The Aurora University women's basketball team saw their seven game win streak snapped with a 58-53 loss at Milwaukee School of Engineering on Saturday afternoon. A cold shooting second-half did in the Spartans.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Milwaukee School of Engineering 58; Aurora University 53
LOCATION: Milwaukee, Wisconsin – Kern Center
RECORDS: Aurora University 12-9; NACC 11-5; Milwaukee School of Engineering 15-6; NACC 13-3
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
The teams traded leads throughout the first period with the score tied 13-13 at the end of the first.
Leading 18-17 early in the second, the Spartans ran off an 11-2 run to take their biggest lead of the game 29-19 with 3:49 to play.
The Spartans led by eight at halftime 32-24.
In the third period, the Spartans were ice cold from the field, scoring only three points, all from the free-throw line.
The third saw AU go 0-11 from the field with four turnovers as MSOE out-scored the Spartans 17-3 to take a 41-35 lead.
Early in the fourth the Spartans cut the deficit to three but with 6:02 to play, MSOE led by eight, 48-40.
A quick 6-0 run behind a pair of three's from Mallory Cast brought the Spartans within two.
The Spartans second-half shooting slump found them again though as MSOE held on down the stretch to win 58-53.
 
FOR THE SPARTANS
Mallory Cast led AU with 18 points.
Bethany Dorrington had a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds.
 
FOR THE FOES
Holly Denfield had 26 points and 10 rebounds.
 
UP NEXT
Next action for the Spartan women's basketball team comes on Wednesday, February 10, 2016 when they travel to Dominican University. Tip-off is set for 7:00 p.m. in River Forest, Illinois.