The Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference schedule opened for the Aurora University women's soccer program as the Spartans traveled to Edgewood College. The Spartans tasted victory for the first time in 2017 as they won the always tough NACC road contest 3-2.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Aurora University 3, Edgewood College 2
LOCATION: Oregon, Wisconsin - Oregon High School
RECORDS: Aurora University 1-6, 1-0 NACC; Edgewood College 4-4, 0-1 NACC
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
- AU led early as freshman Jessica Ortiz scored 2:54 into the game off an assist from Kaitlin Im Hof. Im Hof passed to Munoz who scored in traffic from the middle of the box.
- About eight minutes later Ortiz struck again as the corralled a loose ball in front of the box and beat the defense high.
- Edgewood cut the AU lead to 2-1 in the 30th minute.
- The teams went into halftime and well into the second-half with the same 2-1 score.
- In the 82nd minute, Spartan Alexis Abelove scored on a free-kick from just outside the 18-yard box to give AU a commanding 3-1 lead.
- Edgewood scored in the 85th minute but the Spartan defense held strong for the 3-2 win.

SPARTAN STAT LEADERS
GOALS: Jessica Ortiz (2) and Alexis Abelove (1)
ASSISTS: Kaitlin Im Hof (1)
SHOTS ON GOAL: Alexis Abelove (3)
SAVES: Taylor Joiner (3)

UP NEXT:
Next action for the Spartan women's soccer team comes on Wednesday, September 27 when they host Wisconsin Lutheran College in the opening of Spartan Athletic Park. Game time is set for 7:00 p.m. in Montgomery, Illinois at Spartan Stadium.