MINNEAPOLIS -- The Augsburg University women's soccer team opened its abbreviated 2020-21 spring season with a 1-0 home loss to Gustavus Adolphus College on Thursday evening.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Gustavus 1, Augsburg 0
LOCATION: Edor Nelson Field, Minneapolis
RECORDS: Augsburg 0-1-0 overall, Gustavus 2-0-0 overall

HOW IT HAPPENED
• The game was a tightly played, defensive affair, with Gustavus outshooting Augsburg by a 12-9 margin in the game. Augsburg held a 56-to-44 percent possession advantage in the game. Gustavus had four corner kicks to Augsburg's three.
• The lone goal of the game came in the 67th minute, when the Gusties' Taylor Hemme scored on a long shot from about 35 yards out that rose to the top right corner of the net.
• Aspen Brockhouse (JR, Chaska, Minn./Des Moines (Iowa) Christian HS), a transfer from Simpson (Iowa), got her first start in goal as an Auggie and made four saves in the first half. Isabelle Shuster (FY, Waconia, Minn./Waconia HS) played in goal in the second half, collecting two saves.
• Jen Masello (JR, Darien, Ill./Downers Grove South HS) had three shots in the game, including two shots on-goal in the second half. Megan hensel (FY, Woodbury, Minn./Woodbury HS) had two shots.

FOR THE FOES
• Hemme had four shots, including three on-goal, while Kari Cammerer had three shots and Lauren Johnson had two shots.
• Abby Goodno started in goal in the first half for the Gusties, while Justine Holm played in net in the second half and had five saves.

QUOTE FROM AUGSBURG COACH MIKE NAVARRE
• "Overall I was proud of our effort tonight. The players responded well to our halftime adjustments and we created some great moments in the early stages of the second half. Unfortunately, we just were not able to capitalize. Both teams played hard; it was great to be able to compete again at this level after such a long layoff. Night games on our field are just awesome. I'm grateful our players got to experience that energy again. It's been difficult to gain traction with all the pauses, restrictions, and players out of the environment ,and yet I still see our group growing. As we get more of our players back and get some quality trainings in, I'm confident we will experience an ascension."

UP NEXT
• Augsburg hosts Saint Mary's on Sunday (4/11) at 12:30 p.m. at Edor Nelson Field.
• Gustavus hosts St. Olaf on Sunday at 12:30 p.m.