The Aurora University women's basketball team traveled to St. Louis, Missouri and played at Webster University against Spalding University. Despite senior Bethany Dorrington cementing herself in the AU record book as a 1,000 point scorer, the Spartans lost a tightly played contest 55-51.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE:  Spalding University 55, Aurora University 51
LOCATION: St. Louis, Missouri – Grant Gymnasium
RECORDS: Aurora University 0-2 ; Spalding University 1-0
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Spartans used an 11-0 run to take an 18-10 lead after one period.
Despite being out scored in the second period, the Spartans maintained a lead at halftime 29-24.
A cold shooting third period did in the Spartans. AU went 1 for 12 from the field an were out scored 18-4 and trailed by nine 42-33.
The Spartans battled back, cutting the deficit to two (53-51) with 41 seconds to play but a late basket by Spalding was to much to overcome.
 
FOR THE SPARTANS
Bethany Dorrington led the Spartans with a double-double of 16 points and 13 rebounds. She also became the 7th Spartan in AU women's basketball history to surpass 1,000 points in a career when she scored her ninth point of the game in the third quarter.
Anna Roszkowski added 11 rebounds and four points.
Kelly Evers had nine points.
 
FOR THE FOES
Dee Dee Sliter had 20 points.
Mackenzie Myers had 16 points.
 
UP NEXT
Next action for the Spartan women's basketball team comes on Saturday, November 21 when they travel to Webster University for a tip-off tournament. AU will take on Webster at 3:00 p.m. in St. Louis, Missouri.