Augsburg men's soccer team's starting 11 for the 2018 game against St. Olaf
3
Winner Augsburg University AUG (11-3-2, 6-2-2 MIAC)
0
St. Olaf College STO (5-13-0, 2-8-0 MIAC)
Winner
Augsburg University AUG
(11-3-2, 6-2-2 MIAC)
3
Final
0
St. Olaf College STO
(5-13-0, 2-8-0 MIAC)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Augsburg University AUG 3 0 3
St. Olaf College STO 0 0 0

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Egbujor scores 2 early goals to lift Auggies to win

NORTHFIELD, Minn. -- For the second time in a three-game span, Emmanuel Egbujor (SR, Brooklyn Park, Minn./Champlin Park HS) scored two goals in the opening 12 minutes of play, lifting Augsburg University to a 3-0 victory over St. Olaf College in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference men's soccer regular-season finale for both teams on Saturday afternoon at Rolf Mellby Field.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Augsburg 3, St. Olaf 0
LOCATION: Rolf Mellby Field, Northfield, Minn.
RECORDS: Augsburg 11-3-2 overall (6-2-2 MIAC), St. Olaf 5-13-0 overall (2-8-0 MIAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED
• A week after Egbujor scored twice in the opening 11 minutes of play in Augsburg's 4-1 win over Concordia-Moorhead, he struck again early on Saturday, scoring two goals in a 1:02 span in the opening 12 minutes of action. He scored on a rebound of his own initial shot at the 10:49 mark, then notched his team-best eighth goal of the season on a breakaway at the 11:51 mark.
• Defender Daniel Hedstrom (JR, Hermantown, Minn./Hermantown HS) claimed his sixth goal of the season -- all on set pieces -- at the 28:42 mark, putting home a free kick by Peyton Boich (JR, Cottage Grove, Minn./Park HS).
• St. Olaf outshot Augsburg by a 21-17 margin, but Auggie goalkeeper Garrett Kaelin (JR, Stillwater, Minn./Hill-Murray HS) claimed a career-high 11 saves to pick up his fourth shutout of the season, fifth of his career and Augsburg's eighth shutout of the 2018 campaign.
• Egbujor had six shots on-goal in the game, while Lionel Vang (JR, Little Canada, Minn./Roseville HS) had four shots, including two on-frame.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE
• With the victory, Augsburg finished as the No. 5 seed in the six-team MIAC postseason playoffs, and will play at No. 4-seed St. Thomas on Tuesday (10/30) at 2 p.m. In their regular-season meeting, the Tommies edged the Auggies 1-0 on Tuesday at Edor Nelson Field.
• The MIAC playoff berth is Augsburg's sixth since 2006, and its second in the past three years.
• Augsburg's 11 wins are its most since finishing 11-5-2 in the 2012 season.
• Augsburg has now outscored its opponents by a 37-11 margin this season. Its 37 goals are the fourth-most scored by MIAC teams this season, while the 11 goals allowed are second-fewest in the conference.

FOR THE FOES
• Ben Westermeyer had nine saves in goal for St. Olaf.
• Thierno Gueye had 10 of the Oles' 21 shots in the game.
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