BLOOMINGTON, Minn. - Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) men's soccer teams are set to close out the month of September with five league matches on Tuesday. 

STAT PACK
The latest MIAC men's soccer Stat Pack as of Tuesday, September 30, can be viewed here.

IN THE POLLS
Augsburg is ranked No. 3 in the latest United Soccer Coaches Top 25 Poll, released on September 30. St. Olaf moved up three spots to No. 16, while Gustavus earned the No. 24 spot.

Five MIAC teams also received consideration in the United Soccer Coaches Region IX Rankings. Augsburg, St. Olaf, and Gustavus occupy the top three spots in Region IX, with Macalester at No. 6 and Bethel receiving votes.

New polls and rankings are anticipated to be released on Tuesday, October 7.

NATIONAL NOTABLES
Augsburg senior forward Carver Tierney (Buffalo, Minn. / Buffalo) has been credited with four game-winning goals this season, tied for the third-most in NCAA Division III. Tierney is tied for tenth in D-III with an average of 2.40 points per game. His ten goals are tied for the seventh-most in Division III this fall, while his 24 points are tied for the fifth-most. Tierney posted a four-goal game against Linfield on 8/31, tied for the second-most in any D-III game this season. His nine points in the contest are tied for the third-most in any D-III game this year.

Augsburg senior midfielder Mitchel Munzing (Portland, Ore. / Grant) is tied for sixth in NCAA Division III with six assists this season. Munzing claimed three assists against Saint Mary's on 9/20, tied for the third-most in any D-III game this season.

Augsburg first-year goalkeeper Christian Hodges (New Albany, Ohio / Tree of Life Christian School) ranks fifth in NCAA Division III with a save percentage of 0.957 and sixth in D-III with a goals against average of 0.204 this season. Hodges has recorded seven shutouts in 2025, the second-most in D-III.

Hamline senior defender Drew Axel (Pasco, Wash. / Tri-Cities) is tied for sixth in NCAA Division III with six assists this season.

Saint John's sophomore forward Ronan O'Connor (Woodbury, Minn. / Hill-Murray) is averaging 1.11 goals per game this fall, the eighth-highest clip in NCAA Division III. His 2.56 points-per-game average ranks fifth in D-III. O'Connor is tied for seventh in D-III with ten goals and 24 points this season.

St. Olaf junior defender Ryan Bechtel (Plainfield, Ill. / North) ranks seventh in NCAA Division III with an average of 0.82 assists per game this season. His nine assists are tied for the second-most in D-III this season.

St. Scholastica senior goalkeeper Ben Hallberg (Princeton, Minn. / Princeton) is tied for eighth in NCAA Division III with 59 saves this season.

AROUND THE MIAC
Augsburg senior forward Mizael Harris (Happy Valley, Ore. / La Salle Catholic College Prep) scored the lone goal of the game at the 9:49 mark in the Auggies' 1-0 home win over Gustavus on 9/17. On 9/20, he claimed the second hat trick of his career with a three-goal effort in Augsburg's 4-1 win at Saint Mary's. Harris scored his first goal just 5:37 into the game, then scored goals in the 51st and 65th minutes to give the Auggies the lead.

Bethel sophomore goalkeeper Griffin Blokker (Doylestown, Penn. / Central Bucks West) spent 270 minutes between the posts last week, helping the Royals to a 2-0-1 record in three non-conference contests. Blokker tallied nine saves and three goals allowed as Bethel tied with Bethany Lutheran (9/9) and collected road wins over Grinnell (9/12) and Simpson (9/13).

Carleton senior midfielder Jonathan Vonderlage (Seattle, Wash. / Lakeside) had a goal and two assists to help the Knights rally for a 4-2 win at Grinnell on 9/10. Vonderlage tied the contest at 1-1 with his first goal of the year, then helped the Knights take the lead when he set up another first-half score. After the Pioneers knotted things up at 2-2 in the second half, Vonderlage helped ice the game by setting up the second of two goals in less than a 30-second span.

Concordia senior midfielder Collin Moore (Thornton, Colo. / Horizon) scored two of the Cobbers' three goals in a 3-3 draw with Minnesota Morris on 9/10. His first goal of the season came less than 15 minutes into the game, with his second giving Concordia a brief 3-2 lead late in the second half. Moore found the back of the net again three days later at Dakota Wesleyan for his team-leading third goal of the year.

Gustavus junior forward Joe Flory (Whitchurch, England / The King's School Chester) played a role in all three of the Gusties' second-half goals in a come-from-behind road win against regionally-ranked Luther on 9/12. Flory scored the equalizer in the 54th minute and went on to score the game-winner in the 77th minute to put the Gusties up 3-2. He added an assist on an insurance goal just before the 80-minute mark for a five-point afternoon.

Hamline first-year forward Johanso Comacho (Brooklyn Park, Minn. / Park Center) contributed a goal and an assist in the Pipers' 4-1 win over UW-Stout on 9/24. Comacho has scored in five of the team's eleven games and collected an assist in four contests.

Macalester junior midfielder Kasdan Blattman assisted on three goals in a pair of non-conference victories midway through the month. Blattman assisted on the game-winning goal in the 21st minute of a 2-1 road win at UW-Superior on 9/10 before helping on both of the Scots' goals in a 2-0 home shutout of Nebraska Wesleyan on 9/13.

Saint John's first-year forward Axel Martin (Lakeville, Minn. / Rosemount) scored twice in the first half and once in the second for his first collegiate hat trick to give the Johnnies a 4-1 win over St. Scholastica on 9/22. Martin's second goal of the game was credited as the game-winner. This was the second hat trick of the season for SJU, marking the first time since 2004 that Saint John's has had multiple hat tricks in the same year.

Saint Mary's first-year defender Seth Konik (Oronoco, Minn. / Pine Island) scored his first collegiate goal - an unassisted insurance tally - in the Cardinals' 5-0 win over North Central on 9/24. Konik followed that up with his first collegiate assist in the team's 1-1 draw versus Hamline on 9/27.

St. Olaf senior midfielder Robi Buzakovic (Bismarck, N.D. / Shattuck-St. Mary's) recorded a goal and two assists in conference-opening wins against Carleton and Macalester. After assisting on two goals, including the game-tying goal, in a 4-3 come-from-behind victory against Carleton on 9/17, Buzakovic lashed a 25-yard volley into the lower corner in the second half to give the Oles a 2-1 win over the Scots on 9/20.

St. Scholastica sophomore forward Ted Barker (Huntington, England) accounted for both of the Saints' goals in the team's first two MIAC contests of the season. Barker registered second-half scores at both Gustavus (9/20) and Saint John's (9/22).

UP NEXT
Tuesday, September 30
4:00 PM | Augsburg at Saint John's*
4:00 PM | Concordia at Carleton*
4:00 PM | St. Scholastica at Bethel*
4:00 PM | Gustavus at St. Olaf*
4:00 PM | UW-River Falls at Hamline
7:30 PM | Macalester at Saint Mary's*

Saturday, October 4
12:00 PM | Carleton at UC-Santa Cruz
12:30 PM | St. Olaf at Saint John's*
1:00 PM | Saint Mary's at Concordia*
1:00 PM | Hamline at St. Scholastica*
1:00 PM | Gustavus at Bethel*
1:00 PM | Augsburg at Macalester*

Monday, October 6
7:00 PM | Bethel at UW-Eau Claire

*MIAC game

LEAGUE LEADERS