Augsburg Sports Week
News from the week of Sept. 21-28, 1998
Sports Week compiled and written by Jim Peterson (Augsburg
'99) and Don Stoner,
Sports Information Coordinator.
Auggies in action this week (Sept. 29-Oct. 5):
Football -- vs St. John's at Anderson-Nelson Field, Saturday,
Oct. 3 at 7 p.m. (game broadcast on KKMS-AM 980).
Volleyball -- at St. Mary's, Wednesday, Sept. 30 at 7:30 p.m.;
at St. Thomas, Friday, Oct. 2 at 7:30 p.m.; vs. Gustavus at Si
Melby Hall, Saturday, Oct. 3 at 3 p.m.
Men's Soccer -- at Bethel, Tuesday, Sept. 30 at 4 p.m.; vs Northland
at Anderson-Nelson Field, Sunday, Oct. 4, at 4 p.m.
Women's Soccer -- at UW-Eau Claire, Wednesday, Sept. 30 at 4
p.m.; vs. Bethel at Anderson-Nelson Field, Sunday, Saturday,
Oct. 3 at 1 p.m.
Men's Golf -- at Twin Cities Classic, Saturday-Monday, Oct. 3-5,
Bunker Hills GC.
Women's Golf -- at MIAC Championships, Saturday-Sunday, Oct.
3-4, Oakdale CC in Hutchinson, Minn. (Augsburg hosts).
M/W Cross Country at UW-Eau Claire Invitational, Friday,
Oct. 2 at 4:30 p.m.
Auggie Football: Auggies squeak by St. Olaf
It was 1928 when the Auggies last won a football game at Manitou
Field in St. Olaf, and 1978 when Augsburg last won against either
St. Olaf or Carleton in Northfield. Until Thane Drier's
62-yard touchdown run midway through the fourth quarter on Saturday,
it looked like those streaks would continue. The Auggies prevailed
31-24, however on the strength of Drier's 117-yard performance.
Linebacker Andy Howard got the Auggies off on the right
track with his 31-yard interception return for a touchdown on
the games's opening drive. Howard had the right stuff for the
Auggies all day, leading them with 11 tackles and breaking up
a pass en route to selection as MIAC Defensive Player of the
Week. Guillaume Paek and Jason Van Houten each
had 2.5 sacks for the Auggies as the team recorded seven total
sacks.
Augsburg (2-0 MIAC, 3-0 overall) now gets ready to battle
also-undefeated St. John's this weekend. This contest will take
place at Anderson-Nelson Field on Oct. 3 at 7 p.m. Both Augsburg
and St. John's are ranked in the Football Gazette Division III
national poll, with the Auggies ranked 9th (Augsburg's highest
ranking ever) and the Johnnies ranked 19th. Gates will open
at 5 p.m. for Saturday's contest.
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Auggie Volleyball: Auggies win in five against Hamline
The volleyball team rallied from a 2-1 deficit to claim its
first MIAC victory of the season, a 3-2 match win over Hamline
last Wednesday at Si Melby Hall. The Auggies had to rally after
losing the first game, 17-15, but came back to win the second,
15-9, before falling behind again at 15-13. But wins in the fourth
game, 16-14, and in the rally-scoring fifth game, 15-7, produced
victory for the Auggies.
Angie Rieger continued to play solid volleyball for
the Auggies, with 20 kills and 20 digs. Jessica Ness added
nine kills and 22 digs, while Cassi Van Ausdall had a
team-high 23 digs to go with eight kills. Tasha Hamann
shined in the setting position, with 52 assists in the five games.
On Friday night, the Auggies were swept by one of the top
teams in the conference, St. Benedict, 17-15, 15-8 and 15-9.
Lisa Nos had eight kills and 15 digs to lead the Auggies.
Hamann had 26 assists and Ness had a team-high three service
aces.
