Nov. 16, 2007

OLATHE, Kan. - A late come back falls short for No. 7 Southern Nazarene as they fell to No. 10 Auburn-Montgomery, 3-2.  Down by three goals the Crimson Storm scored twice in a span of 21 seconds but it wasn't enough as their unbeaten season comes to an end with its first loss of the year.

Sophomore defender Kari Arsaelsson's header off of a corner kick at the 10 minute mark gave Auburn-Montgomery an early 1-0 lead.  Agust Agustsson and Steinthor Thosteinss both picked up assists on the goal.  Arsaelsson put the Senators up 2-0 in the 25th minute when he found the back of the net from five yards out on a direct kick from Agustsson.

Senior forward Magnus Olafsson gave Auburn-Montgomery a commanding three-goal lead in the 74th minute with his 12th goal of the season. Msveinn Jonsson had the assist.

Sothern Nazarene got back into the game with two late goals in the 88th minute.  Creag Robertson put the Crimson Storm on the scoreboard at 87:18 with an unassisted goal.  Sophomore Thierry Gakire cut the deficit to one goal when he took a pass from Eric Ouedraogo and found the net at 88:41.

SNU had an 8-3 advantage on the shots in the second half but the Senators' goalie Nenad Cudic made five saves in the net for Auburn-Montgomery.

The Senators will improve their overall record to 16-4-0 and will advance to the quarterfinals on Saturday, Nov. 17th to face No. 2 Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) at 4:30 p.m. Southern Nazarene's unbeaten season comes to an end with its first loss of the year. The Crimson Storm will drop to 18-1-1.