The Aurora University women's basketball team had a slow start to the second quarter but stormed back in the second-half against Edgewood College on Thursday night before falling 76-70.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Edgewood College 76, Aurora University 70
LOCATION: Aurora, Illinois - Lancaster Court
RECORDS: Aurora University 9-4 overall and 6-3 NACC; Edgewood College 13-1 overall and 8-1 NACC
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Spartans battled foul trouble in the first quarter but still only trailed 19-17.
- The second quarter opened up with AU being out-scored 16-4 and trailed 35-21 with 4:52 left in the first-half.
- In the final four minutes though the Spartans picked up the defensive intensity and managed to get the deficit into single digits.
- AU trailed 39-32 going to halftime.
- Julie Galauner lde all scorers with 12 first-half points.
- The third quarter saw several mini runs from both the Spartans and the Eagles but the score after three remained a seven point difference at 59-52.
- Trailing by 10 (67-57) with six minutes left in the fourth, the Spartans made their comeback.  
- A three from the left elbow from freshman Sydni Olson pulled AU to down two at 67-65 and forced an Edgewood timeout with 4:47 left.
- Fellow freshman Karissa King drained a three a minute later to get the Spartans to within one at 69-68.
- On the next possession, Galauner just missed a three to tie the game and then committed a foul.
- Edgewood managed to knock down free throws in the final 1:54 as the Spartans committed turnovers on back to back possessions.
- AU fell by a final score of 76-70.

SPARTAN STAT LEADERS
Points: Julie Galauner (22), Savannah Johnson, Karissa King and Sydni Olson (11)
Assists: Julie Galauner (4) 
Rebounds: Sydni Olson (12)

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