PLATTEVILLE, Wis. --
Jayla Ponce (SR, Kuna, Idaho/Kuna HS) scored her fourth goal of the season in the 47th minute to tie the game for Augsburg University, but host University of Wisconsin-Platteville scored the go-ahead goal in the 68th minute, scoring a 2-1 nonconference women's soccer win on Friday evening.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Wisconsin-Platteville 2, Augsburg 1
LOCATION: Ralph E. Davis Pioneer Stadium, Platteville, Wis.
RECORDS: Augsburg 2-2-0 overall, UW-Platteville 6-0-0 overall
HOW IT HAPPENED
• UW-Platteville outshot Augsburg by a 30-16 margin in the game, including an 11-7 advantage in shots on-goal. The Pioneers held a 55-to-45-percent advantage in possession.
• After UW-Platteville took the lead with a goal in the 17th minute, Ponce tied the game for the Auggies in the 47th minute, firing a left-footed shot from the top right corner of the 18-yard box, off a pass from
Holland Kneefe (FY, Albertville, Minn./St. Michael-Albertville HS). The Pioneers took the lead back on a header off a throw-in in the 68th minute.
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Tess Enlow (JR, Blaine, Minn./Blaine HS) had a career-high nine saves in goal for Augsburg.
• Ponce had seven shots, including four on-target, while
Phoebe Alva Rosa (JR, Jackson, Wyo./Jackson Hole HS) had five shots, with three on-frame.
FOR THE FOES
• Jess Morawski and Annalise Spindle scored goals for UW-Platteville.
• Madison Way had six saves in goal for the Pioneers.
UP NEXT
• Augsburg has a nonconference game at Coe (Iowa) on Sunday (9/15) at 1 p.m. in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.