Minnesota Aurora FC wins 4th straight Heartland Division title

MN Aurora vs. River Light FC [FULL GAME]

The Minnesota Aurora vs. River Light FC soccer game on June 22, 2025. Watch the full game here.

EAGAN, Minn. (FOX 9) - Minnesota Aurora FC won the Heartland Division of the USL-W after playing River Light FC to a 1-1 draw Sunday night at TCO Stadium in Eagan. It's the fourth straight season Minnesota Aurora will finish the season as division champions, and likely earn at least one home playoff game.

Minnesota Aurora has yet to lose a regular season match in franchise history. Sunday night's match was played in front of more than 4,000 fans despite hot conditions that forced the game to be moved from 4 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Playoff bound

The backstory:

Aurora rallied to tie River Light FC 1-1 on Sunday, securing a USL-W League playoff berth for the fourth straight season, and earning their fourth Heartland Division title. 

Down 1-0 in the second half, Ava Westlund scored on an assist from Mariah Nguyen in the 62nd minute to tie the game. It was Westlund's third goal of the season.

"Credit to the players," said head coach Jen Larrick after Sunday's tie. "They worked really hard for them to play as well as they did tonight. To draw back from a goal down off the back of the stretch of games we've had is incredible."

Assa Kante of Minnesota Aurora FC.

Minnesota is undefeated in the regular season and qualified for the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season with a 9-0-2 record overall. 

What's next:

Minnesota returns home for its final regular-season match against Rochester FC on Saturday, June 28. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. We'll find out who they start the USL-W Playoffs against after the regular season concludes.

You can watch the game on FOX 9+, FOX LOCAL and streaming on FOX 9's YouTube channel.