A four goal second-half lifted the Aurora University men's soccer team to their first victory of the season, 5-2 over Augustana College on a beautiful fall afternoon on Vago Field.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE:  Aurora University 5 , Augustana College 2
LOCATION: Aurora, Illinois – Vago Field
RECORDS: Aurora University 1-1; Augustana College 0-2
WEATHER: 82 degrees and sunny
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
Ben Edith scored the first goal of the game for the Spartans at 36:44.
Luis Flores scored from an assist by Ben Edith at 45:37.
Ben Edith scored his second goal of the game on an assist from Christian Duarte at 50:35.
Michael Peters scored Augustana first goal at 60:38.
Alberto Bustamante scored off an assist from Xavier Ortiz at 65:22.
Michael Brazinksi scored off an assist from Danny Cole at 74:23 for the Vikings.
Collin Foreman scored from an assist by Edgar Soto at 76:26.
 
FOR THE SPARTANS
Ben Edith led the Spartans with two goals and an assist.
Luis Flores scored his first goal of the season for Aurora.
Alberto Bustamante scored his first goal of the season.
Collin Foreman scored his first goal of the season.

SPARTAN STAT LEADERS
GOALS: Ben Edith (2)
ASSISTS: Xavier Ortiz, Christian Duarte, Edgar Soto and Ben Edith (1)
SHOTS: Collin Foreman (5)
SAVES: Zach McFarland (2)
 
UP NEXT
Next action for the Spartan men's soccer team comes on Friday, September 9 when they travel to the Hope College. Game time is set for 7:00 p.m. (est) in Holland Michigan.