The Aurora kept their unbeaten season going Friday with a 2-0 win at the Pittsburgh Riveters in the opening round of the USL W playoffs.
Saige Wimes put Minnesota on the board with a goal in the 43rd minute to give the visitors a 1-0 halftime lead.
Natalie Tavana’s free kick strike in the 72nd minute provided the Aurora some insurance until time ran out on the Riveters’ season. It was Tavana’s team-leading seventh goal of the summer.
Minnesota (10-0-2) now advances to the second round of the USL W playoffs for the second time in three seasons.
The Heartland Division champions will face Cincinnati’s Kings Hammer FC, a 2-1 winner over Detroit City FC in its playoff opener, in Pittsburgh at 6 p.m. Sunday.
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