Nov. 17, 2005

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.- Magnus Olafsson scored two of No. 4-seed Auburn University Montgomery's (Ala.) three second-half goals to put the match out of reach as the Senators prevailed 5-0 against No. 20 seed McKendree College (Ill.) to advance to the quarterfinals of the 47th Annual NAIA Men's Soccer National Championship Thursday morning on the campus of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.

McKendree, which upset No. 13-seed Grand View (Iowa) 4-1 on Wednesday, had an uphill battle with a 2-0 halftime deficit and got further in the hole in the 54th minute when AUM's Olafsson scored his 11th marker of the season.

The win boosts the Senators record to 23-1, while McKendree ends its season 15-6-3 overall.

McKendree's day didn't begin well after AUM's Hjortur Hjartarsson hard work led to an own goal to open the scoring as his hard 10-foot blast deflected off two McKendree defenders and found the back corner of the Senators net to give AUM a 1-0 lead at the 18:21 mark.

In the 26th minute Hjartarsson once again came through for the Senators as he buried a penalty kick after being fouled by an MC defender inside the penalty box to put the Auburn Montgomery ahead 2-0 at the intermission.

Tebasto Manyama closed out the scoring for the Senators slamming home a five-yard pass from teammate Sigurjon Jonsson.

The contest proved to be one of the most physical thus far in the championship, as each team tallied 17 fouls each and combined for eight yellow cards.

Auburn Montgomery will next take the field on Saturday, Nov. 19 at noon where they will face the winner of No. 5 seed Azusa Pacific and No. 12 seed Graceland match set for Friday, Nov. 18 at 11 a.m.

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