The Aurora University Spartan women's basketball team was hot from the field on Wednesday night as they were able to extinguish the visiting Inferno of Alverno College 83-72.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Aurora University 83, Alverno College 72
LOCATION: Aurora, Illinois - Lancaster Court in Thornton Gymnasium
RECORDS: Aurora University 7-7 overall, 5-4 NACC; Alverno College 4-10 overall, 1-8 NACC

HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Spartan women never traveled as Julie Galauner hit a three to get the scoring started early in the contest.
- AU led by six on numerous occasions in the first quarter but could not get that next basket or stop to expand the lead further.
- The Spartans led 22-16 following a 5-0 run to end the first quarter.
- AU built a 13 point lead midway through the second quarter on an Adriana Ramirez jumper.
- Alverno though responded with a 9-0 run to cut the AU lead to 34-30 with 1:42 to go in the opening half.
- Five points from Kylie Kaylor and a basket from Bri Hall in the final 1:30 gave AU a 41-30 halftime lead.
- The third quarter saw the Spartans maintain a double-digit advantage and with 3:53 to go, the Spartans had a 20-point lead (58-38), the largest of the game.
- The pesky Inferno would not be extinguished easily though as they cut the lead back to 13 before AU's Alyssa Brems hit a three before the end of the period.
- AU led 63-47 after three quarters of play.
- AU continued to maintain a double-digit lead but much like the third quarter, Alverno would not go away, getting to within 11 (81-70) with 1:08 to go in the game.
- The Spartans would seal the game though and won 83-72.
 
FOR THE SPARTANS
- Head Coach Brittany Carper won her 50th game as coach of the Spartans
- Julia Galauner had 24 points, four assists and four rebounds.
- Adriana Ramirez had 17 points on 8-of-9 shooting from the field, eight rebounds and four assists.
- Bri Hall had 16 points on 8-of-11 shooting off the bench.

SPARTAN STAT LEADERS
POINTS: Julia Galauner (24), Adriana Ramirez (17) and Bri Hall (16)
REBOUNDS: Adriana Ramirez (8) and Alyssa Brems (6)
ASSISTS: Allie Reichert (7) and Alyssa Brems (5)
STEALS: Allie Reichert and Meija Rabi (1)
 
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