The Aurora University women's soccer team battled the weather and DePauw University in the seventh annual Chelsea Lloyd Memorial Classic on Saturday afternoon. AU fell in a closely played contest 1-0.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: DePauw University 1, Aurora University 0
LOCATION: Spartan Athletic Park - Montgomery, Illinois
RECORDS: Aurora University 2-5; DePauw University 4-4
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
- In the 13th minute, DePauw broke the scoreless tie with a goal from 20 yards out. The shot from the football numbers beat AU goalkeeper Kelsey Deck to the upper left corner.
- Minutes later, the Spartans got a breakaway from Emma Aguilar. Her shot would just miss the far post.
- Heading to halftime, AU trailed 1-0.
- The second-half saw both the Spartans and Tigers have scoring chances with the keepers keeping the score 1-0.
- With under 10 minutes to play, AU got another breakaway chance but the Tiger keeper was able to get to the loose ball just before a streaking Spartan could get a boot on the ball.
- AU would fall by a final score of 1-0.

SPARTAN STAT LEADERS
SAVES: Kelsey Deck (4)

UP NEXT
Next action for the Spartan women's soccer team comes on Wednesday, September 25 when they travel to Concordia University Chicago in the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference opener. Kickoff is set for 4:00 p.m. in River Forest, Illinois.