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1
Winner Augsburg AUG (1-3)
0
Minnesota Morris UMM (0-6)
Winner
Augsburg AUG
(1-3)
1
Final
0
Minnesota Morris UMM
(0-6)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 OT 1 OT 2 F
Augsburg AUG 0 0 0 1 1
Minnesota Morris UMM 0 0 0 0 0

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Metzger's 2OT goal gives Auggies win at UM-Morris

MORRIS, Minn. -- Christian Metzger (FY, Savage, Minn./Prior Lake HS) scored his first collegiate goal 1:20 into the second overtime, lifting Augsburg College to a 1-0 win over the University of Minnesota-Morris in a nonconference men's soccer game on Sunday afternoon.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Augsburg 1, Minnesota-Morris 0
LOCATION: Cougar Field, Morris, Minn.
RECORDS: Augsburg 1-3-0 overall, UM-Morris 0-6-0 overall

HOW IT HAPPENED
• Early in the second overtime, Ben Henry (JR, Manitowoc, Wis./Lincoln HS) slid a pass to a sprinting Metzger, who slammed a left-foot shot home for the game-winning goal.
• Augsburg claimed a 21-5 advantage in shots in the game, including a 9-0 advantage in shots on-goal and 7-2 advantage in corner kicks. Metzger had six shots in the game, while Barinedum Kordah (JR, Brooklyn Park, Minn./Park Center HS) had four shots and Jason Scheeler (SO, Blaine, Minn.) had three shots.
• Tommy Molski (SO, Woodbury, Minn./North St. Paul HS) picked up the shutout win in goal for the Auggies.

FOR THE FOES
• Luqman Barre had two shots for the Cougars.
• Cody Christ had eight saves in goal for UM-Morris.

QUOTES FROM AUGSBURG HEAD COACH GREG HOLKER
• "Christian Metzger took this result into his own hands. We had more chances to score than all of us care to remember, but fortunately we had an ambitious first-year player demand the ball with the kind of confidence that typically comes from years of experience. Ben Henry was particularly sharp today on the ball. He looked much improved and was more involved in our attack, as noted by his incisive entry ball to Metzger for the game-winner."
• "We were patient -- even when we grew frustrated -- and that was great to see. The guys moved the ball well to create several high quality chances, and they did it consistently. I definitely enjoy watching this team play, and am lucky to be able to associate with such a strong group of impressive young men. Our alumni will be very proud of how this group plays and how it carries itself off the field."
• "It's a brand new season on Wednesday. There is more parity in the MIAC than many of us care for; each game is incredibly difficult and every team has the quality and ambition to win. Saint Mary's is no different. They slammed two early-season opponents by a combined score of 12-0, and then took both perennial powers North Park and Luther to the limits in very good games. They look like the real deal right now."

UP NEXT
• Augsburg opens MIAC play on Wednesday (9/16) at 7 p.m. with a game at Saint Mary's in Winona, Minn.
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