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14
Winner Aurora AU 1-2
13
Southwestern SUWLAX 2-5
Winner
Aurora AU
1-2
14
Final
13
Southwestern SUWLAX
2-5
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Aurora AU 5 9 14
Southwestern SUWLAX 11 2 13

Game Recap: Women's Lacrosse |

Second half scoring frenzy lifts Spartans over Southwestern

The Aurora University women's lacrosse team played come from behind to grab a victory away from Southwestern University on Tuesday night. The Spartans out scored the hosts 9-2 in the second-half for the 14-13 win.

GAME INFORMATION
FINAL SCORE: Aurora University 14, Southwestern University 13
RECORDS: Aurora University 1-2; Southwestern University 2-5
LOCATION: Georgetown, Texas
 
SPARTAN STARTING LINE UP:
#1 Taylor Arcivar
#6 Janne Brown
#7 Bridget Poidinger
#8 Marina Kanner
#12 Kimmie Reyes
#14 Kristina Krokosz
#15 Lori Miller
#17 Amanda Tsao
#20 Emma Martel
#24 Andrea Colford
#28 Allee Samuel
#84 Reilly Armstrong - GK
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
- AU was in the contest midway through the first half, down 4-3 behind goals from Andrea Colford, Taylor Arcivar and Marina Kanner.
- The Spartans got out scored 7-2 in the final 15:27 of the opening half to head to intermission down 11-5.
- The teams traded a goal each in the first 10:11 of the second-half and the score was 12-6 Southwestern.
- After winning the ensuing draw control, AU started their comeback.
- AU scored four times in the next 10 minutes, coming from Kristina Krokosz, Colford and Arcivar.
- Southwestern scored to end the AU run and with five minutes left to play, AU was down 13-10.
- The Spartans continued to press and after a pair of Colford goals and one from Ellie Blake, AU pulled even (13-13) with 2:09 to play. Arcivar assisted on the game tying goal.
- With 1:12 to play, Spartan goalie Reilly Armstrong made a game saving save on a free position attempt, picked up the ground ball to start the AU transition game.
- As the shot clock wound down, Arcivar found Colford with a pass and with 14 seconds left on the clock, Colford scored the game winning goal to give the Spartans their first win of 2018.
 
SPARTAN TEAM LEADERS
Points: Taylor Arcivar and Andrea Colford (6)
Goals: Andrea Colford (5), Kristina Krokosz (4) and Taylor Arcivar (3)
Assists: Taylor Arcivar (3)
Ground Balls: Reilly Armstrong and Kimmie Reyes (5)
Saves: Reilly Armstrong (10)
 
UP NEXT
Next action for the Spartan women's lacrosse team comes on Thursday, March 8 when they travel to the University of Dallas. Game time is set for 3:30 p.m. in Dallas, Texas.
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