MINNEAPOLIS -- For the fourth time in school history, the Augsburg University men's soccer team will be competing in the NCAA Division III National Tournament, and for the first time ever, the Auggies will play host to first- and second-round games at Edor Nelson Field.
Augsburg (16-2-2 overall) received one of 21 at-large bids in the 64-team NCAA Division III tournament field, and will host Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference champion Occidental College (Calif., 10-5-4) on Saturday (11/15) at 11 a.m. (Central) at Edor Nelson Field. At-large selections Gustavus Adolphus College (14-5-1) and Edgewood College (Wis., 15-2-2) will meet in Saturday's other first-round game at Edor Nelson Field at 1:30 p.m. (Central). The winners of the two first-round games will meet in a second-round matchup on Sunday (11/16) at 1 p.m. (Central) at Edor Nelson Field.
Ticket information will be available soon, and linked on this page.
AUGSBURG VS. OCCIDENTAL • SATURDAY 11/15 • 11 AM (CT)
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FIRST-EVER MEETING BETWEEN AUGSBURG AND OCCIDENTAL
AUGSBURG (16-2-2): As of tournament selections on Monday, Augsburg enters the NCAA national tournament as the
No. 2-ranked team in the NCAA NPI (NCAA Power Index) national rankings, the
No. 1 NPI team in Region IX, the
No. 2-ranked team in the final regular-season (Nov. 4) United Soccer Coaches Division III national poll and
No. 1-ranked team in Region IX ... Augsburg is making its fourth-ever appearance in the NCAA Division III national tournament (2008, 2010, 2018) and first-ever time hosting NCAA tournament games, and is 2-3-1 all-time in NCAA playoff competition, all under 22nd-year head coach
Greg Holker ... Augsburg opened the 2025 season with a 10-game winning streak, the second-longest winning streak in the 58-season history of the men's soccer program, outscoring its opponents by a 31-2 margin in the process ... Augsburg's only two losses both came to Saint John's -- a 5-2 road loss on Sept. 30 and a 2-1 home loss in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference postseason playoffs on Nov. 3 ... Augsburg tied fellow NCAA tournament selection St. Olaf 2-2 on Oct. 25 and Bethel 2-2 on Oct. 15 ... Augsburg has outscored its opponents by a 54-14 margin, with its plus-40 goal differential tied for 12th-best among NCAA teams nationally ... Augsburg has seven games scoring three-plus goals ... Augsburg's 54 goals are 16th-most in Division III, and its 0.70 team goals against-average is 28th-best ... Augsburg has 13 team shutouts, third-most in Division III ... First-year goalkeeper
Christian Hodges has seen action in all but 19:35 of the Auggies' 1,800 minutes played this season, with a 15-2-2 record, 12 shutouts, a 0.71 GAA and .857 save percentage (84 saves) ... Hodges' 15 wins are most in a single season in school history, with his 12 individual shutouts tied for a single-season school record ... Senior forward
Carver Tierney, a transfer from D-I Mercyhurst (Pa.), leads the Auggies with 17 goals and 39 points (5 assists), a single-season school record for goals and tied for the single-season record for points ... Senior midfielder
Mitchel Munzing has 8 goals and 9 assists for 25 points.
OCCIDENTAL (10-5-4): As of tournament selections on Monday, Occidental enters the NCAA national tournamentÂ
ranked No. 129 in the NCAA NPI (NCAA Power Index) national rankings ... Occidental is making its second-ever appearance in the NCAA Division III national tournament (2023), and is 2-1-0 all-time in NCAA tournament competition, all under 15th-year head coach Rod Lafaurie (140-111-31 career record) ... Occidental tied for the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference regular-season title with Redlands, and shut out Redlands in the SCIAC tournament title game last Saturday, earning the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament ... The Tigers enter the NCAA tournament on a five-game winning streak, outscoring their opponents 13-4 in the process, including a 4-1 win over La Verne in the SCIAC semifinals last Thursday ... The Tigers have outscored their opponents by a 42-26 margin this season, with four team shutouts and eight games scoring three-plus goals ... Devin Bening leads Occidental with 11 goals and 25 points (3 assists), while Elijah Edelman has 21 points (5 goals, 11 assists) ... Edelman's 11 assists for tied for 6th most in Division III ... The Tigers have used four goalkeepers this season, with Carlos Abram (8 games, 5-1-0 record, 2 shutouts) and Joseph Bassett (7 games, 2-3-2 record) leading the way.
GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS VS. EDGEWOOD • SATURDAY 11/15 • 1:30 PM (CT)
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SECOND-EVER MEETING BETWEEN EDGEWOOD AND GUSTAVUS (0-0 2OT TIE ON SEPT. 1, 2006 AT EDGEWOOD)
GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS (14-5-1): As of tournament selections on Monday, Gustavus enters the NCAA national tournament as the
No. 20-ranked team in the NCAA NPI (NCAA Power Index) national rankings, the
No. 5 NPI team in Region IX,
receiving votes in the final regular-season (Nov. 4) United Soccer Coaches Division III national poll and
No. 5-ranked team in Region IX ... Gustavus is making its 17th appearance in the NCAA Division III national tournament (1993, 1994, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024), and is 14-12-9Â all-time in NCAA playoff competition, finishing as national runner-up in 2005 ... Gustavus is in its first season under head coach Tyler Oliver, who had served four seasons (2019-22) as an assistant coach with the Gusties, before spending the 2023 and 2024 seasons at Hamline (14-5-1 at Gustavus, 36-17-4 overall)Â ... Gustavus and Edgewood were scheduled to face each other on Sept. 9 in St. Peter, Minn., but the game was canceled due to inclement weather and field conditions ... One of four Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference teams to make the NCAA tournament, Gustavus has won four of its last five games, outscoring its opponents by a 13-2 margin in those contests ... The Gusties shut out Bethel 3-0 on Nov. 3 in the MIAC playoff quarterfinals, and lost to Macalester 2-1 in the MIAC semifinals last Thursday ... Gustavus has outscored its opponents by a 45-25 margin, with eight games scoring three-plus goals ... Joe Flory leads the Gusties with 34 points (14 goals, 6 assists) and Kieran Mahan has 30 points (12 goals, 6 assists) ... Flory's 7 game-winning goals are 2nd-most in Division III ... Gustavus has used five goalies this season, with Jackson Baker appearing in 9 games (8-1-0, 3 shutouts, 0.73 GAA) and Vikram Couto appearing in 8 games (3-2-1, 2 shutouts, 1.22 GAA).
EDGEWOOD (15-2-2):Â As of tournament selections on Monday, Edgewood enters the NCAA national tournament as the
No. 30-ranked team in the NCAA NPI (NCAA Power Index) national rankings, the
No. 3 NPI team in Region VIII,
receiving votes in the final regular-season (Nov. 4) United Soccer Coaches Division III national poll and
No. 3-ranked team in Region VIIIÂ ... Edgewood is making its fourth-ever appearance in the NCAA Division III national tournament (1999, 2004, 2005), its first as an at-large selection, and is 0-3-0Â all-time in NCAA playoff competition ... Edgewood alum Tim Bruner '03 is in his third season as Edgewood's head coach (40-13-7 record) ... The Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference regular-season champion for the second straight year, Edgewood won 14 games in a row (non-exhibition) games in a row before losing 2-0 to Milwaukee School of Engineering (Wis.) in the NACC tournament championship game on Nov. 4 ... The Eagles advanced to the NACC title game with a 4-0 win over Marian (Wis.) on Nov. 1 ... Edgewood has outscored its opponents by a 60-8 margin, with its 60 goals tied for 6th-most in Division III nationally, its plus-52 goal differential second-best nationally and its 0.44 GAA fourth-best nationally ... Edgewood's 12 team shutouts are tied for 4th-most nationally ... The Eagles are led in scoring by Connor Gage (11 goals, 4 assists, 26 points) ... Four goalkeepers have seen action for Edgewood this season, with Maverick Van Laanen (16 games, 13-1-2 record, 6 shutouts, 0.44 GAA) seeing the most time in goal.
