MINNEAPOLIS -- Christian Metzger (SO, Savage, Minn./Prior Lake HS) scored in the 58th minute for Augsburg College, but the Auggies dropped a 2-1 decision to visiting Saint John's University in a Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference men's soccer game on Tuesday evening.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Saint John's 2, Augsburg 1
LOCATION: Edor Nelson Field, Minneapolis
RECORDS: Augsburg 3-5-1 overall (1-1-1 MIAC), Saint John's 3-3-3 overall (2-1-1 MIAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED
• Metzger tied the game at 1-1 with his first goal of the season at the 57:22 mark, scoring on a header from Barinedum Kordah (SR, Brooklyn Park, Minn./Park Center HS), following a free kick from midfield by Bobby Kohl (JR, Shorewood, Wis.).
• Augsburg outshot Saint John's by a 10-6 margin in the first half, but Saint John's outshot the Auggies 11-5 in the second half for a 17-5 advantage in the game.
• The Auggies had a solid chance to take the lead in the 68th minute, when a shot by Luke Falk (SO, Waukesha, Wis./Waukesha West HS) went just wide of the net.
• Lionel Vang (FY, Little Canada, Minn./Roseville HS) had five shots for the Auggies, including a near goal on a free kick in the second half, while Metzger, Peyton Boich (FY, Cottage Grove, Minn./Park HS) and Nathan Bergstrom (SO, Prior Lake, Minn.) had two shots each.
• Tommy Molski (JR, Woodbury, Minn./North St. Paul HS) had three saves in goal for Augsburg.

FOR THE FOES
• Zack Boerjan scored in the 26th minute for Saint John's, and Rocky Harmon gave the Johnnies the lead in the 75th minute with a shot from 35 yards out, assisted by Uriel Cordoba.
• Boerjan had six shots in the game for the Johnnies.
• Nicholas French had five saves in goal.

QUOTES FROM AUGSBURG HEAD COACH GREG HOLKER
• "Saint John's had a good game plan, and it worked in the first half. We were tempted by impatience and it ended up biting us when they got a chance for a long throw after a turnover in the middle third. We failed to clear and their kid with the hot hand stabbed another one into the lower corner."
• "I will say that their goalkeeper made a heck of a save on Lionel's free kick when he flew to dig it out of the top corner." 
• "We battled back and really took over the game in the second half, drawing level on a set piece of our own. We finally got service past the first defender and Barney headed down to Christian, who bagged it from close range. They've given up a few goals like that recently and getting good service allowed us to take advantage of that."
• "The third goal came after another turnover in midfield, and then Rocky lobbed it in from 35 yards out. It was soft pressure from us in transition at a moment we were disoriented and then an uncharacteristic mistake from Tommy. Unfortunately, at that moment there were just 15 minutes to go and we became much too direct against a massive back line. Saint John's effectively killed off the game the way a more seasoned group should."
• "This league is so difficult -- every game is stressful and fun at the same time. Now we have to brush this one aside and get right back at it against a very good Bethel team on Saturday. They've had some difficult results of late, but they can take anyone down - and last year they took us down 2-0."

UP NEXT
• Augsburg travels to face Bethel on Saturday (10/1) at 3:30 p.m.
• Saint John's travels to face Loras (Iowa) on Saturday at 7 p.m.