News Archives - 2008

Men's soccer advances to NCAA playoffs

For the first time in school history, the Augsburg College men's soccer team has qualified for the NCAA Division III national tournament, and will travel to Spokane, Wash., to face Whitworth College on Thursday (11/13) at 1 p.m. (Pacific time; 3 p.m., Twin Cities time).

The Auggies (11-3-6 overall) earned one of 16 at-large (Pool C) berths in the national tournament after a run to the finals of the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference postseason playoffs. The Auggies claimed a 3-0 victory at Gustavus in the semifinals on Tuesday, then played to a 0-0, two-overtime draw with Carleton in the finals on Saturday, with the Knights claiming the playoff title in a 5-3, penalty-kick shootout.

Whitworth (14-2-3 overall) won the Northwest Conference championship for the second straight year and is making its fifth NCAA tournament appearance since 2001. The Pirates are 7-4 in tournament history. It's the fifth time Whitworth has hosted an NCAA Division III national tournament contest. The Pirates clinched a tournament berth with a 4-0 win over Pacific (Ore.) on Saturday.

The winner of Thursday's game will advance to face Redlands (Calif. 16-4-2) in the second round on Sunday (11/16) in Redlands, Calif. The Bulldogs won the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference title with a 2-1, two-overtime victory over Pomona-Pitzer (Calif.) in the SCIAC playoff title game on Saturday. Redlands is one of six teams to receive a first-round bye in the national tournament.

Augsburg will enter the national tournament on a roll, with a five-game unbeaten streak (3-0-2), all by shutout -- a streak of 490 minutes without surrendering a goal. Augsburg is 5-1-3 in its last nine games. Augsburg has surrendered just 10 goals this season (0.47 goals-against-average), while scoring 32.

Read more about Augsburg men's soccer and follow the team at the playoffs.

UPDATE: Soccer Game Viewing Party

Come watch the Augsburg men's soccer team battle Whitworth University in the first round of the NCAA Division III championships! We will be showing a live feed from Whitworth University on a big screen in the Christensen Center Student Lounge. The game starts Thursday at 3 p.m. We will be serving popcorn and pop. Come wearing your maroon and help us cheer on the Auggie men's soccer team!

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