Augsburg Sports Week
News from the week of Sept. 14-21, 1998
Sports Week compiled and written by Jim Peterson (Augsburg
'99) and Don Stoner,
Sports Information Coordinator.
Auggies in action this week (Sept. 22-28):
Football -- at St. Olaf, Saturday, Sept. 26 at 1 p.m. (gamebroadcast
on KKMS-AM 980).
Volleyball -- vs. Hamline at Si Melby Hall, Wednesday, Sept.
23 at 7:30 p.m.; at St. Benedict, Friday, Sept. 25 at 7:30 p.m.
Men's Soccer -- vs. St. Thomas at Anderson-Nelson Field, Tuesday,
Sept. 22 at 7 p.m.; at St. Olaf, Saturday, Sept. 26 at 4 p.m.
Women's Soccer -- at St. Thomas, Wednesday, Sept. 23 at 4 p.m.;
at Luther (Iowa), Sunday, Sept. 27 at 2 p.m.
Men's Golf -- at St. John's Invitational, Saturday-Sunday, Sept.
26-27.
Women's Golf -- at Southwest State Invitational, Saturday-Sunday,
Sept. 26-27.
Auggie Volleyball: Auggies storm through East Coast tour
The volleyball team's final test before the MIAC season came
last week, and the Auggies passed with flying colors. Not only
did the Auggies win all four matches they played, they lost only
one game in the process.
First in line for the Auggies was Massachusetts Institute
of Technology in a match on Thursday. It took Augsburg a game
to find its stride, as it fell 17-15. The Auggies stormed back
however, taking the next three games from MIT 15-10, 15-12, 15-12.
Angie Rieger, just back from injury, dominated the net
with 13 kills in the four games. Tasha Hamann served
up Rieger and the rest of the Auggies with 35 assists.
After dismantling MIT, the Auggies participated in the Brandeis
Invitational in Waltham, Mass., on Saturday. The Auggies continued
to shine, winning nine straight games against Massachusetts schools
and taking the tournament championship home to Minnesota. First
the Auggies played the host school, Brandeis, winning convincingly
(15-13, 15-7, 15-6). Jessica Ness had eight kills for
the Auggies in that match. Augsburg then knocked off St. Joseph's
in three (15-5, 15-5, 15-9), before dispatching Emerson in an
easy win (15-3, 15-2, 15-1).
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Auggie Football: Auggies get MIAC victory over Hamline
Things weren't looking particularly good for the Augsburg
football team at halftime of last Saturday's game against Hamline.
The Auggies were only ahead 7-0, and their starting quarterback,
Paul Tetzloff, was out of the game with an injury. The
Auggies responded however, as freshman quarterback Joe Thorvig
led the Auggies to a 24-14 victory in the MIAC opener. Augsburg
is now 2-0 overall.
Of course, Thorvig didn't do the job alone, and leading the supporting
cast was the ever-impressive Scott Hvistendahl. Hvistendahl
had nine catches for 161 yards and the game-winning touchdown
in the fourth quarter to give Augsburg the win. Tight end Tim
Hamer had five catches and two touchdowns.
Leading the defensive effort, which held the Pipers to only
240 yards of offense, was Andy Howard (11 tackles) and
Steve Sathre, who had seven tackles, including three for
loss. The Augsburg defense forced four fumbles in the game,
raising their season total to seven. Augsburg has 13 takeaways
and just five giveaways on the season, and Auggie quarterbacks
have not thrown an interception so far this season.
The Auggies (2-0, 1-0 MIAC) travel to St. Olaf for their next
contest. Augsburg will look to break two long streaks in the
game against the Oles -- Augsburg has not won a game in Northfield,
against either Carleton or St. Olaf, since 1978 (a 28-7 win at
Carleton), and Augsburg's last win at St. Olaf's home field came
in 1928 (a 13-0 win).
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Auggie Cross Country: Auggies compete at St. Olaf Invitational
Both Augsburg's men's and women's cross country teams ran
in the St. Olaf Invitational on Saturday, with the men finishing
10th and the women in 17th place. Eric Bloemendal led
the Auggies in his first race of the season after missing last
week's race with an injury. Bloemendal crossed the finish line
at 27:40, good enough for a 22nd-place finish overall. Lawrence
Mboga (33rd) and Christian Dawson (35th) also ran
well for the Auggies in the race.
Chrissy Baune was the women's team's top finisher with
a time of 22:03. Baune was followed to the finish line by Teresa
Lewandowski who finished the race in 22:09.
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Auggie Men's Golf: Auggies place fifth at NDSU Invite
Augsburg's men's golf team competed at the North Dakota State
University/Irv Kaiser Invitational over the weekend. The Auggies
had another impressive showing, ending up fifth overall. MIAC
rival Gustavus was the tournament champion. Augsburg's second
team also played well, finishing in 13th place.
The Auggies were paced by Kevin VanRossum, whose three-day
total of 229 was good enough for a fifth place individual finish.
Todd Tourand also finished in the top 10 for the Auggies
with a three-day total of 233.
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Auggie Women's Soccer: A rough outing in MIAC opener
The MIAC season got off to a rocky start for the women's
soccer team. The Auggies travelled to Northfield last Tuesday,
where they got a cool reception from Carleton, falling 7-1.
The Carls ripped off three goals before the first half was
over, putting the Auggies into a deep whole. Things got worse
in the second half as Carleton got four more goals before Brenda
Selander put the Auggies on the board with four minutes left.
An MIAC home game with Hamline on Saturday was postponed because
of severe weather. A rescheduling date has not been set yet.
The Auggies record now stands at 0-1 in the MIAC and 1-2 overall.
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Auggie Men's Soccer: Auggies shut out in MIAC opener
The Auggies' MIAC season began at Anderson-Nelson Field last
Wednesday, where the visiting Carleton Knights shut out the Auggies
1-0.
The game was scoreless at the half before Carleton snuck a
goal past goalie Morgan Davidsen. The Auggies were outshot
12-2 in the defeat. The loss ended Augsburg's two-game winning
streak, and dropped their record to 2-3, 0-1 in the MIAC.
Augsburg was to play at Hamline on Saturday afternoon, but
a scheduling conflict at Hamline forced the game to be postponed.
A rescheduling date has not been set yet.
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Auggie Women's Golf: Auggies top Carleton in dual meet
Augsburg's women's golf team, playing in cold and windy conditions
in Northfield, topped Carleton 407-498 in a dual meet on Monday.
Andrea Sievert took medalist honors for the Auggies
with a 92, the lone round under 100 among the eight golfers.
Liz Cebula shot a 100, Erica Huls shot a 107 and
Becky Esser shot a 108.
Augsburg competes in the Southwest State Invitational in Marshall,
Minn., this weekend.
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Who's In The Zone?
Angie Rieger, Sophomore, Volleyball
-- In first matches back after an early-season ankle injury,
leads Auggies with 35 kills and nine blocks (eight solo) in four
match victories on successful Auggie trip to Massachusetts!
Joe Thorvig, Freshman, Football
-- Coming in for injured starting QB Paul Tetzloff midway
through Saturday's game against Hamline, throws for 163 yards
and two TDs, leading Auggies on game-winning drive in the fourth
quarter!
Eric Bloemendal, Sophomore, Cross Country
-- In first action of the season after missing last week's race
due to injury, shaved one minute off last year's season-opening
time with 27:40, 22nd-place finish at St. Olaf Invitational!
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