WINONA, Minn. -- The Augsburg University men's soccer team scored three goals in a 4:07 span in the second half en route to a 4-2 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference victory over Saint Mary's on Saturday afternoon.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Augsburg 4, Saint Mary's 2
LOCATION: Ochrymowycz Field, Winona, Minn.
RECORDS: Augsburg 7-1-1 overall (2-0-0 MIAC), Saint Mary's 5-3-0 overall (0-1-0 MIAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED
• Trailing 1-0 after a Saint Mary's goal in the ninth minute, Augsburg scored three goals in a 4:07 span to take the lead for good. Augsburg outshot Saint Mary's by a 12-2 margin in the first half, en route to a 24-7 advantage in the game. The Auggies also held the ball by a 56-to-44-percent margin over the Cardinals.
• Jeffrey Richter (JR, Portland, Ore./La Salle Catholic College Prep HS) opened the scoring for the Auggies at the 24:05 mark, scoring off a corner kick by Joseph Swallen (JR, Shoreview, Minn./Mounds View HS). 
• Tomas Menna (SR, Coon Rapids, Minn./Coon Rapids HS) then scored a pair of goals in a 40-second span, for his second career multi-goal game. In the 28th minute, he scored on a shot in front following a steal, drive up the right wing and pass across the 18-yard box by Remus Repcak (SO, Tualatin, Ore./Tualatin HS). In the 29th minute, he chipped the ball for his third goal of the season in front, following a through pass by Repcak and a left-wing drive by Ceazar Daniell (JR, Portland, Ore./Cleveland HS).
• After the Cardinals cut the lead to 3-2 in the 74th minute, Mitchel Munzing (JR, Portland, Ore./Grant HS) extended his goal-scoring streak to five straight games with his seventh goal of the season in the 76th minute, completing a give-and-go with Owen Salzwedel (SO, St. Anthony Village, Minn./St. Anthony Village HS). Salzwedel took a pass from Munzing and executed a back-heel flick back to him, and Munzing sprinted into the 18-yard box for a goal.
• Twenty different Auggies saw game action, with 13 different Auggies taking one or more shots.
• Frankie Pinto (FY, Chicago, Ill./Maine South HS) had two saves in goal to score the victory.

FOR THE FOES
• Cohan Hare and Diego Giles scored goals for Saint Mary's.
• Cardinal goalkeeper Daniel Sessler had nine saves.

QUOTES FROM AUGSBURG HEAD COACH GREG HOLKER
• "Remus Repcak put in a shift today and created several great goal-scoring opportunities for the team. He was just outstanding on the edge from start to finish. Menna scored two from Remus, and was so close to a hat trick. He just ran into Daniel Sessler, who was unbelievable on the day. Without him, that scoreline is very different. I don't know what the final tally was, but he was special and that save he made on the penalty that would have made the game 4-1 was incredible."
• "I don't love that we gave up a goal 30 seconds after a lightning delay, but I do love how we bounced back to score three quick goals as a response. Their second goal came in transition after our missed penalty and added a little stress, but we once again responded well when Owen rolled Mitch in to keep his hot streak rolling." 
• "We got our points, and now have to quickly recover because UW-River Falls is at Edor Nelson Field tomorrow for a 5 p.m. kickoff. We will likely have to mix up the squad, but what a great opportunity for some guys that are looking to help on the field."

UP NEXT
• Augsburg hosts Wisconsin-River Falls in a nonconference game on Sunday (9/22) at 5 p.m. at Edor Nelson Field.