Homecoming weekend 2016 concluded with a Sunday afternoon soccer tilt on Vago Field with the Aurora University men hosting the University of Wisconsin - Platteville Pioneers. The Pioneers were not kind to the Spartans as AU lost 3-1.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE:  University of Wisconsin Platteville 3, Aurora University 1
LOCATION: Vago Field - Aurora, Illinois
RECORDS: Aurora University 4-7-1; 2-3 NACC; UW Platteville 10-5
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
In the 12^th minute of action, Spartan Xavier Ortiz just missed the right corner of the Platteville net from 25-yards out for the first good scoring chance of the game.
Two minutes later, UW-Platteville drew a penalty in the box and AU goalkeeper Zach McFarland made a tremendous save on the attempt keeping the game 0-0.
The Pioneers scored first in the 36^th minute on a through ball. This was the only goal of the first half for either team.
Early in the second half (50:05) Collin Foreman scored off of a cross from Edgar Soto to tie the game 1-1.
A nice save from the Pioneers goalie on a Spartan Nick Cataldi shot keeps the score tied at 1-1 with 30 minutes left to play.
Less than a minute later UW-Platteville scored off a header from a corner kick to take the lead 2-1.
With just over 5 minutes left to play the Pioneers scored their third goal to give them a 3-1 lead.
 
FOR THE SPARTANS
Aurora had 13 shots on the game eight of which were on goal
The Spartans had three corners to the Pioneers nine
 
SPARTAN STAT LEADERS
GOALS: Collin Foreman (1)
ASSISTS: Edgar Soto (1)
SHOTS: Jordan Schure, Nick Cataldi, Xavier Ortiz, Christian Duarte, and Oscar Suarez (2)
SAVES: Zach McFarland (9)

UP NEXT
The Spartans travel to Dominican University on Wednesday October, 12 for a NACC matchup. Kickoff is scheduled for 4:00 p.m. in River Forest, Illinois.