The Aurora University women's volleyball team took the the 12th ranked team in the AVCA rankings in the second match of the day at the Washington University, St. Louis Baden Invitational. AU knocked off the host Bears 3-0 (25-15, 25-22, 25-10) after defeating Belhaven University 3-0 in the opening match (25-20, 25-17, 25-10).

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORES:
MATCH ONE: Aurora University 3, Belhaven University 0 (25-20, 25-17, 25-10)
MATCH TWO: Aurora University 3; #12 Washington University 0 (25-15, 25-22, 25-10)
LOCATION: St. Louis, Missouri - Washington University
RECORDS: Aurora University 21-6; #12 WashU 19-6; Belhaven University 10-17

MATCH ONE vs, Belhaven University
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Spartans trailed Belhaven 10-8 but three kills from Imani Freeman gave the Spartans a 12-10 advantage.
- AU would go on to win 25-20.
- Once the Spartans got service in the second set, AU took off running and went on to win 25-17.
- In the third set, two early aces from Katie Vondra and one from Lindsey Simpson put AU ahead as they rolled to a 25-10 win.
 
SPARTAN TEAM LEADERS
Kills: Imani Freeman (14) and Katie Vondra (11)
Assists: Emily Lines (39)
Blocks: Lindsey Simpson and Katie Vondra (5)
Digs: Nikki Lofshult (15) and Julia Wood (14)
Aces: Katie Vondra (2)

MATCH TWO vs, #12 Washington University, St. Louis
HOW IT HAPPENED
- AU hit .352 in the match which included a .542 hit percentage in the third set.
- The first set saw the Spartans trail 1-0 and not trail again as they won 25-15.
- The second set was much closer as the teams traded leads and points with the score knotted 17-17.
- AU took an 18-17 lead and went on to get late service aces from Emily Lines to put the set away, 25-22.
- The Spartans dominated the third and final set, hitting .542 while also serving up four aces.
 
SPARTAN TEAM LEADERS
Kills: Katie Vondra (11), Karli Chambers and Imani Freeman (10)
Assists: Emily Lines (37)
Blocks: Lindsey SImpson (3)
Digs: Julia Wood and Katie Vondra (8)
Aces: Katie Vondra (4), Emily Lines and Lindsey SImpson (2)
 
UP NEXT
Next action for the Spartan women's volleyball team comes on Saturday, October 27 when they take on DePauw University (9:30 am) and Wartburg College (11:30 am) at the WashU Tournament in St. Louis, Missouri.