The Aurora University Spartan women's basketball team opened the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference schedule with a tight loss at Wisconsin Lutheran College, 70-57. AU was out-scored in the third quarter which proved to be the difference in the game.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Wisconsin Lutheran College 70, Aurora University 57
LOCATION: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
RECORDS: Aurora University 0-4 overall and 0-1 NACC; Wisconsin Lutheran College 3-0 overall and 1-0 NACC

HOW IT HAPPENED
- The teams traded leads early in the first quarter before the Spartans trailed 13-9 after 10 minutes.
- AU opened the second quarter on an 8-0 run and led by four at 17-13.
- The Spartans would trail 34-30 going to halftime with Julie Galauner hitting a three for the last basket of the first-half.
- AU came out in the third quarter and took a 35-34 lead but WLC jumped ahead of the Spartans and AU trailed 56-43 after three quarters.
- Early in the fourth, AU got within eight (58-50) after a Galauner three but that was as close as the Spartans would get.
- AU lost 70-57.

SPARTAN STAT LEADERS
POINTS: Adriana Ramirez and Meija Rabi (15) and Julie Galauner (13)
REBOUNDS: Adriana Ramirez (16)
ASSISTS: Alyssa Brems (4)
STEALS: Meija Rabi (2)
 
UP NEXT
Next action for the Spartan women's basketball team comes on Tuesday, November 28 when they travel to North Park University. Game time is set for 7:00 p.m. in Chicago, Illinois.