Homecoming arrived on the Aurora University campus as the Spartan women's volleyball team got the weekend off to a great start with an exciting 3-0 (26-24, 25-20, 25-21) win over Edgewood College on Friday night.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Aurora University 3; Edgewood College 0 (26-24, 25-20, 25-21)
LOCATION: Aurora, Illinois - Thornton Gymnasium
RECORDS: Aurora University 18-5; 7-0 NACC - Edgewood College 10-12; 5-2 NACC
 
FOR THE SPARTANS
- Katie Vondra had a double-double with 11 kills and 10 digs.
- Emily Lines had 32 assists, six digs and two kills.
- Karli Chambers had nine kills in her two sets of action.
- Julia Wood had 16 digs.
- AU had nine blocks as a team on the night with 16 assisted blocks.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
- AU jumped out to a quick 8-4 lead in the opening set and forced an Edgewood timeout. Edgewood rallied after the timeout and the teams would battle late into the set.
- The Spartans found themselves down 23-20 but AU would score six of the next seven points with the Spartan blockers coming up big, scoring three of the points down the stretch.
- AU won in exciting fashion 26-24.
- In the second set, AU took the lead 8-7 and never trailed again though the set was once again tightly played. 
- Leading 20-18, the Spartans once again were strong down the stretch and won 25-20.
- AU led 3-1 in the third set but would fall behind and trail by as many as six points at 18-12.
- Following the well timed timeout from AU Head Coach James Seitelman, the Spartans roared back, out-scoring Edgewood 13-3 including a final 10-1 run to win 25-21.

SPARTAN TEAM LEADERS
Kills: Katie Vondra (11), Karli Chambers (9) and Lindsey Simpson (6)
Assists: Emily Lines (32)
Blocks: Rachel Martens (3)
Digs: Julia Wood (16) and Katie Vondra (10)
Aces: Rachel Martens and Katie Vondra (1)
 
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