The Aurora University women's soccer team were the first to celebrate a senior night on the new Spartan Athletic Park as they did during pregame. AU then dropped a closely played 3-2 decision to visiting MSOE.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Milwaukee School of Engineering 3, Aurora University 2
LOCATION:  Spartan Athletic Park - Montgomery, Illinois
RECORDS: Aurora University 6-8 (6-2 NACC); Milwaukee School of Engineering 10-7 (8-1 NACC)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
- AU recognized their six graduating seniors of Alexis Bejarano, Caitlin deRuiter, Shayla Fleming, Kaitlin Im Hof, Beth Robbins and Alicia Rotolo with a ceremony prior to kickoff.
- Both the Spartans and MSOE traded quality scoring chances in the opening 15 minutes of action with neither being able to fully capitalize.
- 22:08 into the game, AU lit the lamp as Alexis Abelove buried a shot for a goal following a beautiful pass from Corynne McEachern.
- Just 56 seconds later, MSOE knotted the game at 1-1 on a long pass that led to a 1v1 with AU goalkeeper Sammie Gelfand.
- The teams went into halftime tied 1-1.
- Early in the second-half (57:42), Kelsey King sent a pass to Alicia Rotolo which Rotolo put into the back of the Raider net. AU led 2-1.
- MSOE tied the game in the 67th minute off a free-kick from Missy Schultz.
- In the 76th minute, a foul called just inside the box awarded MSOE with a penalty-kick. Schultz buried the shot just past the out stretched arms of Gelfand.
- The 3-2 score would stick to the end as AU fell at Spartan Stadium.

SPARTAN STAT LEADERS
GOALS: Alexis Abelove and Alicia Rotolo (1)
ASSISTS: Corynne McEachern and Kelsey King (1)
SHOTS: Alexis Abelove and Alicia Rotolo (3)
SAVES: Sammie Gelfand (5)
 
UP NEXT
Next action for the Spartan women's soccer team comes on Sunday, October 22 when they host Lakeland University. Game time is set for 2:00 p.m. on Spartan Stadium at Spartan Athletic Park.