The Aurora University women's lacrosse team hosted the University of Dubuque in a battle of Spartans as AU reigned supreme as they defeated Dubuque 10-7.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Aurora University 10, University of Dubuque 7
LOCATION: Aurora, Illinois – Vago Field
RECORDS: Aurora University 5-5; 3-1 MWLC; University of Dubuque 7-2
WEATHER: 45 degrees and partly cloudy. Late second half rain.
GAME TIME: 1:49
 
SPARTAN STARTING LINE UP:
#1 Taylor Arcivar                                                                                                                                                 
#10 Kendall Urban
#12 Danielle Morgan
#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 Cochran
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
AU started the scoring off with an unassisted goal from Kenny Hughes 1:56 into the game.
Hughes would go on to score her second goal of the game just two minutes later, she was assisted by Lauren Whitfield
The Spartans would continue the scoring at 20:48 with a goal from Andrea Colford.
At 11:50 in the first, AU opened a 4-0 lead with a goal from Chloe Madison.
The Spartan lead grew to 5-0 at 5:46 as Hughes netted her third of the day
Dubuque would go on to score twice in the final 4:23 to make the score at half 5-2
AU would come out of the halftime intermission by scoring the first two goals. Danielle Morgan (24:50) and Andrea Colford (23:38) gave AU a 7-2 lead.
Dubuque would then score two goals, 17 seconds apart, cutting the Spartan lead to 7-4.
Spartan Andrea Colford pushed the Spartans back up by four (8-4) at 18:22 of the second-half.
Dubuque would score a minute later keeping the score close 8-5
Chloe Madison answered with her second goal of the with 12:17 left in the game
Colford essentially put the game out of reach when she scored her fourth of the game putting AU up 10-5 with 7:10 left in the game
Dubuque netted there sixth of the game at the 5:59 mark, cutting Aurora's lead to four (10-6).
Dubuque added a late tally before the final whistle to make the final 10-7 Spartans.

FOR THE SPARTANS
Andrea Colford had four goals with six ground balls and four caused turnovers.
Chloe Madison had two goals, two assists with nine ground balls and three caused turnovers.
Kenny Hughes had three goals and two assists with three ground balls.
Taylor Arcivar had five ground balls and three caused turnovers.

SPARTAN TEAM LEADERS
Points: Kenny Hughes(5)
Goals: Andrea Colford (4)
Assists: Chloe Madison, Kenny Hughes and Rachel Cochran  (2)
Ground Balls: Danielle Morgan  and Chloe Madison (9)
Caused Turnovers: Andrea Colford and Lauren Whitfield (4)
Saves: Allee Samuel  (8)
 
UP NEXT
Next action for the Spartan women's lacrosse team comes on Saturday, April 9 when they travel to Concordia University Chicago. Game time is set for 1:00 p.m. in River Forest, Illinois.