ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Scoring all of its goals in the opening 33 minutes of play, the Augsburg University men's soccer team opened Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play with a 5-1 triumph at Hamline University on Wednesday afternoon.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Augsburg 5, Hamline 1
LOCATION: Paterson Field, St. Paul, Minn.
RECORDS: Augsburg 4-0-1 overall (1-0-0 MIAC), Hamline 4-1-0 overall (0-1-0 MIAC)
HOW IT HAPPENED
• The Auggies scored on five of their first eight shots in the game, ending up outshooting the Pipers by an 18-3 margin in the game -- a 13-2 advantage in the first half.
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Jeffrey Richter (SO, Portland, Ore./La Salle Catholic College Prep HS) scored a pair of goals for the Auggies, scoring the opening goal on a wide-open attack from
Remus Repcak (FY, Tualatin, Ore./Tualatin HS) and
Mitchel Munzing (SO, Portland, Ore./Grant HS) in the seventh minute, and scoring on a tap-in on the right side from
Mizael Harris (SO, Portland, Ore./La Salle Catholic College Prep HS) in the 23rd minute.
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Kebba Janneh (JR, Maple Grove, Minn./Maple Grove HS) scored for the Auggies in the 19th minute, on a one-timer off a centering feed from Harris and a long-ball feed by
Spencer Enright (SR, St. Louis Park, Minn./St. Louis Park HS).
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Ceazar Daniell (SO, Portland, Ore./Cleveland HS) scored his first collegiate goal in the 28th minute, sliding a shot from the left side on an assist by Harris.
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Owen Salzwedel (FY, St. Anthony Village, Minn./St. Anthony Village HS) capped the scoring for the Auggies in the 33rd minute, blasting a shot to the low left corner off a centering feed from
Ayden Lee (SO, St. Paul, Minn./North St. Paul HS).
• Twenty-three different Auggies saw game time in the victory, with just three players seeing more than 65 minutes of action. Twelve different Auggies had shots in the game.
• In building its 4-0-1 record, Augsburg has now outscored its opponents by a 24-5 margin.
FOR THE FOES
• Jude Le scored an unassisted goal for Hamline in the 38th minute.
• Luke Rimington had four saves for the Pipers.
QUOTES FROM AUGSBURG HEAD COACH GREG HOLKER
• "We started fast in this game and won it in the first 30 minutes. That was a lot of fun to see us go full throttle and attack in a variety of ways. Mizael was unplayable on the edge, creating three of our goals. He was efficient all around today. With Ceazar running in support or past Miz, opponents have tough choices to make, that we are usually able to capitalize on. Kebba continues to score goals for us. I know he wants more than he ended up with, but he is usually in the right spots for opportunities to score. More will come as we polish up on some of those actions in the box."
• "It was annoying to concede a goal, because we did a good enough job of keeping the game in front of us. We had an equipment issue and were playing with 10 men at the time, but Jude Le hit an absolute banger. It was a great goal -- representing Burnsville well.
• "1-0 is a good start, but that is all it is. Tomorrow is a new day and we want to be 1-0 again. There is plenty of room for growth in this group, and I know they will keep working hard to impress all of the people associated with Augsburg men's soccer."
UP NEXT
• Augsburg hosts Saint Mary's in MIAC play on Saturday (9/16) at 5 p.m. at Edor Nelson Field.