ROCK ISLAND, Ill. -- The Augustana Vikings women's lacrosse team will host the Edgewood Eagles on Wednesday, March 9 in their 2022 home opener from Thorsen-Lucken Field.

The Vikings are coming off of a 14-9 defeat on the road this past weekend to the Cornell Rams. Cassidy Petrie tallied three first quarter goals for the Vikings to offset each of the first three Cornell scores in the opening frame, but the Rams grabbed one more to hold onto a 4-3 advantage after 15 minutes of play. Back-to-back 4-2 quarters in the second and third Cornell allowed them to cushion their advantage and despite an evenly-played fourth on the scoreboard, the damage had been done to give the home team the victory. Freshman goalkeeper Sawyer Graham secured 18 saves for Augie in the contest as Cornell posted a total of 38 shots in the contest, 32 of which were on goal. The 18 stops for Graham are tied for third most all-time in program history. Augustana finished with 24 shots, 16 on target.

Edgewood enters Wednesday sporting a 1-3 record so far this year. The team's lone win came over the same Cornell team Augie faced on Saturday, with the Eagles winning their matchup with the rams by a score of 12-11 on the road. In their most recent outing, Edgewood was defeated at home by UW-Eau Claire by a final of 19-11.

Last year was the first-ever meeting between the two programs, resulting in an Augustana 18-4 victory in Madison. Margaret Cecilio and Kate Hettiger combined for eight goals in the contest to help lead the Vikings.

Start time is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. from Thorsen-Lucken Field. Live video and live stats will both be available for the contest.