Coach Scott Mejia's Augustana soccer team completed the 2017 season with an overall record of 8-8-1 and a CCIW mark of 3-4-1. Individual honors went to sophomore back Anna Fank (Wheaton Warrenville South HS, Wheaton, Ill.), who earned first team All-CCIW and third team United Soccer Coaches All-Central Region recognition, and senior midfielder Mady Huber (Legacy HS, Broomfield, Colo.), who was a second team All-CCIW selection.
 
The Vikings opened the season with six straight matches on the road. They defeated Bethel 1-0 and Wisconsin Lutheran 6-1 before dropping four straight. Included in that streak were setbacks to ninth-ranked Thomas More, a UW-La Crosse outfit that finished 20-2-3 and was a national quarterfinalist and a Loras side that went 15-2-3 and reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
 
Mejia's squad bounced back to win five in a row, including CCIW wins over Elmhurst and North Park. Augustana sandwich losses to North Central and eventual league champ Wheaton around a scoreless tie with Carroll before downing Millikin 1-0 on Senior Day at Thorson-Lucken Field.
 
The Vikings closed out the season by falling 3-0 at Illinois Wesleyan and dropping a 2-1 heartbreaker at Carthage. The setback to the Lady Reds, which came on a goal in the final minute, cost the team a berth in the CCIW Tournament.
 
Juniors Karleen Gomez (Grayslake Central HS, Hainesville, Ill.) and Andria Serra (Alleman HS, Silvis, Ill.) shared the team lead in goals (four) and points (10) this year. With two each, the pair also shared the team assist lead with seniors Grace Iaquinta (Lincoln East HS, Lincoln, Neb.) and Huber,  junior Jordyn Sundberg (Aurora Central Catholic HS, Oswego, Ill.) and freshmen Jenna Dvorak (York HS, Elmhurst, Ill.) and Karissa Gottardo (Jacobs HS, Algonquin, Ill.).
 
Freshman Sydney Ion (Aquinas HS, La Crosse, Wis.) and senior Bailey Bradford (Deerfield HS, Riverwoods, Ill.) shared time in goal. Ion logged 1,023 minutes and finished 3-7-1 with a 1.41 goals against average and a save percentage of .795. Bradford was 5-1 in 546 minutes with an .864 save percentage and a GAA of 0.99.
 
Senior Sammi Farkos (Homewood-Flossmoor HS, Flossmoor, Ill.), junior Abby Wendell (Hersey HS, Arlington Heights, Ill.) and sophomores Fank and Hannah Rossi (Downers Grove South HS, Woodridge, Ill.) were stalwarts on Mejia's back line this year.
 
2017 CCIW WOMEN'S SOCCER STANDINGS

School	CCIW	Pct.	Overall	Pct.
Wheaton	7-0-1	.938	15-5-3	.717
Illinois Wesleyan	7-1-0	.875	17-5-0	.773
Carroll	4-1-3	.688	12-4-3	.711
Elmhurst	4-4-0	.500	10-6-1	.618
North Central	4-4-0	.500	8-8-1	.500
Carthage	3-4-1	.438	10-7-1	.583
Augustana	3-4-1	.438	8-8-1	.500
Millikin	0-7-1	.063	7-10-1	.417
North Park	0-7-1	.063	6-11-1	.361

 
2017 CCIW WOMEN'S SOCCER TOURNAMENT
Semifinals— Wednesday, November 1
#2 Illinois Wesleyan 2, #3 Carroll 1
#1 Wheaton 3, #4 Elmhurst 1
Championship—Saturday, November 4
Wheaton 1, Illinois Wesleyan 0
 
2017 AUGUSTANA WOMEN'S SOCCER SUPERLATIVES
USC ALL-CENTRAL REGION: Anna Fank – 3rd team
ALL-CCIW: Anna Fank – 1st team; Mady Huber – 2nd team.
CCIW-ACADEMIC ALL-CONFERENCE: Jenna Dvorak, Karissa Gottardo, Grace Iaquinta, Cameron Kekelik, Natalia Pinto, Grace Sigler, Jordyn Sundberg, Abby Wendell
CCIW PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Offensive - Andria Serra, 10/3/17
CCIW STATISTICAL TOP 5 – INDIVIDUAL
Game-winning goals - 1, Grace Iaquinta, Andria Serra, Anna Fank, T-5th
Goals against average - 1.22, Sydney Ion, 4th
Save percentage - .829, Sydney Ion, 4th
Saves per game - 5.67, Sydney Ion, 5th
Shutouts - 2, Bailey Bradford, T-3rd
 
INDIVIDUAL TOP TEN LISTS 
CAREER
Goals against average - 1.14, Bailey Bradford, 5th
Goalie wins - 15, Bailey Bradford, 6th
Goalie matches - 34, Bailey Bradford, 6th
Saves per game - 3.21, Bailey Bradford, 7th
Shutouts - 8, Bailey Bradford, T-7th
Saves - 109, Bailey Bradford, 9th
Shots per game - 2.12, Grace Iaquinta, 10th
Game-winning goals - 6, Grace Iaquinta, T-10th
 
TEAM AWARDS
MVP DEFENSE: Anna Fank
MVP OFFENSE: Mady Huber, Andria Serra
MOST IMPROVED: Karissa Gottardo
IRON VIKING: Anna Tegge