The Aurora University women's basketball team fell to the Stars of Dominican University on Tuesday night in Thornton Gymnasium 82-60. The Spartans welcomed their pen pals from Creekside Elementary School in Elgin, Illinois to the contest as well.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE:  Dominican University 82; Aurora University 60
LOCATION: Aurora, Illinois - Lancaster Court in Thornton Gymnasium
RECORDS: Aurora University 4-18; 3-14 NACC; Dominican University 8-14; 6-11 NACC
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
Spartan Adriana Ramirez opened the AU scoring with a jumper 1:38 into the game.
Dominican followed with a 10-2 run to open up an eight point lead midway through the first quarter.
Back to back threes from Alyssa Brems pulled the Spartans to down four (14-10) less than a minute later.
An 11-2 Dominican run opened up the game as AU would trail 25-16 after one quarter.
The Spartans opened the second quarter and getting to within six (25-19) before Dominican pushed the lead back up to double digits.
A 5-0 AU run to close out the first-half brought the Spartans to within eight (38-30) heading into halftime. A three from Alex Hultine was the final basket of the opening half.
After seeing the Stars build a 17-point advantage, the Spartans responded with a 15-5 run behind seven points from Ally Van Bogaert. With just over three minutes to play in the third, AU trailed by seven at 52-45.
After three quarters, AU trailed Dominican 60-46.
An 11-0 Dominican run to start the fourth quarter put the game out of reach for the Spartans as they would go on to lose by a score of 82-60.
 
FOR THE SPARTANS
Ally Van Bogaert had a double-double of 16 points and 11 rebounds.
Alyssa Brems had 14 points on four-of-six from three-point range.
 
SPARTAN STAT LEADERS
Points: Ally Van Bogaert (16) and Alyssa Brems (14)
Assists: Alex Hultine (4) and Sami Hultine (3)
Rebounds: Ally Van Bogaert (11) and Rachel Baumgartner (5)
 
UP NEXT
Next action for the Spartan women's basketball team comes on Saturday, February 11 when they travel to Concordia University Wisconsin. Game time is set for 2:00 p.m. in Mequon, Wisconsin.