MINNEAPOLIS -- A goal 2:13 into the game proved to be the only scoring, as Saint Mary's University topped host Augsburg University 1-0 in a women's soccer game on Sunday afternoon.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Saint Mary's 1, Augsburg 0
LOCATION: Edor Nelson Field, Minneapolis
RECORDS: Augsburg 0-2-0 overall, Saint Mary's 1-1-0 overall

HOW IT HAPPENED
• Saint Mary's scored its lone goal in the third minute, and held Augsburg at bay for the rest of the way, handing the Auggies their second straight 1-0 loss to open the abbreviated 2020-21 season.
• Saint Mary's outshot Augsburg by an 11-8 margin in the game, and had four corner kicks to Augsburg's one.
• Augsburg split its goalkeepers' time again, with Aspen Brockhouse (JR, Chaska, Minn./Des Moines (Iowa) Christian HS) collecting two saves in the first half, Isabelle Shuster (FY, Waconia, Minn./Waconia HS) claiming three saves in the second half.
• Ana Ortiz (JR, Waterloo, Iowa/Columbus Catholic HS) had two shots on-goal in the game, while Callie Athey (SR, Eagan, Minn./Burnsville HS), Jen Masello (JR, Darien, Ill./Downers Grove South HS) and Niki Ryan (SR, Minneapolis, Minn./Washburn HS) had two shots each.

FOR THE FOES
• Mary Loy scored for the Cardinals, assisted by Jordyn Matthews.
• Alexis Nguyen started in goal, playing 74 minutes and collecing three saves. She was relieved midway through the contest after suffering an injury by Kassie Arriage, but returned to finish the game.

QUOTE FROM AUGSBURG COACH MIKE NAVARRE
• "Congratulations to St. Mary's. They took advantage of a good bounce and obviously prevented us from scoring, so well done on their part. And congratulations to (SMU coach) Nick Rossi on his first MIAC win. I'm happy for Nick and wish him the best as he begins his tenure down in Winona. It was a tough week for us. We had more of the ball in our games, but ultimately were not able to finish. Despite the outcome, these spring games are really helpful for us as we try to build in a new system and style of play, and integrate our new players into the program. Each game presents an opportunity to both honor our seniors who have given our program so much, and build towards the future. We will keep forging ahead."

UP NEXT
• Augsburg hosts Saint Benedict on Wednesday (4/14) at 7:30 p.m. at Edor Nelson Field.
• Saint Mary's travels to face Concordia-Moorhead on Saturday (4/17) at 3:30 p.m.