MENOMONIE, Wis. -- Veronica Lopez Nash (SR, Brooklyn Park, Minn./Osseo HS) scored three goals for the Augsburg University women's lacrosse team in its 14-7 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference loss at the University of Wisconsin-Stout on Wednesday evening.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Wisconsin-Stout 14, Augsburg 7
LOCATION: Nelson Field, Menomonie, Wis.
RECORDS: Augsburg 0-8 overall (0-7 WIAC), UW-Stout 8-5 overall (3-5 WIAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED
• UW-Stout outshot Augsburg by a 51-24 margin en route to the victory. Goalie Nicole Schuster (JR, Champlin, Minn./Champlin Park HS) had a career-high 22 saves for the Auggies, adding 10 ground balls, one shy of her career best. She also had a career-best three caused turnovers.
• Lopez Nash had her second straight multi-goal game, scoring three goals with two draw controls.
• The game was a close one early, tied 3-3 after one quarter. The Blue Devils outscored the Auggies 3-1 to take a 6-4 halftime advantage, then outscored the Auggies 8-3 in the second half to pull away for the win. UW-Stout had 34 ground balls to Augsburg's 27, and claimed 18 draw controls to the Auggies' six.
• Leila Klym (SO, Lakeville, Minn./Apple Valley HS) scored a goal and added an assist, to go along with three ground balls and three draw controls.
• Jessica Paul (JR, Farmington, Minn./Farmington HS) scored a goal with two draw controls and a ground ball.
• Ashley Kong (SR, Blaine, Minn./Blaine HS) scored a goal with a ground ball and caused turnover.
• Isabella Kohout (JR, Sauk Rapids, Minn./Sauk Rapids-Rice HS) scored a goal with a caused turnover.
• Eleanor Flynn (JR, Woodbury, Minn./East Ridge HS) had four ground balls and two caused turnovers.

FOR THE FOES
• Mai Nou Vang scored six goals with nine draw controls and five ground balls to lead UW-Stout.
• Abigail Todey scored three goals with two ground balls.

UP NEXT
• Augsburg hosts Southwestern University (Texas) in a WIAC game on Sunday (4/27) at 9 a.m. at Edor Nelson Field.