MINNEAPOLIS -- A strong team effort kept the Augsburg University women's lacrosse team in the game early, but Cornell College pulled away in the second half, en route to a 16-7 decision in the Midwest Women's Lacrosse Conference opener for both teams on Friday evening.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Cornell (Iowa) 16, Augsburg 7
LOCATION: Edor Nelson Field, Minneapolis
RECORDS: Augsburg 0-10 overall (0-1 MIAC), Cornell 5-4 overall (1-0 MIAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED
• Cornell led Augsburg 3-2 early in the second goal, but a four-goal run by the Rams in the second quarter enabled the visitors to take a 7-4 halftime lead. The Rams outscored the Auggies by a 9-3 margin in the second half to produce the final margin of victory. Cornell outshot Augsburg by a 37-25 margin.
• Maylynn Prokopec (SO, Owatonna, Minn./Owatonna HS) continued her impressive campaign for the Auggies, scoring four goals with six ground balls and four caused turnovers. She now has 24 of Augsburg's 45 goals this season.
• Malia Neumann (FY, Mankato, Minn./Mankato West HS) scored two goals, adding six draw controls, five caused turnovers and four ground balls.
• Mackenzie Galazen (FY, Kimball, Minn./Rocori HS) scored a goal with five caused turnovers, three draw controls and three ground balls.
• Alexa Hoffman (SO, Rochester, Minn./Mayo HS) had six ground balls, six caused turnovers and three draw controls.
• Rylan Lee (FY, Parker, Colo./Ponderosa HS) had three caused turnovers, two ground balls and two draw controls.
• Shelby Ramirez (FY, Winthrop, Minn./Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop HS) had two ground balls, and Alexa Martin (SO, Sauk Rapids, Minn./Sauk Rapids-Rice HS) had two ground balls and a caused turnover.
• Emma Meythaler (FY, Golden Valley, Minn./Hopkins HS) started in goal and had one save in the first quarter. Lay Reid (FY, West St. Paul, Minn./Henry Sibley HS) played the final three quarters in goal, collecting eight saves.

FOR THE FOES
• Sydney Swift scored seven goals, adding three caused turnovers, to lead Cornell. Anna Methe scored four goals with two assist, four draw controls, three caused turnovers and two ground balls.
• Maddie Althoff had seven saves in the first half for the Rams, with Kathryn Andries claiming five saves in the second half.

UP NEXT
• Augsburg returns to MWLC play on Wednesday, April 13 at 5 p.m., with a game at Wartburg (Iowa).