MINNEAPOLIS -- The Augsburg University women's soccer team had a pair of scoring chances hit the crossbar, but a University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire shot in the 52nd minute found the net, giving the Blugolds a 1-0 nonconference win over the host Auggies on Wednesday evening.

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

HOW IT HAPPENED
• Augsburg outshot UW-Eau Claire by a 13-5 margin and held a 51-to-49-percent advantage in possession, but two of its best scoring chances came on shots that deflected high off the woodwork -- a shot by Avery Rich (SR, Minnetonka, Minn./Minnetonka HS) in the 27th minute and another by Allison Hookom (SR, Anoka, Minn./Anoka HS) in the 59th minute.
• Augsburg had five shots on-goal in the game, including two by McKenna Nachreiner (JR, Waunakee, Wis./Waunakee HS). Jayla Ponce (SR, Kuna, Idaho/Kuna HS) had five shots in the contest.

FOR THE FOES
• Emma Donovan scored for the Blugolds in the 52nd minute, gaining the ball on a steal deep in Augsburg territory and scoring an unassisted goal.
• Bella Jones had five saves in goal for UW-Eau Claire.

UP NEXT
• Augsburg travels to face North Park University (Ill.) on Saturday (9/13) at 11 a.m. in Chicago, Ill.