Men's Soccer 8/31/01 -- Augsburg 3, Wartburg (Iowa) 2
WAVERLY, Iowa (8/31/01) -- Steve Gehrman (So., Maple Grove, Minn./Osseo HS) scored two goals to guide Augsburg College to a 3-2 victory over host Wartburg College in a nonconference men's soccer game Friday afternoon. It was the season-opening game for both teams.
Gehrman scored his first goal of the game with just over a minute to play in the first half, then notched the eventual game-winning goal on a free kick in the 59th minute. Matt Lachner (So., Maple Grove, Minn.) had the first Auggie goal, scoring in the 29th minute.
Augsburg outshot Wartburg by a 29-10 margin in the contest, as Gehrman tallied seven shots and Mike Elcano (Fr., Sparks, Nev./Bishop Manogue HS) had nine.
Nick Shill (So., Eau Claire, Wis./North HS), in just his second collegiate start in goal for the Auggies, scored the win, making five saves. Collin Lane made 10 saves in a losing effort for the Knights, who got two goals from Shane Turner.
Both teams return to action on Saturday (9/1), Augsburg playing at Grinnell (Iowa) and Wartburg hosting Marycrest (Iowa).
Augsburg (1-0 overall) def. Wartburg (0-1) 3-2.
Scoring: WART-Shane Turner (unassisted), 4:15; AUG-Matt Lachner (unassisted), 28:14; AUG-Steve Gehrman (unassisted), 43:57; AUG-Steve Gehrman (free kick), 58:36; WART-Shane Turner (Verne Houston), 88:43.
Shots on Goal -- Augsburg 29, Wartburg 10.
Corner Kicks -- Augsburg 5, Wartburg 1.
Fouls -- Augsburg 23, Wartburg 17.
Offsides -- Augsburg 1, Wartburg 0.
Goalkeeper Saves -- Augsburg: Nick Shill (90 minutes), 5 saves, 2 goals; Wartburg: Collin Lane (90 minutes), 10 saves, 3 goals.
Yellow Cards -- Augsburg 1 (Joel Stone *), Wartburg 1 (Verne Houston).
Red Cards -- None.
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Scoring
Augsburg GP-GS Sh G A Pts GWG
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Steve Gehrman 1- 1 7 2 0 4 1
Matt Lachner 1- 1 4 1 0 2 0
Mike Elcano 1- 1 9 0 0 0 0
Hugo Quintiliano 1- 1 3 0 0 0 0
Tanner Guy 1- 0 3 0 0 0 0
Jason Clark 1- 1 2 0 0 0 0
Jason Betsinger * 1- 1 2 0 0 0 0
Joel Stone * 1- 1 2 0 0 0 0
Andrew Robertson 1- 0 2 0 0 0 0
Andrew Priesen 1- 1 1 0 0 0 0
Mike Griffith 1- 0 1 0 0 0 0
Nick Shill 1- 1 0 0 0 0 0
Garret Robertson 1- 1 0 0 0 0 0
Scott Lepper 1- 1 0 0 0 0 0
Scott Pintens 1- 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dan Walker 1- 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Augsburg 1- 1 36 3 0 6 1
Wartburg 1- 1 11 2 1 5 0
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Corner Kicks: Augsburg 5; Wartburg 1
Fouls: Augsburg 23; Wartburg 17
Yellow Cards: Augsburg 1 -- Joel Stone * 1; Wartburg 1
Goaltending
Augsburg GP-GS Min Sv GA GAA Sho
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Nick Shill 1- 1 90 5 2 2.00 0.0
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Augsburg 1- 1 90 5 2 2.00 0.0
Wartburg 1- 1 90 10 3 3.00 0.0
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Scoring by Period
1 2 Tot
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Augsburg 2 1 3
Wartburg 1 1 2
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