ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Macalester College scored three goals in the first 39 minutes of play, claiming a 3-0 win over visiting Augsburg University in a Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference men's soccer contest on Wednesday evening.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Macalester 3, Augsburg 0
LOCATION: Macalester Stadium, St. Paul, Minn.
RECORDS: Augsburg 6-6-1 overall (2-3-1 MIAC), Macalester 8-3-1 overall (5-1-0 MIAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED
• The Scots, ranked No. 18 in the latest United Soccer Coaches Division III national poll, scored an unassisted goal in the sixth minute, a header off a free kick in the 20th minute and a goal off a corner kick in the 39th minute.
• Augsburg outshot Macalester by an 11-9 margin, including a 5-1 edge in the second half.
• Lionel Vang (SO, Little Canada, Minn./Roseville HS) had four shots in the game, while Ebesa Hamid (JR, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia/Addis International Academy) had two shots.
• Clark Page (JR, Delafield, Wis./Kettle Moraine HS) had one save in the first half, while Thomas Molski (SR, Woodbury, Minn./North St. Paul HS) had a save in the second half.

FOR THE FOES
• Robert Tomecek, Danny Baumann and Max Kent scored goals for the Scots, with Jake Burke and Max Abramson adding assists.
• Colton Wenig had two saves in goal for Macalester.

QUOTES FROM AUGSBURG HEAD COACH GREG HOLKER
• "We gave away two cheap goals to start off, and from there it was always going to be uphill. Their third goal was on another set piece we didn't look too interested in winning, and they just out-battled us in that and several other moments."
• "We created a few really good chances in the first half, and had some moments that looked really good. In the second half, the game was played at midfield or in their half, but without any really threatening chances. We had a bunch of corner kicks, but getting through those guys with our team size was an unlikely route."
• "St. Thomas and Macalester have created a little gap now, and the rest of us are all in a bunch for the remaining playoff spots. We have to take the things Macalester did well, learn from that and apply to our own team -- and continue to stay the course with how we play. We keep learning and getting better each day. Sometimes the results are lopsided like this one, but we got a lot out of this game."

UP NEXT
• Augsburg hosts Carleton on Saturday (11/14) at 5 p.m. at Edor Nelson Field.
• Macalester plays at Bethel on Saturday at 1 p.m.