The Aurora University women's soccer team will enter the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference tournament for the eleventh straight season. The Spartans finished the 2017 regular season with a 7-8-1 overall record and 7-2-1 in the NACC. AU earned the third seed and will host the sixth seed Benedictine University Eagles at Spartan Athletic Park on Sunday, October 29 at 5:00 p.m.
 
Match-up -
The Spartans will take on Benedictine University in the first round of the conference tournament. AU defeated Benedictine University in the regular season 1-0 in double overtime.
 
All-Time NACC Championship History –
- AU has won eight of ten season tournaments going back to the start of the NACC in 2006.
- Two other teams have won a conference tournament - Edgewood College in 2008 and Milwaukee School of Engineering in 2015 and 2016.
- AU is 110-9-3 in the past nine seasons in the NACC regular season and 20-3 in the NACC Tournament.
- The Spartans went to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen for the first time in history in 2014.
 
About the Spartans –
- Freshmen Jessica Ortiz is the leading scorer on the Spartans with eight goals and two assists.
- Sophomore Alexis Abelove has seven goals and four assist.
- Corynne McEachern finishes up the top 3 Spartan performers with five goals and four assists.
- Aurora made the NACC championship game in 2015 as the #4 seed and has played in the NACC Tournament final in 10 of 11 seasons. . 
 
About NACC Opponents –
- Milwaukee School of Engineering enters as the #1 seed with a conference record of 9-1-0
- Dominican University enters as the #2 seed with a conference record of 8-0-2
- Aurora University enters as the #3 seed with a conference record of 7-2-1
 
Up Next for the Spartans –
With a victory over Benedictine University, the Spartans would travel to #1 seed Milwaukee School of Engineering in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and play at 7:00 p.m. or #2 seed Dominican University in River Forest, Illinois, where game time is set for 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 1 regardless of the opponent.