The Aurora University women's basketball team hosted the Blue Jays of Elmhurst College on Tuesday evening in the final contest of the 2014 year. AU would fall to Elmhurst 87-52.
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The Spartans and Blue Jays began the game trading shots over the first five minutes of the first half. AU junior
Bethany Dorrington made a jumper from the free throw line to give the Spartans the lead 8-7 with 15:50 to play. But the Spartans hit a cold streak after Elmhurst led 9-8 with exactly five minutes plated. With seven minutes left in the half the Spartans trailed 22-16.Â
The Blue Jays put together a 22-8 run to end the half and the teams entered halftime with a 46-24 score. Four Spartans scored in the first half with
Shannon Koski leading with nine, Dorrington (eight),
Rachel Rivera (five) and
Neely Marks had two.
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The second half was much like the first as the teams traded baskets in the opening minutes. AU junior
Molly Rosenow hit a three to start the half but Elmhurst would answer with a 12-0 run to push the lead to 58-27.
AU battled hard the remainder of the half but eventually fell to the Blue Jays 87-52. Koski finished with 16 points and Dorrington had 14 points, six assists and four steals.
With the loss, AU finishes the 2014 portion of the schedule with a 3-9 overall record and are 3-4 in the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference. Next action for the Spartan women's basketball team comes on
Saturday, January 3, 2015 when they host Lakeland College. Game time is set for 2:00 p.m. in Thornton Gymnasium.
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