Soccer falls to Augsburg

Photo by Shane Opatz, UWEC Photo
Photo by Shane Opatz, UWEC Photo

By Bryce Meade, UWEC Sports Information

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (Blugolds.com) – The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire women's soccer team fell 3-0 Saturday afternoon at home to Augsburg University.

Box Score

The Auggies recorded their first goal of the day at the 13:11 mark of the first half and added a second later in the half to take a 2-0 lead at the break.

Augsburg tallied the game's only second-half goal despite being outshot by the Blugolds, 7-6.

Sammy Lefaive (Sr. – Coon Rapids, MN) took the loss in net, saving 7 of 10 Augsburg shots on goal. Emma Stange (Fr. – Anoka, MN) led the Blugolds with three shot attempts, followed by Krista Koenig (Fr. – Ringle, WI) and Monica Zoellner (Sr. – East Troy, WI) with two shots each.

The Blugolds drop to 1-3 on the season and will travel to De Pere this Wednesday to square off with non-conference opponent St. Norbert College at 6 p.m. Follow the action on Blugold Game Day or on the 'UWEC Blugolds' app on your mobile device.