The Aurora University Spartan women's basketball team was welcomed home to a fun and loud crowd but came up just shy in their NACC contest against Concordia Chicago, losing 74-66.
 
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Concordia University Chicago 74, Aurora University 66
LOCATION: Aurora, Illinois - Lancaster Court in Thornton Gymnasium
RECORDS: Aurora University 2-1 overall and 1-1 NACC; Concordia University Chicago 4-0 overall and 2-0 NACC.
ATTENDANCE: 579
GAME TIME: 1:40
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Spartans started slowly and fell behind early to Concordia Chicago 12-4 before trailing 21-12 at the end of the first quarter.
- In the second quarter, AU could not buy a basket as they found themselves down by 15 (32-17) midway through the quarter.
- A 14-2 run to close out the half, led by six points from Julie Galauner and four from Bri Hall found the Spartans down 34-31 at halftime.
- The Spartans continued the run to start the third, rattling off 11 straight points to lead 42-34 with 6:23 to go.
- With 4:24 to play in the third, AU held their biggest lead of the night, 48-39 following a Galauner three ball.
- CUC stormed back though, out scoring AU 14-6 in the final minutes of the third quarter.
- The Spartans scored the first basket of the fourth but like the opening quarter, the offense went silent. CUC grew the lead to nine before the final score of 74-66.
 
FOR THE SPARTANS
- Adriana Ramirez had a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds.
- Alyssa Brems had 14 points, eight rebounds and four assists.
- Julie Galauner had 13 points and four assists.
- Bailey Kramer had 10 points and four assists.
 
SPARTAN STAT LEADERS
POINTS: Adriana Ramirez (15), Alyssa Brems (14) and Julie Galauner (13)
REBOUNDS: Adriana Ramirez (10) and Alyssa Brems (8)
ASSISTS: Bailey Kramer, Julie Galauner, Allie Reichert and Alyssa Brems (4)
STEALS: Bailey Kramer (2)
 
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