WHITEWATER, Wis. -- The Augsburg University men's soccer team suffered a 3-1 defeat at the hands of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater in a nonconference game on Friday evening at Fiskum Field.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Wisconsin-Whitewater 3, Augsburg 1
LOCATION: Fiskum Field, Whitewater, Wis.
RECORDS: Augsburg 12-4-0 overall, UW-Whitewater 12-5-1 overall

HOW IT HAPPENED
• Augsburg outshot UW-Whitewater by a 15-13 margin and put 10 shots on-frame in the game, scoring its lone goal in the 64th minute. Alex Ruiz (SO, Waukesha, Wis./Kettle Moraine HS) scored his second goal of the season off a cross by Koby Owu (JR, St. Paul, Minn./Como Park HS).
• Tomas Piza-Gonzalez (FY, Minneapolis, Minn./Hiawatha Collegiate HS) had four shots in the game, including one on-goal. Nick Zuchowski (JR, Wales, Wis./Kettle Moraine HS) had three shots and Alex Giles (JR, Columbia Heights, Minn./Columbia Heights HS) had two shots, with both putting two shots on-frame.
• Goalkeeper Oscar Herrera (FY, Madison, Wis./Madison West HS) had three saves for the Auggies.

FOR THE FOES
• Will Morgan and Faizan Mohiuddin scored goals 1:47 apart late in the first half, and Zack Kristy scored in the 62nd minute for the Warhawks.
• Jake King had nine saves in goal for UW-Whitewater.

QUOTES FROM AUGSBURG COACH GREG HOLKER
• "This was a great game for us to play against an opponent that plays in a way that we have struggled to deal with -- lots of long throw-ins, set pieces, and chaos in the box. They made us better tonight, for sure."
• "We started slower, as to be expected after a long bus ride, but we started to get on it halfway through the first half and we created some good chances. Their goal was a blow, and of course it came on a corner kick that Spencer tried to clear, but unfortunately it flicked off his head and into the top corner. Just a bit of bad luck there. The second goal was a pain point we have to fix, and that was failing to clear the second ball and giving it away in a dangerous spot. They just beat us to it and poked it in."
• "At the half, the group was feeling OK about our performance. When they scored the third from a big header, we didn't put our heads down. We picked it up and started playing more within our identity, and we had way more fun and created a bunch of good chances. Ruiz scored on the shot/cross, as good things happen when you play in front of the opponent's goal."
• "I thought Oscar was really good again. They had a few moments that created a scare, but he was there to secure it. He saved another penalty -- he's 2-for-2 on those this year. Drew was also really good at covering in front of the box and dealing with issues higher up the field. It was fun to see Marco so confident on the ball again - he was buzzing at the end. Overall, I am walking away feeling good about our growth. Yes, we want to win, but we got what we needed at the right time. Hopefully this carries over and we get even better for Tuesday's game against the best team in the MIAC."

UP NEXT
• Augsburg travels to face MIAC-leader St. Olaf on Tuesday (10/26) at 3:30 p.m. in Northfield, Minn.