GAME STATISTICS

ST. PETER, Minn. (10/25/08) -- Augsburg College quarterback #Jordan Berg *# (SR, Gaylord, Minn./Sibley East HS) threw for 346 yards and three touchdowns, and receiver #Royce Winford *# (SR, Brooklyn Park, Minn./Osseo HS) caught 10 passes for 171 yards and a score, but it wasn't enough, as Gustavus Adolphus College running back Ray Wilson set a single-game school record with 258 rushing yards on 28 carries with two touchdowns, as the Gusties scored a 34-31 victory over the Auggies in a Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football contest on Saturday afternoon at Gustavus' Hollingsworth Field.

Wilson scored on a one-yard touchdown in the first quarter, then scored on an 81-yard run in the fourth quarter -- capping a four-play, 99-yard drive -- to give the Gusties a 34-24 lead with 6:52 left. Augsburg trimmed the lead to 34-31 on a four-yard pass from Berg to Winford with 4:53 left, but could not get the ball back as the Gusties were able to run out the clock.

Gustavus is now 5-2 overall, 3-2 in MIAC play, while Augsburg dropped to 4-3 overall, 2-3 in MIAC play, falling in its third straight game after starting the season 4-0.

Berg, already Augsburg's career record-holder in every passing category, edged closer to the 8,000-yard barrier in career passing yardage. He now has 7,935 passing yards in just his 27th collegiate game in three seasons at Augsburg (293.9 yards-per-game), completing 718-of-1,212 passes with 66 touchdowns.

Meanwhile, Winford edged closer to Augsburg's career record for receiving touchdowns, with his 36th scoring catch. Augsburg's career receiving touchdown record is 40, set by Scott Hvistendahl (1995-98). Winford is second in school history in both career receptions (221) and receiving yardage (2,986 yards), both second to Hvistendahl's 285 catches for 4,696 yards.

Gustavus built a 13-3 second-quarter lead on touchdown rushes from Wilson and Jordan Becker, but the Auggies rallied back to take a 20-17 halftime lead, as #Jason Potts# (SR, Plymouth, Minn./Robbinsdale Armstrong HS) scored twice, on a one-yard rush and, after a fumble was recovered by the Auggies on the ensuing kickoff, a 20-yard touchdown reception from Berg. Potts accounted for 89 yards of offense in the game, with 56 rushing yards on 16 carries and 33 yards on two receptions.

The Gusties took the lead back early in the third quarter, getting the ball at the Augsburg 23-yard line after an Augsburg gave up the football on a fumbled punt return. Five plays later, Adam Lukes scored on a one-yard rush. Augsburg gained the lead at 24-20 late in the third quarter, as Berg capped a nine-play, 64-yard drive with a 23-yard scoring pass to #Muneer Al-Hameed# (SO, Woodbury, Minn./Minneapolis Washburn HS). Becker threw a 46-yard scoring pass to Chad Arlt to give the Gusties the lead for good at 27-24 with 9:51 left in the fourth quarter.

Al-Hameed caught six passes for 72 yards for the Auggies, while #Mike Nourie# (JR, Nicollet, Minn.) caught three passes for 46 yards and #Dan Brown# (FY, Osseo, Minn.) caught three passes for 24 yards. For Gustavus, Arlt caught three passes for 67 yards, and Lukes rushed for 38 yards on 15 carries. 

Defensively, safety #Garrett Adamson# (SR, White Bear Lake, Minn./Hill-Murray HS) led all players with 16 tackles (nine solo), while #Andrew Bergeson# (JR, Red Wing, Minn.) had 13 tackles (two solo), and #Sean Kelly# (SR, Shoreview, Minn./Mounds View HS) and #Adam Ebert# (SR, Shoreview, Minn./Mounds View HS) had 11 tackles apiece. For the Gusties, Joe Welch led the squad with 12 tackles (four solo).

Augsburg returns home next Saturday (11/1) at 1 p.m., hosting St. Thomas at Edor Nelson Field. Gustavus travels to face Bethel next Saturday at 1 p.m.