The Aurora University women's soccer team hit the pitch on a toasty Friday evening with feel temps nearing triple-digits. Facing the Wheaton Thunder, both teams battled through the heat as the Spartans aimed to take a win in their season opener. In the end, the Thunder would score twice and AU would fall in the opening game of the season, 2-0.
FINAL SCORE:Â Wheaton College 2 ; Aurora Univesity 0
LOCATION:Â Wheaton, IllinoisÂ
RECORD: Aurora University 0-1-0 overall; Wheaton College 1-1-0
- Holding steady early on, both teams battled back-and-forth at the beginning of the match.
- Around 26 minutes into the game, Wheaton sent one to the back of the net, taking a 1-0 lead.
- The rest of the half would be quiet as we'd head into halftime, still at 1-0.
- Wheaton would score their second and final goal of the match just ten minutes in the second half.
- Neither team could produce much offense in the remainder of the contest.
- AU would fall 2-0 to the Thunder on a toasty season opener.Â
SAVES:Â
Leila Connor (5)
Next scheduled action for the Spartan women's soccer team comes on Saturday, September 5, when they take on Greenville University. Kickoff is set for 4:30
p.m. at Wheaton College.
