LA CROSSE, Wis. -- Molly Conners (SR, Stillwater, Minn./Stillwater HS) scored for Augsburg University on a 75th-minute free kick, but the Auggies were unable to gain the tying goal in a 2-1 nonconference loss at the No. 13-ranked University of Wisconsin-La Crosse on Wednesday evening. 

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Wisconsin-La Crosse 2, Augsburg 1
LOCATION: Veterans Memorial Field, La Crosse, Wis.
RECORDS: Augsburg 3-1-0 overall, UW-La Crosse 3-0-0 overall

HOW IT HAPPENED
• Augsburg fell behind in the 24th minute on a goal off a corner kick by the Eagles, ranked No. 13 in the United Soccer Coaches Division III preseason national poll. The Eagles took a 2-0 lead on a goal in the 71st minute.
• Conners notched her first goal of the season on a free kick from 30 yards out, a high arcing shot that glanced off the crossbar and went in the net.
• UW-La Crosse outshot Augsburg by a 21-14 margin, and had 10 corner kicks to none for the Auggies.
• Iz Shuster (JR, Waconia, Minn./Waconia HS) had eight saves in goal for the Auggies.
• Jennifer Bobaric (SR, Andover, Minn./Andover HS) had three shots, incluing two on-goal for Augsburg, while Conners, Jaelyn Nedelcoff (SO, Oregon, Wis./Oregon HS) and Clara Fesemyer (SO, Madison, Wis./Madison East HS) had two shots each.

FOR THE FOES
• Ainsley Allan scored from Claire Cater in the 24th minute, and Cater scored in the 71st minute for the Eagles.
• UW-La Crosse goalkeeper Sophia Anger had eight saves.

QUOTES FROM AUGSBURG HEAD COACH MIKE NAVARRE
• "We competed hard and created some great chances, but unfortunately, we weren't sharp in a few key moments. The great programs take advantage of those breakdowns, so credit UW-La Crosse for capitalizing on our mistakes."
• "Congratulations to Jason Murphy on his 100th win at UWL, he's done a tremendous job leading their program."
• "Overall, there's a lot to like about our group. We will learn from this loss and use it as an exposition on what must be improved."

UP NEXT
• Augsburg has its first home game of the season on Saturday (9/10) at 3 p.m., hosting Wisconsin-Whitewater at Edor Nelson Field.