MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. –  Seniors Maddie Althoff and Sydney Swift both set school records Friday night while Cornell women's lacrosse cruised past Augsburg University, 16-7, in the Midwest Women's Lacrosse Conference opener. 

Althoff's seven saves tonight put her past the school mark for saves in a career with 178, surpassing the previous record of 173 by Kayla Boyd (2017-18). Swift was feeling it on offense as she scored seven goals in the contest, tying the school record for goals in a game. 

The Rams (5-4, 1-0 MWLC) established themselves with a draw control to start the game, later seeing back-to-back goals come from Cece Zanoni for an early 2-0 lead. Zanoni finished with three goals and a ground ball.

The Auggies (0-10, 0-1 MWLC) struck back, but couldn't keep up as Swift scored four first-half goals, giving the Rams a 7-4 cushion going into intermission. 

Anna Methe netted all four of her goals in the third quarter, giving the Rams a 13-5 lead going in the fourth. Methe added two assists, two ground balls, and three turnovers in the game.

Augsburg took more shots in the fourth quarter than any other, but Cornell's defense shut down any hopes of a comeback. Seanne Bialo and India Smith led the way on the defensive end grabbing 13 ground balls combined. Bialo also added a score to her tally.

Althoff secured the win in the net while setting the new career saves mark, she was followed in relief by Kathryn Andries in the second half.

The Rams continue MWLC play in Minnesota Saturday against University of Northwestern-St. Paul at 2 p.m.