Former Carolina Courage star Birgit Prinz scored two goals Sunday and defending champion FFC Frankfurt handed FFC Turbine Potsdam its first loss of the season as Germany's Frauen-Bundesliga resumed following winter break.
Nancy Augustyniak played 90 minutes in midfield for host Turbine in the 3-0 loss. Her twin sister, Julie, made her German League debut as a second-half substitute on the backline. Turbine leads Frankfurt by two points but has played one more match.
Former UCLA standout Tracey Winzen also made her Bundesliga debut, playing the full game in VfL Wolfsburg's 2-2 tie with visiting Hamburger SV.
GERMANY
* Nancy Augustyniak (FFC Turbine Potsdam, D1), vs. FFC Frankfurt, 0-3
90 minutes
Season league stats: 2 games, 0 goals
Turbine Potsdam (10-1-0) holds a two-point lead over Frankfurt (9-0-1) after sustaining its first loss of the season
* Julie Augustyniak (FFC Turbine Potsdam, D1), vs. FFC Frankfurt, 0-3
66th-minute substitute for Franziska Liepack
Season league stats: 1 game, 0 goals
Turbine Potsdam (10-1-0) holds a two-point lead over Frankfurt (9-0-1) after sustaining its first loss of the season
* Dianne Garza (SC 07 Bad Neuenahr, D1), at FFC Brauweiler Pulheim, 1-1
DNP
Season league stats: 0 games, 0 goals
Bad Neuenahr (3-5-2) is tied for eighth place
* Tracey Winzen (VfL Wolfsburg, D1), vs. Hamburger SV, 2-2
90 minutes
Season league stats: 1 game, 0 goals
Wolfsburg (4-5-1) is in seventh place