ST. PAUL, Minn. – Surrendering a pair of goals off of corner kicks, the Augsburg University men's soccer team's season came to an end with a 2-0 loss to host Macalester College in a Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference playoff quarterfinal game on Monday afternoon.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Macalester 2, Augsburg 0
LOCATION: Macalester Stadium, St. Paul, Minn.
RECORDS: Augsburg 8-4-6 overall, Macalester 11-2-5 overall

HOW IT HAPPENED
• The Scots scored a goal on a volley off a corner kick in the ninth minute, then added another goal on a header off a corner kick in the 57th minute.
• Augsburg was outshot by a 19-13 margin in the game, includng a 12-7 margin in the second half. The Auggies held a 53-to-47-percent advantage in possession, including a 58-to-42-percent advantage in the second half, but was only able to put five shots on-frame in the game.
• Goalkeeper Oscar Herrera (SR, Madison, Wis./Madison West HS) had five saves for the Auggies in the contest.
• Mizael Harris (SO, Portland, Ore./La Salle Catholic College Prep HS) had five shots in the game, while Mitchel Munzing (SO, Portland, Ore./Grant HS) had three shots.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE
• Augsburg qualified for the MIAC playoffs for the eighth time since the 2006 season, and the fourth time in the last eight full seasons.
• The game marked the conclusion of the collegiate careers for eight Augsburg seniors -- Herrera, Drew Collins (SR, Champlin, Minn./Champlin Park HS), Helio De La Torre (SR, Oakdale, Minn./Mahtomedi HS), Spencer Enright (SR, St. Louis Park, Minn./St. Louis Park HS), Peter Munkittrick (SR, Westfield, N.J./St. Peter's Prep HS), Jonathan Ongeri-Kamara (SR, Richfield, Minn./Bloomington Kennedy HS), Jorge Radilla Elizalde (SR, Roseville, Minn./Roseville HS) and Cristo Serrano Rosas (SR, Columbia Heights, Minn./Columbia Heights HS).

FOR THE FOES
• Chris Frantz scored following a corner kick by Charles Wriedt in the ninth minute, and Hans Haenicke scored on a header off a corner kick by Elijah Edelman in the 57th mnute.
• Sam Price had five saves in goal for Macalester.

QUOTES FROM AUGSBURG HEAD COACH GREG HOLKER
• "Congratulations to Macalester and we wish them well in the semifinals on Thursday. We enjoy playing them -- it's always competitive and when it's over, it's over and the teams can shake hands and respect each other's effort. That's a good, young MAC team -- one of the best I have seen in a while."
• "To lose a game on two set pieces was probably pretty appropriate for our season. We ended up negative-four on set pieces for the year, and of the 21 goals we conceded this season 13 were from dead balls. That's just hard to overcome."
• "I thought our soccer was good today. We moved the ball to move the opponent well, interchanged fluently and created several high quality chances from our play. We did well in transition defensively to deal with their counters, and I thought overall our position behind the ball was improved from Friday's game."
• "We learned some things as well, and have a few takeaways that will stick with us in the next few months before we start training again in January. Those things are correctable, and we have a really solid group of young players in our team (and coming up from reserve positions) so there is a lot to look forward to for Augsburg soccer."
• "As is always the case, the last game is hardest on those players that won't return. Today was no different, and I have to express how grateful and proud I am to have had the chance to work with these guys for the past 4-5 years. Their maturity, sense of purpose, and commitment to the program are unheralded. Their soccer was so fun to watch over the years, and they have definitely left the program in better place."