Box Score

MONMOUTH, Ill. – Monmouth scored in the eighth minute Tuesday afternoon and went on to post a 3-1 win over Augustana at Peacock Park. The Vikings fell to 4-6-1 on the year, while the host Scots improve to 3-7-1.
 
Allowing early goals has hurt Augustana on the road all season and Tuesday's match was no exception. Monmouth's Brad Duly converted a penalty kick less than eight minutes in to give his side the lead. By the end of the half, the Vikings had a 5-2 advantage in shots and a 7-0 edge in corners, but trailed 1-0 on the scoreboard.
 
Justin Seeley put the Scots up 2-0 in the 64th minute. The goal was his team-leading third of the season.
 
Less than five minutes later, Martin Zafirov scored Monmouth's third goal. Zafirov's tally tied him with Seeley for team lead.
 
Augustana freshman Matthew Allen (Batavia HS, Batavia, Ill.) prevented the shutout, scoring his third goal of the season in the 88th minute. His side played without leading scorer and reigning CCIW Offensive Player of the Week Michael Brazinski (Plainfield East HS, Plainfield, Ill.), who was sitting out a suspension for receiving his fifth yellow card of the year this past Saturday.
 
The Vikings outshot their hosts by an 11-6 margin and 6-5 in shots on goal. Augustana also had a 10-1 advantage in corners for the match.
 
Goalkeepers Corey Mankins (Marysville HS, Marysville, Ohio) and Chase Stroud recorded two and five saves for the Vikings and Scots, respectively.
 
Coach Mick Regan's squad is back at Thorson-Lucken Field—where it's 4-0 this season—on Saturday, October 8. Augustana plays host to North Park (7-2-1, 3-0-0) in a CCIW match scheduled for 3:30 p.m.