The Aurora University women's lacrosse team finished up their regular season campaign with a 17-9 victory over Loras College. The win was the 12th of the season for the Spartans which is a new record for the young program.

GAME INFORMATION
FINAL SCORE: Aurora University 17, Loras College 9
RECORDS: Aurora University 13-5 overall and 12-2 MWLC; Loras College 7-10 overall and 4-10 MWLC
LOCATION: Dubuque, Iowa
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
- AU struck first with a goal scored by Olivia Matson 1:29 into the game.
- The two teams would go back and forth until AU scored five straight goals to go up 8-5 with 6:34 remaining in the first half.
- Chiara Pfosi, Claire Carlson, Kristina Krokosz and Marina Kanner all found the back of the net to give AU the momentum.
- The Spartan lead would shrink to just one goal after a pair of Duhawk goals. AU led 8-7 with 5:23 remaining in the first half.
- AU would take a 10-7 lead into halftime after responding with two more goals of their own. 
- The second half started with an early Loras goal but it was all Spartan blue from there. AU scored seven straight goals to go up 17-8 with Bridget Poidinger scoring the last goal.
- AU would go on to win 17-9 and will take the third seed into the MWLC playoffs. 

SPARTAN TEAM LEADERS
Points: Claire Carlson (8) and Chiara Pfosi (4)
Goals: Claire Carlson (7) and Chiara Pfosi (4)
Assists: Margaret Flanagan, Olivia Matson, Claire Carlson and Caley Backstrom (1)
Ground Balls: Claire Carlson (7) and Olivia Matson (6) 
Caused Turnovers: Olivia Matson (6) and Claire Carlson (5)
Saves: Reilly Armstrong (3)
 
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