The Aurora University women's lacrosse team hosted Illinois Wesleyan University in the first meeting between the two young programs. AU fell to the visiting Titans 12-8 on Vago Field on Tuesday afternoon.
THE BASICSFINAL SCORE: Illinois Wesleyan 12; Aurora University 8
LOCATION: Aurora, Illinois – Vago Field
RECORDS:Â Aurora University 1-5; MWLC 0-1; Illinois Wesleyan 7-1
WEATHER: 63 degrees and cloudy
GAME DURATION: 1:53
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SPARTAN STARTERS #1
Taylor Arcivar#12
Danielle Morgan#14
Kaylyn Gilmer#17
Briana Lakebrink#18
Chloe Madison#20
Lauren Whitfield#21
Kenny Hughes#23
Alexandra Canning#24
Andrea Colford#25
Cheyanne Montel#27
Allee Samuel#34
Rachel CochranÂ
HOW IT HAPPENEDThe Titans scored the opening goal of the game just 34 seconds in.
AU scored the next two goals from
Andrea Colford and
Kenny Hughes to take a 2-1 lead.
After an IWU goal with 19:00 on the clock, the Spartans scored four straight goals to take a 6-2 lead with 9:05 to play.
Spartan goal scorers in the 4-0 run were
Rachel Cochran, two from Hughes and one from
Danielle Morgan.
Illinois Wesleyan scored the last four goals of the first-half to make the score 6-6 going into the halftime intermission.
The Spartans were first to score in the second half, 1:04 when Morgan scored her second of the game.
After Illinois Wesleyan scored twice,
Chloe Madison scored to knot the game at 8-8 with 24:23 to play.
The Titans controlled the remainder of the second-half, scoring the final four goals of the game and win 12-8.
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FOR THE SPARTANSKenny Hughes had three goals and two assists.
Danielle Morgan scored two goals, seven ground balls and four caused turnovers.
Chloe Madison had one goal and two assists.
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SPARTAN TEAM LEADERSPoints: Kenny Hughes (5)
Goals: Hughes (3)
Assists: Chloe Madison and Hughes (2)
Ground Balls: Danielle Morgan (7)
Caused Turnovers: Morgan (4)
Saves: Allee Samuel (3)
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UP NEXTNext action for the Spartan women's lacrosse team comes on
Friday, March 25, 2016 when they host Cornell College. Game time is set for 3:00 p.m. on Vago Field.
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