MINNEAPOLIS -- Maylynn Prokopec (SO, Owatonna, Minn./Owatonna HS) scored the lone goal of the game for the Augsburg University women's lacrosse team, as the Auggies opened their 2022 campaign with a 20-1 loss to the University of the South (Sewanee) on Sunday afternoon at Edor Nelson Field.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Sewanee (Tenn.) 20, Augsburg 1
LOCATION: Edor Nelson Field, Minneapolis
RECORDS: Augsburg 0-1 overall, Sewanee 1-1 overall

HOW IT HAPPENED
• Sewanee outshot Augsburg by a 37-7 margin, including a 24-3 margin in the first half, as the Tigers built a 14-1 halftime lead en route to the win. Sewanee had 16 draw controls to Augsburg's seven, while recording 35 ground balls to Augsburg's 19. 
• Prokopec scored Augsburg's lone goal on a free-position shot with 9:08 left in the first quarter. She also had a ground ball and draw control in the game.
• Playing with just 14 players due to individuals competing in winter sports and injuries, the Auggies fielded a lineup that included just five returners and nine first-years playing their first collegiate games.
• Malia Neumann (FY, Mankato, Minn./Mankato West HS) had five ground balls, three draw controls and five caused turnovers in the game.
• Mackenzie Galazen (FY, Kimball, Minn./Rocori HS) had three ground balls, two draw controls and two caused turnovers.
• Shelby Ramirez (FY, Winthrop, Minn./Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop HS) and Alex Hoffman (SO, Rochester, Minn./Mayo HS) had two ground balls and two caused turnovers each.
• Playing her first collegiate game in goal, Alexa Martin (SO, Sauk Rapids, Minn./Sauk Rapids-Rice HS) had 11 saves, two ground balls and a caused turnover.

FOR THE FOES
• Ellie Tate Schutte scored four goals and had eight draw controls for Sewanee, while Lizzie Chamberlin, Hattie Fogarty, Caroline Harlick and Claire Saverino each scored three goals.
• Sarah Powers had four saves and two ground balls in goal for the Tigers.

UP NEXT
• Augsburg travels to face Beloit (Wis.) in a nonconference game on Saturday, March 5 at 4 p.m.