The Aurora University women's lacrosse team defeated Wartburg College in a Midwest Women's Lacrosse Conference match-up 10-2 on Wednesday afternoon in Waverly, Iowa

GAME INFORMATION
FINAL SCORE: Aurora University 10, Wartburg College 2
RECORDS: Aurora University 8-8, 7-3 MWLC; Wartburg College 7-9, 3-7 MWLC
LOCATION: Waverly, Iowa
 
SPARTAN STARTING LINE UP:
#1 Taylor Arcivar
#8 Morgan Shackelton
#10 Kendall Urban
#14 Kaylyn Gilmer
#15 Lori Miller
#17 Briana Lakebrink
#19 Kailey Kamberis
#20 Lauren Whitfield
#21 Kenny Hughes
#24 Andrea Colford
#28 Allee Samuel
#84 Reilly Armstrong - GK
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
AU controlled the contest throughout, jumping out to a 5-0 lead in the first half.
Lauren Whitfield got the scoring started 29 seconds into the game.
Kenny Hughes scored three straight for a hat trick before Andrea Colford rounded out the first-half AU scorers.
Wartburg scored late in the first-half as AU led 5-1 at halftime.
Whitfield scored first again for AU in the second-half to push the lead to 6-1.
After one last Wartburg score, AU rounded out the game on a 4-0 run.
In the run to end the game, AU scores came from Kendall Urban, Whitfield, Colford and Kaylyn Gilmer.
AU comes home happy with a 10-2 win.

BEYOND THE BOX
AU clinched a seed in the 2017 Midwest Women's Lacrosse Conference Tournament
The Spartans will be either the No. 3 or No. 4 seed pending results this weekend.

FOR THE SPARTANS
Lauren Whitfield had three goals and one assist.
Andrea Colford had two goals, four ground balls, three caused turnovers and three draw controls.
Kenny Hughes had three goals
Reilly Armstrong had four saves in the winning effort.

SPARTAN TEAM LEADERS
Points: Lauren Whitfield (4), Kenny Hughes (3) and Andrea Colford (2)
Goals: Lauren Whitfield and Kenny Hughes (3) and Andrea Colford (2)
Assists: Lauren Whitfield (1)
Draw Controls: Andrea Colford (3)
Caused Turnovers: Andrea Colford (3)
Ground Balls: Andrea Colford (4)
Saves: Reilly Armstrong (4)
 
UP NEXT
Next action for the Spartan women's lacrosse team comes on Saturday, April 29 when they travel to Loras College. Game time is set for 12:00 p.m. in Dubuque, Iowa.