MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – Lacrosse fell to Augsburg University 16-9 in a back-and-forth battle on the road Wednesday, Apr. 12. Wartburg is now 2-9 overall and 1-3 in Midwest Women's Lacrosse Conference play.
Game Summary
- First Period
- Each team scored in the first minute of the game, with Britta Solheim tying the game at 1-1
- Trailing 2-1, Brittney Shipman tied the game at two with a goal at 8:43 left in the first period
- Jade Wilson scored her second goal for the Auggies in the final minute to give Augsburg a 3-2 lead after one period
- Second Period
- The Knights opened the second period with back-to-back goals
- The first was scored by Lindsay Langford and assisted by Beka Gershenoff
- Then Gershenoff scored herself to give Wartburg a 4-3 lead with 10:53 left in the half
- Augsburg went on a 5-0 run to close the half and take a 8-4 lead into the break
- Wilson scored three of the five goals
- Third Period
- Solheim opened the second half with a goal in the first minute to cut the lead to 8-5
- Gershenoff scored her second goal of the day with 9:39 left in the third period to make the score 8-6
- Augsburg scored the next four goals to regain control and take a 12-6 lead
- The Knights stopped the run with Solheim's third goal of the game which was assisted by Beka Gershenoff
- Augsburg led 12-7 after three periods
- Fourth Period
- Gershenoff scored her third goal to open the fourth and cut the lead to 12-8
- The Auggies scored the next two goals to take a 14-8 lead
- Gershenoff scored again for Wartburg, but the Knights couldn't come back and fell 16-9
Top Performers
- Gershenoff
- Four goals
- Two assists
- One groundball
- Solheim
- Three goals
- Six groundballs
- Five caused turnovers
- draw controls
- Olivia Christianson
- Four caused turnovers
- Four groundballs
Notes/Streaks
- Knights now 1-7 all-time against Augsburg
- Both Alyson Hasner and Kate Ferguson saw time at goalkeeper
- Season-high 18 caused turnovers as a team
- Career highs:
- Gershenoff – Six points
- Solheim – Five caused turnovers
- Nabholz – Four caused turnovers
- Christianson – Four caused turnovers
Next Time Out
The Knights will not be in action again until Saturday, Apr. 22 when they host the University of Northwestern (Minn.) at 1 p.m. in a Senior Day matchup.