The Aurora University Spartan women's basketball team opened the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference schedule at Benedictine University on Saturday afternoon and fell 60-48.
 
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Benedictine University 60, Aurora University 48
LOCATION: Rice Center - Lisle, Illinois.
RECORDS: Aurora University 0-5 overall and 0-1 in the NACC; Benedictine University 4-1 overall and 1-0 in the NACC.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
Midway through the first quarter the game was knotted 8-8 with AU being led by Allie Reichert.
Benedictine ended the quarter on a 6-2 run to lead 14-10.
Led by nine points from Adriana Ramirez in the second quarter, AU pulled closer to BU and trailed 30-27 at halftime.
Midway through the third, the game remained a three-point contest with AU trailing 36-33.
The Spartan would see themselves behind by seven (40-33) heading into the fourth.
After BU opened up a double-digit lead, Reichert and Rachel Baumgartner teamed up to pulled AU back to down nine with over five minutes left in the fourth quarter.
The Spartans would fall by a final score of 60-48.

SPARTAN STAT LEADERS
POINTS: Adriana Ramirez (17) and Alyssa Brems (10)
REBOUNDS: Adriana Ramirez (9)
ASSISTS: Kourtney Speer, Alex Hultine and Allie Reichert (2)
STEALS: Meija Rab (3)
 
UP NEXT
Next action for the Spartan women's basketball team comes on Wednesday, November 30 when they host Illinois Institute of Technology. Game time is set for 7:00 p.m. in Thornton Gymnasium on Lancaster Court.