EAU CLAIRE, Wis. — The Augsburg University women's soccer team lost a 1-0 nonconference game at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire 1-0 on Wednesday. The Auggies generated all nine of their shots in the second half and put eight on goal, but were held scoreless.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Wisconsin-Eau Claire 1, Augsburg 0
LOCATION: Simpson Field, Eau Claire, Wis.
RECORDS: Augsburg 0-2-0 overall, UW-Eau Claire 3-1-0 overall
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Auggies went into halftime down 1-0 after Mikalyn Hidde scored for the Blugolds from Caroline Curran's assist at 15:37. Goalkeeper
Claire Smothers kept the Auggies within one during a late stretch, saving shots at 30:03, 36:37 and 39:50 after UW-Eau Claire also hit the right post. The Auggies did not record a shot in the first half, and the Blugolds held the 1-0 lead at the break.
UW-Eau Claire held a 60-to-40-percent possession advantage in the game. The Auggies spent the second half chasing a 1-0 deficit, and
McKenna Nachreiner immediately tested Bella Jones with three saved shots in the opening six minutes. The Auggies' late push produced saved attempts from
Ziviara Cordova,
Lennon Folstad and
Charlotte Sussman, plus a corner kick at 83:07, but the Auggies could not break through. Smothers made second-half saves at 60:54 and 82:25, and UW-Eau Claire held on for the 1-0 final.
Smothers recorded five saves over 90 minutes in goal. Nachreiner led the Auggies with three shots, putting all three on goal. Sussman finished with two shots, both on frame. Folstad also tallied two shots on goal.
UP NEXT
The Auggies travel to River Falls, Wis., to face the University of Wisconsin-River Falls on Friday, Sept. 11, at 3:30 p.m.
