The Prior Lake girls lacrosse team suffered its first loss of the season, but not in South Suburban Conference play.

The No. 2-ranked Lakers fell 10-8 at No. 1 Eden Prairie May 20 in what could easily be a preview of the state title game come June 15. A 6-6 game at halftime, the Eagles were able to beat Prior Lake to the finish line.

The Lakers (12-1 overall) followed the loss with a 21-0 win at Eagan to finish 9-0 in the SSC. Prior Lake also earned a 13-3 league win at Lakeville South May 16.

The Lakers have won 36 straight SSC games, going 9-0 in the conference the last four years. The last league loss for Prior Lake was in 2015 when it fell 13-12 to Lakeville South.

Prior Lake went 8-1 in the SSC that season, winning its first eight league contests.

The Section 6 playoffs are next for Prior Lake. The Lakers will be the No. 1 seed, while No. 5 Bloomington Jefferson (9-3) and No. 6 Edina (8-4) look to be No. 2 and 3 seeds, respectively.

Other teams in the field include Minneapolis (9-3), Apple Valley (6-7), St. Louis Park (5-6), Burnsville (4-9), Eastview (4-8), Bloomington Kennedy (5-6) and Holy Angels (3-8).

First-round play starts May 29. The quarterfinals are May 31, followed by the semifinals June 4. The title game is June 6 on the Lakers' home field. Apple Valley is the defending champion.

In the loss to Eden Prairie, last year's state runner-up to Apple Valley, the eight goals were a season low for the Lakers. Sophomore Payton Bloedow scored three times to lead Prior Lake.

Senior Ashtyn King had two goals, while ninth-grader Josie Wilhelm, junior Josie Kropp and sophomore Mackenzie Salentre all had one goal.

Sophomore Jade Haugen finished with two assists, while Salentre had one. Senior Grace Mattox made seven saves in goal.

In the win over Lakeville South, Prior Lake led 7-1 at the break and never looked back. Bloedow scored six goals and added an assist to lead the offense.

Salentre had three goals and an assist, while Kropp finished with two goals and Haugen and King both scored once.

Haugen and senior Jacqueline Little each had two assists, while senior Kelsey Viger had one. Mattox made five saves in goal.

In beating Eagan, it was the second shutout win of the season for the Lakers. Prior Lake also blanked Eastview 15-0 back on April 30.

Kropp had four goals and four assists in beating Eagan, while ninth-grader Ava Schiltz had three goals and an assist. Bloedow, Viger, sophomore Meghan McGowan and junior Tayler Netzke each had one goal.

Haugen, Salentre, eighth-graders Nina Winter and Rachel Ward, sophomore Cayla Collins and ninth-grader Jayne Bernick all scored once.

Bloedow, Haugen, Little, Viger and Bernick each had assists. Mattox and sophomore Jordan Gardner each played a half in goal to share the shutout.

This year's state tournament will start June 11 with the quarterfinals, while the semifinals are June 13. The title game is June 15 in Chanhassen at 3:30 p.m.

Prior Lake took third at state in 2017, was fourth in 2016 and fifth in 2015.