zach Borg |Sydney Smith

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - Augustana softball opened up the NSIC Tournament championship game in commanding and dominating fashion while turning up the defense to claim the 12-1 victory over Winona State in five innings. The hot performance punches the Vikings’ ticket to the NCAA Tournament for the 30th time in program history and secures its fifth NSIC tournament title—its third in the last four seasons.

1 week ago | dakotanewsnow.com | Zach Borg |Sydney Smith

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - Top-seeded Augustana turned up the firepower in the fifth inning to break the tie and take down fifth-seeded Minnesota Duluth by a score of 8-2 in the NSIC Softball Tournament semifinals on Friday afternoon at Bowden Field. The Vikings combined for nine hits in six innings of plate action, led by Lexi Lander and Sidney Smart’s two hits apiece. Andrea Cain collected two RBI, one homerun, one walk with one hit by pitch while scoring two runs.