The Aurora University women's volleyball team celebrated the four senior Spartans prior to tonight's Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference match with the visiting Raiders of Milwaukee School of Engineering. AU was victorious 3-0 on the opening event of Homecoming 2018.

THE BASICS:
FINAL SCORE: Aurora University 3, Milwaukee School of Engineering 0 (25-21, 25-14, 25-13)
LOCATION: Lancaster Court in Thornton Gymnasium - Aurora University
RECORDS: Aurora University 14-5 overall and 8-0 NACC; Milwaukee School of Engineering 8-13 overall and 2-6 NACC

HOW IT HAPPENED -
- The Spartans had a battle with the Raiders in the opening set. The set was tied 13-13 midway through.
- A service ace from Mikayla Fincher got the Spartans rolling as they took control and went on to win 25-21.
- AU dominated the second and third sets, winning 25-14 and 25-13.
- In the third and final set, AU hit .565 led by five kills from senior Katie Vondra.
- The four seniors, Emily Lines, Vondra, Nikki Lofshult and Hannah Lanasa all had strong performances with their family and friends in attendance.

SPARTAN LEADERS –                                             
KILLS: Imani Freeman (12) and Katie Vondra (10)
ASSISTS: Emily Lines (35)
ACES: Katie Vondra (3), Makayla Fincher (2) and Emily Lines (1)
DIGS: Emily Lines (12) and Julia Wood (9)
BLOCKS: Samantha Weising (3)
 
UP NEXT:
Next action for the Spartan women's volleyball team comes on Saturday, October 13 when they host Concordia University Wisconsin on Homecoming. Match time is set for 1:00 p.m. on Lancaster Court in Thornton Gymnasium.