The Aurora University Spartan women's basketball team got a tally in the win column when they defeated Illinois Institute of Technology 80-59 in Thornton Gymnasium on Wednesday night. Spartan sophomore Alyssa Brems tied a single game AU women's record by making seven three-point field goals.
 
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Aurora University 80, Illinois Institute of Technology 59
LOCATION: Lancaster Court in Thornton Gymnasium – Aurora, Illinois
RECORDS: Aurora University 1-5 overall; Illinois Institute of Technology 0-4 overall.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Spartans came out firing and showed their dominance right off the jump ball, building an early 9-2 lead and forcing IIT to call a timeout just minutes into the first quarter.
After IIT pulled the score to 9-6, the Spartans used a 7-1 run to build a 16-7 lead and never looked back.
AU would end the final 1:15 of the first quarter on a 10-0 run to lead 26-11.
The Spartans went seven of eight from the free-throw line in the 10-0 run.
The second quarter saw the Spartans maintain the double-digit lead, never allowing IIT to get any closer than 12 points and headed into halftime up 45-30.
With AU leading 50-32, IIT pulled to 11 (52-41) off a 9-2 run.
But the Spartans rebuilt a 15-point lead, 62-47 at the end of the third.
AU would control the final quarter led by 11 points from Alyssa Brems.
When the final horn sounded, AU won handily 80-59.
 
FOR THE SPARTANS
Alyssa Brems scores 27 points while dropping an AU single game record tying seven three-pointers.
Adriana Ramirez went 9-of-14 from the field for 18 points and grabbed 16 rebounds.
Kourtney Speer had eight points, four assists and four rebounds.
Rachel Baumgartner had seven points and six rebounds.
 
SPARTAN STAT LEADERS
POINTS: Alyssa Brems (27) and Adriana Ramirex (18)
REBOUNDS: Adriana Ramirez (16), Rachel Baumgartner and Marissa Kopping (6)
ASSISTS: Kourtney Speer, Alyssa Brems and Allie Reichert (4)
STEALS: Alyssa Brems and Brianna Williams (2)
 
UP NEXT
Next action for the Spartan women's basketball team comes on Saturday, December 3 when they travel to Lakeland University. Game time is set for 2:00 p.m. in Plymouth, Wisconsin.