MINNEAPOLIS -- Jennifer Bobaric (SR, Andover, Minn./Andover HS) scored in the 17th minute to give the Augsburg University women's soccer team the lead, but two second-half goals from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater gave the visitors a 2-1 nonconference win on Saturday afternoon at Edor Nelson Field.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Wisconsin-Whitewater 2, Augsburg 1
LOCATION: Edor Nelson Field, Minneapolis
RECORDS: Augsburg 3-2-0 overall, UW-Whitewater 2-1-1 overall

HOW IT HAPPENED
• Bobaric scored the opening goal of the game, one-timing home a centering pass from the left wing by Jayla Ponce (SO, Kuna, Idaho/Kuna HS), completing a give-and-go run at the 16:31 mark.
• UW-Whitewater outshot Augsburg by an 11-7 margin, and had eight corner kicks to Augsburg's one. The Auggies held a 54-to-46-percent possession advantage.
• Ponce and Bobaric had three shots each for Augsburg.
• Iz Shuster (JR, Waconia, Minn./Waconia HS) had four saves in goal.

FOR THE FOES
• Emily Thill tied the game for the Warhawks with a goal from 40 yards out in the 47th minute, and Megan Howard, who played her first two seasons at Augsburg before transferring to UW-Whitewater, scored from Thill in the 63rd minute.
• UW-Whitewater goalkeeper Jude Dobrinska had two saves, including a diving stop on a penalty kick attempt by Augsburg's Molly Conners (SR, Stillwater, Minn./Stillwater HS) in the 77th minute.

QUOTE FROM AUGSBURG HEAD COACH MIKE NAVARRE
• "Obviously not the result we expected, but we will take this loss on the chin and move forward. We are excited about our group and what we can achieve together. We just have to keep our commitment to working hard, improving, and supporting each other."

UP NEXT
• Augsburg opens Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play on Wednesday (9/14) at 7:30 p.m., hosting Hamline at Edor Nelson Field.