MINNEAPOLIS -- Carver Tierney (SR, Buffalo, Minn./Buffalo HS) recorded his second hat trick in as many games, scoring three goals with an assist in the first half in the Augsburg University men's soccer team's 7-0 nonconference victory over the University of Northwestern-St. Paul on Wednesday evening at Edor Nelson Field.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Augsburg 7, Northwestern-St. Paul 0
LOCATION: Edor Nelson Field, Minneapolis
RECORDS: Augsburg 3-0-0 overall, Northwestern-St. Paul 0-2-0 overall

HOW IT HAPPENED
• Tierney figured in the scoring in Augsburg's first four goals of the game, coming in a 16:36 span during the opening half-hour of play. He opened the scoring on a penalty kick in the 14th minute, scored from Remus Repcak (JR, Tualatin, Ore./Tualatin HS) in the 17th minute, assisted on the first goal of the season by Mitchel Munzing (SR, Portland, Ore./Grant HS) in the 18th minute, and scored from Cole Pettit (JR, Milwaukee, Wis./Nicolet HS) and Eric Riera (JR, Fridley, Minn./Columbia Heights HS) in the 31st minute.
• The Auggies added three more goals in the second half, as several reserves got extended playing time. Munzing scored his second goal of the game in the 60th minute from Asher Johnson (JR, Waconia, Minn./Waconia HS), followed shortly after by an unassisted tally by Mizael Harris (SR, Happy Valley, Ore./La Salle Catholic College Prep HS).
• Gideon Lubin (FY, Princeton, N.J./West Windsor-Plainsboro North HS) capped the Auggie scoring with his first collegiate goal, assisted by Caleb Ibarra (FY, Anoka, Minn./Champlin Park HS) and Diego Veit (SR, Vina Del Mar, Chile/Centro Educacional de Adulos Rafael Sotomayor) in the 73rd minute.
• Augsburg outshot Northwestern by a 19-6 margin, with a 10-2 advantage in shots on-goal. Christian Hodges (FY, New Albany, Ohio/Tree of Life Christian School) had two saves in 70 minutes, with Andrew Ziebarth (JR, Willmar, Minn./Willmar HS) completing the final 20 minutes.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE
• Augsburg has now outscored its opponents by a 17-0 margin in its first three games of the season, a goal total that leads all NCAA Division III schools nationally.
• Tierney's seven goals are also most among Division III players nationally.

QUOTES FROM AUGSBURG COACH GREG HOLKER
• "I think it's safe to say Carver Tierney is gonna be a handful this year. After going through a little funk in the early part of preseason, he has just unleashed in the last two games. Add Mitchel and Miz to the scoring threat, and this group has some potential to grab vital goals in difficult games ahead."
• "The entire team was excited for Gideon to get his first goal -- he's proven to be a big personality in the team, and we are all cheering for him. I thought Chris Plaza was really good tonight, controlling the rhythm for the second group from a deeper position in midfield."
• "We aren't yet full strength, and won't be into this difficult weekend, but hope to be by the time MIAC play gets started in two weeks time. Nothing is easy and we have to keep working hard every day, staying consistent with what we can control, and then let the rest fall into place."

FOR THE FOES
• Hayden DeAnnuntis had two saves in 67 minutes for Northwestern-St. Paul, with Logan Mooney recording a save in 23 minutes of relief.

UP NEXT
• Augsburg travels to face Luther College (Iowa) in a nonconference match on Friday (9/5) at 7 p.m. in Decorah, Iowa.