MINNEAPOLIS -- Surrendering two first-half goals, the Augsburg College men's soccer team dropped a 2-0 decision to the University of Northwestern-St. Paul in a nonconference contest on Monday evening at Edor Nelson Field.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Northwestern-St. Paul 2, Augsburg 0
LOCATION: Edor Nelson Field, Minneapolis
RECORDS: Augsburg 2-4-1 overall, Northwestern 1-4-1 overall

HOW IT HAPPENED
• Augsburg outshot Northwestern by a 17-11 margin, but put just five shots on-goal in the contest. Both teams had three corner kicks.
• The Auggies were whistled for offsides nine times in the game, while Northwestern had none.
• Bobby Kohl (JR, Shorewood, Wis.) had four shots in the game, while Luke Falk (SO, Waukesha, Wis./Waukesha West HS) and Christian Metzger (SO, Savage, Minn./Prior Lake HS) had three shots each.
• Tommy Molski (JR, Woodbury, Minn./North St. Paul HS) had four saves in the first half, while Clark Page (SO, Delafield, Wis./Kettle Moraine HS) had two saves in the second half.

FOR THE FOES
• Chris Cleope scored both Northwestern goals -- a floater from 35 yards out in the 18th minute, and a goal from Derrick Aminga in the 42nd minute. He had five shots in the game for the Eagles.
• Turner Main had five saves in goal for Northwestern.

UP NEXT
• Augsburg hosts Viterbo (Wis.) in a nonconference game on Thursday (9/22) at 7:30 p.m. at Edor Nelson Field.