Aurora win playoff opener at Pittsburgh
The Aurora kept their unbeaten season going Friday with a - 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 rd minute to give the visitors a - halftime lead Natalie Tavana s free kick strike in the nd minute provided the Aurora specific insurance until time ran out on the Riveters season It was Tavana s team-leading seventh goal of the summer Minnesota - - 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 - winner over Detroit City FC in its playoff opener in Pittsburgh at p m Sunday Related Articles Loons at FC Dallas Keys to the match projected lineup and a prediction U S goalie Matt Freese puts Costa Rica out in cold in Gold Cup thriller Joaquin Pereyra s great assist overshadowed as Loons cough up late lead Loons at New York Red Bulls Keys to the match storylines and a prediction Promising Loons homegrown Darius Randell has a lot on his shoulders