MINNEAPOLIS -- Outscoring its opponent by a 5-1 margin in the second half, the Augsburg University women's lacrosse team claimed an 11-10 nonconference victory over Marian University on Friday afternoon at Edor Nelson Field.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Augsburg 11, Marian (Wis.) 10
LOCATION: Edor Nelson Field, Minneapolis
RECORDS: Augsburg 2-5 overall, Marian 3-3 overall

HOW IT HAPPENED
• Trailing 9-6 at halftime, Augsburg scored four straight goals in the third quarter to take a 10-9 lead. Marian tied the game at 10-10 with a goal with 13:12 left in the fourth quarter, but Augsburg moved ahead on a man-up goal by Abby Luallen (FY, Pensacola, Fla./Pensacola HS) with 6:06 left. The Auggies forced six Marian turnovers in the final 6:06 of play, and goalie Nicole Schuster (FY, Champlin, Minn./Champlin Park HS) made a key save on a Marian free-position shot with 17 seconds left to preserve the win.
• Schuster ended up with a season-best 19 saves in goal -- her fourth straight game with 10-plus saves -- and added four ground balls.
• Luallen scored her first two collegiate goals in the second half for the Auggies.
• Jade Wilson (FY, Waukee, Iowa/Northwest HS) scored three goals to lead Augsburg, adding six ground balls, two draw controls and four caused turnovers.
• Isabella Kohout (FY, Sauk Rapids, Minn./Sauk Rapids-Rice HS) scored two goals with two draw controls, two caused turnovers and a ground ball.
• Mackenzie Galazen (SO, Kimball, Minn./Rocori HS) scored a goal with five ground balls, four caused turnovers and four draw controls.
• Rylan Lee (SR, Parker, Colo./Ponderosa HS) scored a goal with an assist, adding four ground balls, four caused turnovers and three draw controls.
• Eleanor Flynn (FY, Woodbury, Minn./East Ridge HS) scored a goal with an assist, adding a caused turnover and a ground ball.
• Alexa Hoffman (JR, Rochester, Minn./Mayo HS) scored a goal with a ground ball, and Alexa Martin (JR, Sauk Rapids, Minn./Sauk Rapids-Rice HS) had three ground balls.
• Marian outshot Augsburg by a 39-21 margin and had 44 ground balls to Augsburg's 28. Marian converted 14-of-27 clearing attempts, compared to 15-of-25 for Augsburg.

FOR THE FOES
• Dallas Kreisa scored four goals with an assist for Marian, adding three gorund balls, four draw controls and two caused turnovers.
• Kayla Kolpitcke scored two goals with six ground balls and three caused turnovers, and Nicole Stachon scored a goal with 10 ground balls, five draw controls and five caused turnovers.

UP NEXT
• Augsburg is idle until Friday, March 31 at 3:30 p.m., when it travels to face Wisconsin-La Crosse in a nonconference game.