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1
Winner Augsburg College AUG (5-6-1)
0
Viterbo University VU (1-10)
Winner
Augsburg College AUG
(5-6-1)
1
Final
0
Viterbo University VU
(1-10)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Augsburg College AUG 0 1 1
Viterbo University VU 0 0 0

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Corner kick goal lifts Auggies to 1-0 win at Viterbo

LA CROSSE, Wis. -- Grant Griffin (SR, Bloomington, Minn./Kennedy HS) scored the lone goal of the game on a corner kick in the 48th minute, giving Augsburg College a 1-0 victory over host Viterbo University in a nonconference men's soccer game on Saturday afternoon.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Augsburg 1, Viterbo (Wis.) 0
LOCATION: Viterbo Outdoor Athletic Complex, La Crosse, Wis.
RECORDS: Augsburg 5-6-1 overall, Viterbo 1-10-0

HOW IT HAPPENED
• Griffin gave the Auggies a 1-0 lead with his third goal of the season, scoring on his corner kick at the 47:02 mark.
• Augsburg outshot Viterbo by a 10-8 margin, with Griffin and Ben Henry (SO, Manitowoc, Wis./Lincoln HS) recording two shots each.
• Nick Lenertz (SO, Newport, Minn./Park HS) and Tommy Molski (FY, Woodbury, Minn./North St. Paul HS) combined for the win in goal -- Augsburg's fifth shutout victory of the season. Lenertz had two saves in the first half, while Molski had four saves in the second half.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE
• Griffin claimed eighth career goal and now has 20 points (eight goals, four assists) in 48 career games.
• Molski made his second career appearance in goal and now has five saves on the season.

FOR THE FOES
• Jonathan Locast and Samuel Puchalla had two shots each for Viterbo.
• Mike Thiele had three saves in goal for the V-Hawks.

QUOTES FROM AUGSBURG HEAD COACH GREG HOLKER
• "Viterbo were very good hosts, and provided a solid performance today. We went down and got what we needed out of the match -- we were able to use a lot of players, and get a few guys that had been injured a little bit of time on the field."
• "Of the guys that played, Jeremiah Strand (FY, Brooklyn Park, Minn./Blaine HS) stood out for me as the most effective. He's really gaining confidence right now and is exerting himself on the game. Tommy Molski will get the win in his first minutes since the Wheaton game, and he's now put together two scoreless halves." 
• "Grant Griffin keeps finding ways to put points on the board for us, and we are going to need him to continue this streak on Saturday when we run into an experienced and extremely talented Carleton team. They took out Saint John's today off another Jordy Cammarota goal in overtime. That's two in a row for the Knights in extra time, with Jordy taking care of business in both games. I know we are looking forward to the challenge." 

UP NEXT
• Augsburg returns to Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play next Saturday (10/11) at 1 p.m. with a game at Carleton.
• Viterbo hosts Clarke (Iowa) on Tuesday (10/7) at 3 p.m.
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