MINNEAPOLIS -- Surrendering the ball five times on turnovers, two of which led to St. Olaf College scores, the Augsburg University football team dropped a 22-20 Homecoming decision to the Oles in Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play on Saturday afternoon.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: St. Olaf 22, Augsburg 20
LOCATION: Edor Nelson Field, Minneapolis
RECORDS: Augsburg 3-4 overall (1-4 MIAC), St. Olaf 3-3 overall (2-2 MIAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED
• St. Olaf outgained Augsburg by a 319-199 margin and controlled possession throughout the contest, claiming a 44:15-to-15:45 advantage in time of possession, with 87 offensive plays and 21 first downs to Augsburg's 45 and 10, respectively. The Oles also took advantage of five Augsburg turnovers -- three fumbles and two interceptions. A fumble in the first quarter led to St. Olaf's first touchdown, and a fumble in the third quarter led to an Ole field goal.
• One of the bright spots of the game for the Auggies was the play of the defensive line and linebacking corps, in particular linebacker Derek Glynn (SO, Lonsdale, Minn./Faribault HS), who had a career-high 20 tackles (nine solo) -- the most in a single game for an Auggie since Michael Juberian had 21 in a game against St. Olaf on Oct. 19, 2013. Glynn had two tackles for-loss, a sack and a forced fumble in the game.
• Cornerback Jabri Guy (SR, Moline, Ill./Eagan (Minn.) HS) scored on a 39-yard interception return in the second quarter, and added 10 tackles (eight solo) with a tackle for-loss.
• Defensive lineman Josh Bentil (SR, Milwaukee, WIs./Wisconsin Lutheran HS) recorded a career-high 12 tackles (four solo) with a forced fumble, and Barclay Bates (JR, Sauk Rapids, Minn./Sauk Rapids-Rice HS) had nine tackles (three solo), including two for loss. Jacob Bom (JR, Shorewood, Minn./Minnetonka HS) and Mustafa Adam (SO, River Falls, Wis.) also had nine tackles each.
• Augsburg's first score in the first quarter, when Quinn Frisell (JR, Plymouth, Minn./Robbinsdale Armstrong HS) completed a 52-yard touchdown pass to Nick Heenie (JR, Victoria, Minn./Waconia HS). Frisell also threw an eight-yard touchdown pass to Kyle Hughes (SR, Minnetonka, Minn./Minneapolis Washburn HS) late in the third quarter. Frisell was 10-of-25 passing for 125 yards, but was intercepted twice. 
• Tiras Bolton (SR, Omaha, Neb./Omaha Westside HS) rushed 15 times for 61 yards, while Heenie caught two passes for 56 yards, and Ray Guyton Jr. (JR, Stockton, Calif./St. Mary's HS) caught five passes for 27 yards.
• Glenn Meyers (SR, Blaine, Minn./Blaine HS), who leads the MIAC's overall statistics in punting average (40.6 yards per-punt), averaged 40.3 yards on three punts in the game.

FOR THE FOES
• The Oles kept the ball on the ground most of the game, controlling possession with 61 rushing attempts for 199 yards. Khayleb Willis rushed 30 times for 144 yards and a one-yard touchdown in the second quarter, and Kosey Mitchell rushed 24 times for 61 yards.
• Jack Goldstein completed 17-of-26 passes for 120 yards and a five-yard touchdown to Ben Smithson in the first quarter. Troy Peterson caught six passes for 39 yards for the Oles.
• Gonzalo Pirela had a productive day both as a receiver and a kicker, catching seven passes for 67 yards while also kicking two field goals -- a 20-yarder in the second quarter and a 39-yarder in the third quarter.
• Cullen Mudrak led the Ole defense with eight tackles (four solo), while Sam Stuckmayer had a quarterback sack.

UP NEXT
• Augsburg travels to face Concordia-Moorhead next Saturday (10/21) at 1 p.m.
• St. Olaf hosts crosstown rival Carleton next Saturday at 1 p.m.