The Aurora University softball team lost to Dominican University 4-3 in the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference Tournament opening game on Thursday afternoon.

GAME INFORMATION – Thursday, May 4
Game Boxscore
Game Score: Dominican University 4, Aurora University 3
Records: Aurora University (26-15); Dominican University (30-11)
Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin - Alverno Field

HOW IT HAPPENED
- AU saw Dominican score all four of their runs in the fourth inning behind four singles and a walk off AU starter Britni Wilson.
- Spartan Cat Yanis came on in relief in the fourth and held the Stars scoreless over the next 3-1/3 innings.
- The Spartans managed their first hit in the fourth when Elaine Walker singled. But Walker and Steph Starr were stranded on first and third with no outs.
- The fifth inning saw AU manage to break the scoreless drought with two outs. Lauren O'Daniel scored on a single from Brianna Lewis and Lewis scored on a double from Elaine Walker.
- In the sixth the Spartans added a run with three consecutive singles from Taylor Moore, Laura Dierking and Abbey Rosenow.
- The Spartans got a base runner in the seventh but could not tie or win the game and fell 4-3.

SPARTAN LEADERS
HITS: Elaine Walker and Brianna Lewis (2)
RUNS: Taylor Moore, Lauren O'Daniel and Brianna Lewis (1)
DOUBLE: Elaine Walker (1)
RUNS BATTED IN: Elaine Walker, Abbey Rosenow and Brianna Lewis (1)

UP NEXT
Next action for the Spartan softball team comes on Friday, May 5 when they travel to the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference Tournament in Milwaukee, Wisconsin at Alverno College. Game time will be at 9:00 a.m. with the Spartans taking on Marian University.