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Augsburg's Nick Schlieman, Mike Matson named to D3football.com All-West Region teams 2005 D3FOOTBALL.COM ALL-WEST REGION TEAM -- CLICK HERE
Schlieman was named to the first team as a punter, while Matson earned second-team honors as a linebacker. A total of 75 individuals were selected for the All-West Region squads (three teams of 25 players each) by West Region sports information directors and staff from D3football.com, a national website that covers NCAA Division III football. The West Region covers schools in the Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Northwest and Southern California conferences, along with regional independents. In its first season under head coach Frank Haege, Augsburg finished 1-9 overall, 1-7 in MIAC play in 2005. Schlieman, the lone punter in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference to average 38.0 yards or more per punt each of the last four seasons, led the MIAC in both overall (41.4 yards per punt) and conference-only (40.7 yards per punt) punting in 2005. Through games of Dec. 3, Schlieman ranked seventh nationally among NCAA Division III players in overall punting average (41.4). As a team, Augsburg currently ranks first nationally in team net punting average (punt yardage minus return yards/touchbacks) with a 37.68 average. Of his 56 punts this season, Schlieman had 26 punts of 40-49 yards, four punts of 50-59 yards and a season-long punt of 68 yards, against just two touchbacks and three fair catches. He placed 15 of his punts inside the opponent 20-yard line. In his career, Schlieman averaged 40.1 yards per punt (222 punts, 8,900 yards), with 77 punts of 40-49 yards, 28 punts of 50-59 yards and seven punts of 60 yards or better, including a school-record 74-yarder in the 2003 season. As the Auggies' field-goal kicker this season, he was 6-for-14 with a long of 46 yards. Matson, a linebacker, finished the season with 155 tackles (74 solo), leading the MIAC in both overall (15.5 tackles per game) and MIAC play (138, 17.3 tackles per game). Matson is ranked second nationally among Division III players in total tackles (15.5 per game), as one of just two Division III players to average 15.0 or more tackles per game this season. He also ranks sixth nationally in solo tackles (7.4 per game). In his career, Matson has 245 tackles (100 solo), including 13.5 tackles for loss, 6.5 sacks, four forced fumbles and two blocked kicks. This season, Matson was named MIAC Player of the Week and Football Gazette Co-National Defensive Player of the Week following a 22-tackle (eight solo) performance with a sack and two blocked kicks in Augsburg's 19-13, two-overtime victory over Hamline on Oct. 15. He later earned D3football.com Team of the Week honors following a career-high 28-tackle (nine solo) performance in Augsburg's 17-14 loss to Bethel on Nov. 4. He had double-figure totals in tackles eight times this season, reaching the 20-tackle plateau three times. To return to Augsburg Football, click here To return to Augsburg Athletics, click here Augsburg College, a college of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, is a member of the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III. This is the official web site for Augsburg
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MINNEAPOLIS (12/9/05) -- Augsburg College football players Nick Schlieman (Sr., Burnsville, Minn.) and Mike Matson (Jr., Cedar, Minn./St. Francis HS) were named to the D3football.com All-West Region teams, it was announced on Friday.