Men's Soccer 9/5/03 -- Augsburg 3, St. Scholastica 0 

BOXSCORE

MINNEAPOLIS (9/5/03) -- Mike Elcano (Jr., Sparks, Nev./Bishop Manogue HS) scored two goals, and Aaron Riedel (So., Minneapolis, Minn./South HS) scored a goal and added an assist, as Augsburg College scored its second straight shutout victory, a 3-0 triumph over the College of St. Scholastica Friday evening in a nonconference men's soccer game at Augsburg's Edor Nelson Field.

Elcano scored both his goals in the second half, as Augsburg evened its record at 2-2 on the season. St. Scholastica drops to 1-1 on the year.

Lucas Grant (Jr., Starbuck, Minn./Minnewaska Area HS), who returned to the Auggies after not playing last season, claimed his second straight shutout in goal -- and second of his career -- making six saves in a 90-minute effort.

Riedel opened the scoring for Augsburg on a set play, off a pass from Clarke Athman (Jr., St. Joseph, Minn.) in the 39th minute.

Three minutes into the second half, Elcano scored his first goal of the game, coming on a cross from Riedel.

Elcano's second goal came after a clearing attempt by St. Scholastica, deep in its own territory, was deflected by Matt Lachner (Sr., Maple Grove, Minn.), who found a sprinting Elcano past the defense for an easy goal in the 83rd minute.

Craig Chapman (Fr., Andover, Minn./Anoka HS) made nine saves for St. Scholastica.

Augsburg outshot St. Scholastica by a 21-14 margin.

Augsburg returns to action on Sunday (9/7) with a 2 p.m. home contest against Coe (Iowa) at Edor Nelson Field. It is part of a six-game homestand for the Auggie men's soccer team. St. Scholastica returns to action on Saturday (9/6), hosting St. Norbert (Wis.) at 1 p.m.