Augsburg, off to one of its best starts in recent years at
8-3 overall, have three important conference matches this week,
traveling to St. Mary's on Wednesday and St. Thomas on Friday
before hosting Gustavus Saturday at 3 p.m.
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Auggie Men's Golf: Auggies finish 2nd at St. John's Invitational
The men's golf team continued to play well at the St. John's
Invitational over the weekend. Led by Robert Wagner's
two-day total of 153, the Auggies finished second to host St.
John's in the tournament. Wagner finished fourth overall in
the tournament. As a team, Augsburg shot 624, just nine strokes
off the pace set by the Johnnies. Todd Tourand and Kevin
Van Rossum both shot 156 for the Auggies, who were also in
second place after the first day of the tournament.
The Auggies also faced Macalester in a dual meet last Wednesday
at Highland Park Golf Club in St. Paul, with Augsburg's two squads
scoring 292 and 309, compared to Macalester's 324. Van Rossum
shined for Augsburg in the single-round meet, scoring an even-par
72, while Wagner and Chris McLeod each shot a 73.
Next up for Augsburg is one of the top college meets of the
fall, the Twin Cities Classic, this weekend.
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Auggie Women's Golf: Auggies place ninth at SSU Invitational
Andrea Sievert finished in the top 20 to lead the Auggies
to a ninth place finish at the Southwest State Invitational.
Sievert shot a 88 and 90 in the two-day event. Liz Cebula
was right behind Sievert with a 179 in the tournament.
The Auggies will next compete at the MIAC Championships this
weekend. The Auggies will be hosting the event, which will be
held at the Oakdale Golf Club in Hutchinson, Minn. The tournament
starts at 12 noon on Saturday, and at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday.
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Auggie Women's Soccer: Auggies suffer shutout losses
The women's soccer team lost a MIAC match to St. Thomas last
week. The Auggies struggled both offensively and defensively
in the 4-0 loss. St. Thomas outshot the Auggies 25-0 in the
game. Goalie Beth Petrik had 21 saves for the Auggies.
On Sunday, the Auggies traveled to Decorah, Iowa, to take
on Luther College in a nonconference game, but the result was
another shutout loss, 2-0. Luther outshot Augsburg 30-3, and
Petrik made 16 saves. Augsburg is now 1-4 overall and 0-2 in
the MIAC, and hosts Bethel Saturday at 1 p.m. at Anderson-Nelson
Field.
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Auggie Men's Soccer: Second half hurts Auggies
The Auggies were tied at the half with St. Thomas, but weren't
able to hold on, losing their second MIAC game 3-1. Eric
Roy got the Auggies out to a quick start, scoring just 30
seconds into the game. St. Thomas got three unanswered goals
however to beat the Auggies.
On Saturday, the Auggies traveled to Northfield to take on
St. Olaf, but a mixup in starting times for the game gave the
decision to St. Olaf on a forfeit. The game may be rescheduled.
Augsburg will look to get back on the winning track when it
travels to Bethel on Wednesday. Augsburg hosts Northland (Wis.)
on Sunday at 4 p.m.
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Who's In The Zone?
Robert Wagner, Freshman, Men's Golf
-- Finished fourth in the competition with a 153 at the St. John's
Invitational over the weekend, and had a 73 to place second at
a dual meet against Macalester!
Thane Drier, Senior, Football
-- Runs for 117 yards on 12 carries, including the go-ahead score
on a 62-yard run in the fourth quarter, leading the Auggies to
an unbeaten start and a 31-24 win at St. Olaf!
Andrea Sievert, Senior, Women's Golf
-- Finishes 20th with a 178 score at the Southwest State Invitational
over the weekend in Marshall, leading Augsburg to a ninth-place
finish!
Andy Howard, Sophomore, Football
-- Named MIAC Defensive Player of the Week after intercepting
a pass for a 31-yard TD against St. Olaf, also recording a team-high
11 tackles (six solo), currently leads team in tackles!
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