BELOIT, Wis. -- The Augustana Vikings women's lacrosse team was defeated on Thursday, falling to the Beloit Buccaneers by a final score of 17-10.

Beloit started the game with five goals in the first period before Kyla Painter scored to get Augie on the board with 2:29 showing on the clock. The Buccaneers added another tally to create a 6-1 score after the first 15 minutes. Anna Erickson began a 2-0 spurt for the Vikings to begin the second, followed by a goal from Elena Bechard to cut the deficit in half. Beloit stopped the momentum briefly with a goal, but another score from Bechard sparked a 3-0 run for Augie. The Buccaneers answered a late goal from Painter to bring an 8-6 lead into the halftime break.

Returning from the break, Beloit scored four times before Bechard earned her third goal of the day on a pass from Narita Lambert. The Buccaneers scored two additional times to head into the last 15 minutes of play with a score of 14-7. Beloit notched the first three points of the fourth period, but Lambert halted the streak with her first goal of the season. Madison Langewisch converted a woman-up opportunity with 23 seconds remaining to account for the final score of the game.

Bechard led the Vikings with five goals, six ground balls, and a caused turnover, while Painter also added two goals. Rachel Wylie and Colleen Chiavola each had five ground balls, while Wylie and Lambert caused three turnovers and Lambert had eight draw controls. Lanie Cecala had 10 saves in net.

With the loss, Augie moves to 1-2 on the season and will be back at Thorson-Lucken Field on Saturday, March 9 to battle Concordia (Wis.).