ST. PETER, Minn. -- The Augsburg University men's soccer team had just two shots, and only one shot on-goal, in its Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference playoff semifinal game at Gustavus Adolphus College on Wednesday afternoon. But the one shot on-goal, by Daniel Hedstrom (JR, Hermantown, Minn./Hermantown HS), sent the Auggies to the playoff title game with a 1-0 victory over the top-seeded Gusties.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Augsburg 1, Gustavus 0
LOCATION: Gustie Soccer Field, St. Peter, Minn.
RECORDS: Augsburg 12-3-3 overall, St. Thomas 14-3-2 overall

HOW IT HAPPENED
• The No. 5-seed Augsburg advanced to the finals of the six-team MIAC playoffs with its second postseason win at Gustavus in the last three years. The Auggies will compete at No. 2-seed Carleton (15-1-2 overall) in the playoff title game on Saturday (11/3) at 1 p.m., with the winner receiving the MIAC's automatic bid to the NCAA Division III national tournament. In the teams' first meeting on Oct. 13, the Auggies and Knights played to a 0-0, two-overtime tie.
• A 6-foot-5 defender, Hedstrom scored his seventh goal of the season -- all on set pieces -- at the 36:59 mark, putting home a free kick by Christian Metzger (SR, Savage, Minn./Prior Lake HS). Hedstrom now stands second on the team in goals and is tied for the No. 2 spot on the team in total points (15).
• Goalkeeper Garrett Kaelin (JR, Stillwater, Minn./Hill-Murray HS) claimed four saves to earn the victory, picking up his sixth shutout of the season and Augsburg's third in a row.
• Gustavus outshot Augsburg by an 18-2 margin, including an 11-0 advantage in the second half. Eduardo Gomez (SO, Bloomington, Minn./Kennedy HS) had the other Auggie shot in the game.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE
• Competing in its sixth MIAC postseason playoffs in program history, Augsburg will play in its third title game. The Auggies and Carleton played to a 0-0 draw, with Carleton winning the penalty kick shootout 5-3, in the 2008 MIAC final, and the Auggies claimed a 3-2 overtime win over Concordia-Moorhead in the 2010 MIAC final.
• Hedstrom's seven goals are tied for fifth-most by MIAC players in overall statistics, while his 15 points are tied for 10th-most.
• Kaelin's sixshutouts are second-most among MIAC goalkeepers, and 0.52 goals-against-average is second-best in the MIAC.
• Augsburg has outscored its opponents by a 38-11 margin this season. Its 38 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
• Matt Gibbons had five shots in the game for Gustavus, while Luke Laurich had three shots.