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Andy Nyhus, Saint Mary's University
0
Augsburg College AUG (0-1-0)
3
Winner Wheaton (Ill.) WHEATON (1-0-0)
Augsburg College AUG
(0-1-0)
0
Final
3
Wheaton (Ill.) WHEATON
(1-0-0)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Augsburg College AUG 0 0 0
Wheaton (Ill.) WHEATON 3 0 3

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Augsburg falls 3-0 to No. 15-ranked Wheaton

WHEATON, Ill. -- Nick Lenertz (SO, Newport, Minn./Park HS) collected five saves in goal for Augsburg College, but the Auggies dropped a 3-0 decision to No. 15-ranked Wheaton College (Ill.) on Friday night at Joe Bean Stadium.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Wheaton (Ill.) 3, Augsburg 0
LOCATION: Joe Bean Stadium, Wheaton, Ill.
RECORDS: Augsburg 0-1-0, Wheaton 1-0-0

HOW IT HAPPENED
• Wheaton, ranked No. 15 in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America Division III preseason national poll, scored three goals in the opening 26 minutes of play to claim the win over Augsburg.
• Wheaton outshot Augsburg by a 15-4 margin in the game, including a 10-2 advantage in the first half.
• Making his fifth collegiate appearance in goal, Lenertz claimed five saves in 82:21 for the Auggies, with Tommy Molski (FY, Woodbury, Minn./North St. Paul HS) making his collegiate debut late in the game and collecting one save.
• Ben Henry (SO, Manitowoc, Wis./Lincoln HS) and Patrick Hager (SR, Maple Grove, Minn./Osseo HS) had a shot on-goal each, while Festus Lamin (SO, Little Canada, Minn./Roseville HS) and Scott Clinton (SR, Bloomington, Minn./Jefferson HS) also had shots for the Auggies.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE
• Twenty Auggies saw game action in the season-opening contest.
• Seven players made their debuts with the Auggies -- Patrick Hager (SR, Maple Grove, Minn./Osseo HS), Molski, Jason Scheeler (FY, Blaine, Minn.), Michel Jakobitz (FY, Minnetonka, Minn./Hopkins HS), Jeremiah Strand (FY, Brooklyn Park, Minn./Blaine HS), Torjus Falkanger (FY, Trondheim, Norway/KVT) and Blake McReavy (FY, St. Francis, Minn.).

FOR THE FOES
• Ellito Borge scored an unassisted goal for the Thunder in the 11th minute, followed six minutes later by a goal from Adam Blackman, assisted by Noah Anthony and Marshall Hollingsworth.
• Jordan Golz capped the scoring for Wheaton with a goal from Hollingsworth at the 25:32 mar.
• Matt Paprocki picked up the win in goal for Wheaton, claiming two saves.

QUOTE FROM HEAD COACH GREG HOLKER
• "We came into the game a little different than when we played them last year. Instead of sitting low and trying to squeeze a point out of them, we played and learned how to deal with their pace and pressure. Those are mustangs out there - every one of them. Wheaton are an incredible team and very efficient in a lot of ways. It was a good standard for us to see and work toward."

UP NEXT
• Augsburg faces Millikin (Ill.) in its second game of the weekend in Wheaton, Ill., on Saturday (8/30) at 2 p.m.
• Wheaton hosts Whitworth (Wash.) on Saturday at 7 p.m.
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