The Aurora University women's volleyball team defeated longtime rival Benedictine University on Tuesday night on Lancaster Court in Thornton Gymnasium, 3-0 (27-25, 25-10, 25-20).

THE BASICS:
FINAL SCORE: Aurora University 3, Benedictine University 0 (27-25, 25-10, 25-20)
LOCATION: Lancaster Court in Thornton Gymnasium - Aurora University
RECORDS: Aurora University 16-5 overall and 10-0 NACC; Benedictine University 13-9 overall and 5-4 NACC

HOW IT HAPPENED -
- The Spartans trailed early in the opening set, falling behind 6-1 and later trailed 21-16 when Head Coach James Seitelman called timeout.
- The veteran Spartans came out of the break and used a 11-4 run to win 27-25.
- AU again fell behind in the second set, down 2-0, the Spartans dominated the rest of the set, going on to win easily 25-10. The Spartans hit .407 in the set led by six kills from Katie Vondra.
- The third set again found AU down early, 5-1. 
- The Spartans battled the way back and grabbed the first lead at 13-12. As has been the case for AU, they out scored AU late in the set, finishing on a 7-2 run to win 25-20.

SPARTAN LEADERS –                                             
KILLS: Katie Vondra (14)
ASSISTS: Emily Lines (34)
ACES: Julia Wood (2)
DIGS: Emily Lines (12)
BLOCKS: Lindsey Simpson (4) and Samantha Weising (3)
 
UP NEXT:
Next action for the Spartan women's volleyball team comes on Friday, October 19 when they travel to Edgewood College. Match time is set for 7:00 p.m. in Madison, Wisconsin.