AURORA earn sixth shutout victory

The Aurora improved to 6-0 with a 1-0 defeat of RKC Third Coast in front of 5,048 fans on Saturday afternoon at the TCO Performance Center in Eagan.

Ai Kitagawa notched her seventh goal of the campaign in the narrow victory, while goalkeeper Isaac Ranson recorded his first clean sheet in his inaugural USL W start.

As a team, the Aurora have tallied 19 goals this season, the most in the Central Conference. With another clean sheet, Minnesota ran its streak to six games, tying the club record for consecutive clean sheets set from May 30-June 14, 2025.

The USL W Heartland Division-leading Aurora travel to take on Sioux Falls City FC on Tuesday. Sioux Falls is currently 4-0 on the season and in second place in the Heartland.