MINNEAPOLIS -- The Augsburg University women's lacrosse team opened its 2019 campaign with a 15-2 loss to the University of the South (Sewanee) in a nonconference contest on Saturday evening at Edor Nelson Field.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Sewanee (Tenn.) 15, Augsburg 2
LOCATION: Edor Nelson Field, Minneapolis
RECORDS: Augsburg 0-1 overall, Sewanee 4-0 overall

HOW IT HAPPENED
• Sewanee outshot Augsburg by a 31-9 margin in the game and built a 10-1 halftime lead. Sewanee has outscored its opponents by a 70-14 margin in its first four games.
• The Tigers scored the first nine goals of the game before Augsburg scored, as Allie Tuccitto (SO, Rosemount, Minn./Eastview HS) scored an unassisted goal with 7:25 left in the first half.
• Christina Nelson (SR, Bloomington, Minn./Jefferson HS) scored an unassisted goal with nine seconds left in the game for the Auggies. Nelson had four ground balls and two draw controls in the game.
• Demey Everett (JR, Brooklyn Center, Minn./Champlin Park HS) had five ground balls and a caused turnover, while Hannah Valen (JR, Owatonna, Minn./Owatonna HS)) had two ground balls and two caused turnovers.
• Goalie Maddie Seykora (SO, Owatonna, Minn./Owatonna HS) had nine saves, 12 ground balls and two caused turnovers in the game.

FOR THE FOES
• Grace Zechman scored three goals with two assists to lead Sewanee, while Mary Kate Myers had three goals and an assist. 
• Grace Fulton recorded five ground balls, seven draw controls and four caused turnovers.

UP NEXT
• Both teams are in action on Sunday (2/24) at the Edor Nelson Field dome, with Sewanee facing Wisconsin-River Falls at 1 p.m., and Augsburg hosting Carthage (Wis.) at 4 p.m.