The Aurora University Spartan women's basketball team opened the 2016-2017 season with the Beloit College Buccaneers and AU would fall 59-51.
 
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Beloit College 59, Aurora University 51
LOCATION: Lancaster Court in Thornton Gymnasium – Aurora, Illinois
RECORDS: Aurora University 0-1 overall; Beloit College 1-0 overall.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Buccaneers came out firing early and had a 9-3 lead over the Spartans five minutes into the first quarter.
After multiple three pointers from Alyssa Brems, the Spartans cut their deficit to four, only down 19-15 at the end of the first quarter.
AU worked their way all the way back and led 23-21 with 6:48 to go in the second quarter.
Heading into halftime, AU would trail Beloit 28-25.
The Spartans came out strong in the second half, securing a 31-30 lead early in the third.
After Beloit made a run, AU answered with a run of their own and trailed 40-36 at the end of three quarters. 
The fourth quarter was a toe-to-toe battle, but the Spartans couldn't get the ball to fall and fell 59-51.
 
FOR THE SPARTANS
Alyssa Brems goes 7-of-17 from the field including 6-of-16 from three for 20 points.
 
SPARTAN STAT LEADERS
POINTS: Alyssa Brems (20)
REBOUNDS: Adriana Ramirez (6)
ASSISTS: Courtney Speer, Allie Reichert and Alex Hultine (4)
STEALS: Courtney Speer and Meija Rabi (2)
 
UP NEXT
Next action for the Spartan women's basketball team comes on Friday, November 18 when they travel to Cornell College. Game time is set for 6:00 p.m. in Mount Vernon, Iowa.