MINNEAPOLIS -- Paced by a three-goal hat trick by Mitchel Munzing (JR, Portland, Ore./Grant HS), the Augsburg University men's soccer erupted with seven goals in the second half, claiming a 7-1 nonconference victory over Crown College on Wednesday evening.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Augsburg 7, Crown 1
LOCATION: Edor Nelson Field, Minneapolis
RECORDS: Augsburg 4-1-1 overall,Crown 0-2-0 overall

HOW IT HAPPENED
• Unable to play in the first half due to attending his physics class lab, Munzing arrived in the second half and instantly made a difference in the Auggie lineup, tying the game at 1-1 as he completed a give-and-go with Remus Repcak (SO, Tualatin, Ore./Tualatin HS) in the 53rd minute.
• Tomas Menna (SR, Coon Rapids, Minn./Coon Rapids HS) gave the Auggies the lead in the 66th minute, completing a three-way passing play from Munzing and Owen Salzwedel (SO, St. Anthony Village, Minn./St. Anthony Village HS) with a sliding shot on the left side of the goal.
• Munzing completed his second career hat trick with two goals in a 25-second span in the 74th minute. He scored on a blast from from the top of the 18-yard box off a centering pass from Mickey Daniel (SO, Woodbury, Minn./Tartan HS), then scored in front on a rebound off a Eric Riera (SO, Fridley, Minn./Columbia Heights HS) shot.
• Anderson Homan (FY, Elkhorn, Neb./Elkhorn HS) scored his first collegiate goal on a twisting, back-heel shot off a corner kick by Daniel in the 81st minute.
• Christian Riera (JR, Fridley, Minn./Columbia Heights HS) scored his second collegiate goal on a rebound off a Christopher Plaza (FY, New Brighton, Minn./St. Anthony Village HS) shot in the 85th minute, and Plaza capped the scoring with his first collegiate goal, taking a long pass from Homan off his chest in front and tapping the ball in the net in the 88th minute.
• Augsburg surrendered a Crown free-kick goal from 45 yards out with seven seconds left in the first half, but took command after Munzing's second-half entry, and a red card given to a Crown player in the 58th minute, leaving the Polars down to 10 men. After holding possession by a 56-to-44-percent margin in the first half, the Auggies dominated possesion in the second half, ending up with a game advantage of 64-to-36 percent.
• Augsburg outshot Crown by a 30-5 margin in the game, including an 18-1 advantage in the second half. Augsburg had 23 shots on-target, compared to two by Crown. The Auggies also had 11 corner kicks to Crown's one. Twenty-one Auggies saw game action.
• Augsburg used three goalkeepers in the game -- Frankie Pinto (FY, Chicago, Ill./Maine South HS), Luke Omodt (SR, St. Anthony Village, Minn./St. Anthony Village HS)and Andrew Ziebarth (SO, Willmar, Minn./Willmar HS).

FOR THE FOES
• Serni Batalla scored Crown's lone goal on a free kick in the final seconds of the first half.
• Leo Roque had 12 saves in 77 minutes in goal, with Will Parcher getting two saves in the final 13 minutes.

QUOTES FROM AUGSBURG HEAD COACH GREG HOLKER
• "I couldn't be happier for Mickey Daniel. This guy just works his tail off every single day, supports his teammates, never complains -- he is the consummate program player. Today, he showed me I can do a better job with squad selection. He was incredible. His contributions rise well above the assists. When he got in the game, it all got better."
• "Mitch arrived at halftime from his lab, and contributed to four goals in 21 minutes. It was madness watching him operate. I love his competitive spirit and grit. He's exactly the engine we need to move forward."
• "Anderson scores and sets up another with a gorgeous service from distance -- what a great reward for him in the early part of his career. He's another that grinds and works and understands he's not at the top of the depth chart -- so this was really fun to watch him contribute for his first collegiate points."

UP NEXT
• Augsburg hosts Wisconsin-Whitewater in a nonconference game on Saturday (9/14) at 7 p.m. at Edor Nelson Field.