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1
Winner St. Olaf College STO (4-13-1, 3-6-1 MIAC)
0
Augsburg University AUG (8-9-1, 3-6-1 MIAC)
Winner
St. Olaf College STO
(4-13-1, 3-6-1 MIAC)
1
Final
0
Augsburg University AUG
(8-9-1, 3-6-1 MIAC)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
St. Olaf College STO 1 0 1
Augsburg University AUG 0 0 0

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Auggie season ends with 1-0 loss to Oles

MINNEAPOLIS -- A goal off a corner kick with 11 seconds left in the first half gave St. Olaf College a 1-0 win over host Augsburg University in a Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference men's soccer game, the final game of the season for both teams, on Saturday afternoon.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: St. Olaf 1, Augsburg 0
LOCATION: Edor Nelson Field, Minneapolis
RECORDS: Augsburg 8-9-1 overall (3-6-1 MIAC), St. Olaf 4-13-1 overall (3-6-1 MIAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED
• Augsburg was outshot by a 17-10 margin in the contest, but had one shot hit the crossbar early in the contest, and another hit the goalpost in the second half. The Auggies had three shots on-goal in the game, all by Lionel Vang (SO, Little Canada, Minn./Roseville HS).
Thomas Molski (SR, Woodbury, Minn./North St. Paul HS) helped to keep the Auggies in the contest, collecting 10 saves in goal.
• Vang had four shots in the game, while Luke Falk (JR, Waukesha, Wis./Waukesha West HS) had three shots.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE
• Augsburg entered Saturday's play with a chance to repeat a bid to the six-team MIAC postseason playoffs, but Saint John's scored a 1-0 win over Carleton earlier in the day, clinching the final playoff spot.
• The game was the final contest for four Augsburg seniors -- Molski, Emmanuel Egbujor (SR, Brooklyn Park, Minn./Champlin Park HS), Michel Jakoitz (SR, Minnetonka, Minn./Hopkins HS), Blake McReavy (SR, St. Francis, Minn./St. Francis HS) and Jason Scheeler (SR, Blaine, Minn./Blaine HS).

FOR THE FOES
• Sam Heupel scored the lone goal of the game for the Oles with 11 seconds left in the first half, heading home a corner kick by Jovan Carter.
• Ben Westermeyer had two saves in goal for St. Olaf.

QUOTES FROM AUGSBURG HEAD COACH GREG HOLKER
• Coming later.
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