MINNEAPOLIS -- A goal with 2:20 remaining in regulation time gave visiting Carleton College a 1-0 victory over Augsburg University in a Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference men's soccer contest on Saturday at Edor Nelson Field.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Carleton 1, Augsburg 0
LOCATION: Edor Nelson Field, Minneapolis
RECORDS: Augsburg 6-7-1 overall (2-4-1 MIAC), Carleton 8-6-0 overall (3-4-0 MIAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED
• Augsburg played a tremendous, evenly-matched game with Carleton throughout, but surrendered the lone goal of the game in the 88th minute.
• Augsburg's best chance to score came just prior to the Carleton goal, when a shot by Tommy Picka (FY, Victoria, Minn./Chaska HS) was blocked, a rebound attempt by Aidan Sim-Campos (JR, St. Joseph, Minn./St. Cloud Apollo HS) was saved and another rebound attempt by Picka was saved over the crossbar.
• Sim-Campos had four shots for th Auggies, while Picka had two shots. Carleton outshot Augsburg by a 10-9 margin.
• Thomas Molski (SR, Woodbury, Minn./North St. Paul HS) had four saves in goal for the Auggies.

FOR THE FOES
• Alvin Bierley scored for Carleton at the 87:40 mark, on a blast from the right top corner of the penalty box, about 15 yards out.
• Brandon Hilliard had four saves in goal for the Knights.

QUOTES FROM AUGSBURG HEAD COACH GREG HOLKER
• "We did a lot of really good things tonight, but finishing was not one of them. When you allow a team to have a chance by not taking your own opportunities, they can sting you against the run of play with a late goal, just like tonight."
• "We had two fantastic chances inside the box that we hit over the bar and into the goalkeeper, but other than that we didn't get much penetration in the final third. We had the ball the entire game and built up extremely well, but there is one element we have yet to achieve. That's the only thing keeping us from being a really complete team." 
• "We are still alive in the playoff race and still control our own destiny. It feels a bit like last season right now, and we can still do this."

UP NEXT
• Augsburg hosts Martin Luther in a nonconference game on Monday (10/16) at 7 p.m. at Edor Nelson Field.
• Carleton travels to face St. Scholastica on Monday at 2 p.m.