The Aurora University women's volleyball team made quick work of the Wheaton College Thunder, winning in three easy sets, 25-7, 25-18, 25-11 in a non-conference match-up.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Aurora University 3; Wheaton College 0 (25-7, 25-18, 25-11)
LOCATION: Wheaton, Illinois
RECORDS: Aurora University 15-5; 4-0 NACC - Wheaton College 3-14
 
FOR THE SPARTANS
- Emily Lines had 31 assists.
- Imani Freeman had 11 kills.
- Rachel Martens had six aces.
- Katie Vondra had 10 digs and seven kills.
- Ava Pauly had 10 kills.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Trailing 4-3 in the opening set, AU finished on a 22-3 run for the easy 25-7 set win. The Spartans had five serving aces in the set including three straight from Rachel Martens midway through.
- AU again fell behind in the second set, trailing 7-3 before quickly battling back to tie the set 8-8. AU grabbed the lead and saw Wheaton attempt to come back before the Spartans scored the final four points for the 25-18 win.
- The third set was knotted 5-5 before an 8-0 run for AU gave the Spartans a lead they would not relinquish before winning 25-11.
- The Spartans hit a fantastic .419 on the night with 43 kills to just seven errors on 86 attempts.
- AU added 11 serving aces in the match.

SPARTAN TEAM LEADERS
Kills: Imani Freeman (11) and Ava Pauly (10)
Assists: Emily Lines (31)
Blocks: Lindsey Simpson (5)
Digs: Katie Vondra (10)
Aces: Rachel Martens (6)
 
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