NORTHFIELD, Minn. -- Muhammed Keita (JR, Farato, Gambia/Nusrat Senior HS) scored for Augsburg University in the 50th minute, as th Auggies claimed a 1-1, Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference tie with defending NCAA Division III men's soccer national champion St. Olaf College on Saturday afternoon.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Augsburg 1, St. Olaf 1
LOCATION: Rolf Mellby Field, Northfield, Minn.
RECORDS: Augsburg 8-3-5 overall (2-1-4 MIAC), St. Olaf 10-4-2 overall (6-0-1 MIAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED
• Keita scored his third goal of the season in the 50th minute, following a setup off a corner kick. Jacob Thao (SO, St. Paul, Minn./Champlin Park HS) passed a short corner to Mizael Harris (JR, Happy Valley, Ore./La Salle Catholic College Prep HS), who fed the ball to Joseph Swallen (SO, Shoreview, Minn./Mounds View HS) just outside of the 18-yard box. Swallen floated a ball into the six-yard box, and Keita headed the ball to the top right side of the net.
• The teams played a solid, evenly-matched game throughout, with St. Olaf outshooting Augsburg by a 21-17 margin, including a 9-6 shots on-goal advantage. The Oles held the ball for a 52-to-48-percent possession advantage in the game.
• Swallen and defenders Jakob Mohrlok (SR, Stuttgart, Germany/Schonbuch Gymnasium), Eric Riera (SO, Fridley, Minn./Columbia Heights HS), Zachariah Sherian (SO, Blaine, Minn./Blaine HS) and Jeffrey Richter (JR, Portland, Ore./La Salle Catholic College Prep HS) played the full 90 minutes in the contest.
• Goalkeeper Frankie Pinto (FY, Chicago, Ill./Maine South HS) had an impressive game in goal, making eight saves. 

FOR THE FOES
• Dimitri Nair scored following a through ball by Clemente Arcuch Puig in the 62nd minute to tie the game for St. Olaf.
• Ole goalkeeper Jack Hobday had five saves.

QUOTES FROM AUGSBURG HEAD COACH GREG HOLKER
• "This was a much better experience for our program than the last game. We showed up with a level of care and commitment to each other and the program that we expect, and the byproduct was a point on the road at the defending national champs' field." 
• "We were without some key pieces of our team, but the group stepped up and filled in admirably. Cha Vang was outstanding in his minutes in midfield and right back, and Eric Riera did very well at left back. Aside from that, Muhammed Keita is looking more and more like the guy we saw in the early part of the season -- and at exactly the right time. Tomas Menna was a handful and his holdup play was outstanding, and Joseph Swallen was an absolute magician again today."
• "Frankie showed why we wanted him at Augsburg with his incredible performance today. Sensational performance from the underrated first-year."
• "It may not be three points, but it was the type of effort and performance we needed to move forward again. I am so proud of the guys for showing up like this, to show each other that they are not going away any time soon -- no matter who is on the field."

UP NEXT
• Augsburg hosts Carleton in an MIAC game on Wednesday (10/23) at 7:30 p.m. at Edor Nelson Field.