CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – After splitting a regular-season opening homestand, Austin Peay State University soccer opens a three-match road trip with back-to-back matches in North Dakota, beginning with a 3 p.m. Thursday contest against North Dakota State at Dacotah Field in Fargo, North Dakota.

Austin Peay (1-1) earned its first win of 2023 following a 2-0 victory against Lindenwood, Sunday, at Morgan Bros. Soccer Field.

Annabel Andersson broke with her first score of the new season and second as a Governor with her 65th-minute score off a set piece from Lindsey McMahon. Alec Baumgardt extended APSU's lead in the match 22 minutes later with her eighth-career goal, moving her into a tie for 18th all-time, off a cross from freshman Carolyne Young. Both Young and McMahon's assists were the first of their career.

The Govs' trip to the Peace Garden State is the first in program history and the second-farthest west the team has traveled in program history, trailing only 2009 and 2019 trips to Colorado.

Austin Peay looks for its first win against NDSU (0-1-1) in Friday's match. The Govs dropped a 2-1 decision in the 2009 season opener in the only previous meeting between the two teams.

After playing to a 1-1 draw in its season opener, Aug. 17, North Dakota State fell to Montana 3-1, Sunday.

Up Next

Austin Peay finishes its North Dakota road trip when it faces North Dakota in a 1 p.m., Sunday match in Grand Forks, North Dakota. 

The Scouting Report

Their Gaffer: Mike Regan… 35-44-9 at North Dakota State and in career

2023 Record: 0-1-1 (0-0 Summit League)

Their 2023 Season So Far: The Bison drew 1-1 with Boise State in their season opener. Tyreese Zacher scored the equalizer in the 67th minute and held off five Boise State attempts to secure the draw. NDSU then allowed three-straight goals in the opening 12 minutes of their Aug. 20 match against Montana before scoring in the 45th minute for the final score of the game.

2022 Record: 8-9-3 (4-5 Summit League)

2022 Season Result: After entering the Summit League Women's Soccer Championship as the No. 5 seed, the Bison fell to Oral Roberts, 2-1, in extra time, ending their 2022 campaign.

All-Time Series: 1-0 NDSU… First meeting in Fargo

Last Meeting: North Dakota State scored in the seventh and 45th minute to take a 2-0 lead heading into halftime of an Aug. 22, 2008 match against the Governors. APSU alumna Hannah Jones scored APSU's lone goal of the afternoon early in the second half; however, the Govs were unable to complete the comeback, and dropped the match, 2-1.

Quick Kicks

• Austin Peay travels to North Dakota for the first time in program history when it prepares for back-to-back matches in the Peace Garden State.
• The Governors earned their first win of 2023 following a 2-0, shutout victory against Lindenwood at home, Sunday.
• Kasidy Schenk, Annabel Anderson, and Alec Baumgardt tallied goals during the Govs' opening week of action.
• Lindsey McMahon and Carolyne Young registered assists against the Lions. Each was the student athlete's first-career assist.
• McMahon looks to extend her team-best starting streak to 38 minutes against the Bison. McMahon has gone the distance in 28 of her last 29 appearances.
• Katie Bahn made her first-career start in the Govs' season opener against UT Martin and recorded her first-career shutout against the Lions. Bahn has played all 180 minutes between the pipes this season.
• Bahn became the second-fastest goalkeeper in program history with a shutout.
• Austin Peay's 19-match season consists of 11 road matches – tied for the most in program history. The Govs 11 road matches feature two contests in North Dakota, where they play North Dakota (Aug. 25) and North Dakota State (Aug. 27) for their first and second road matches of the season, respectively.
• The Govs look to punch their first ticket to the ASUN Championship in 2023. A trip to the tournament also would be the Govs' first postseason appearance since the 2019 OVC Tournament. 
• The Governors own an all-time record of 139-202-45.

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