The Aurora University women's lacrosse team fell behind in the first quarter to the visiting Comets of Capital University 5-1 and despite a second-half comeback, the Spartans lost 17-11 at Spartan Athletic Park.


FINAL SCORE: Capital University 17. Aurora University 11
RECORDS: Aurora University 1-2 overall; Capital University 5-0
LOCATION: Montgomery, Illinois - Spartan Athletic Park
 

- Trailing 1-0 with 10:36 left in the first, Spartan Monique Gibson tied the game with a free-position goal.
- Capital would score the final four goals of the first quarter to lead 5-1.
- Danielle Cobbett scored her first goal of the game at 7:52 of the second with an assist from Caley Russell.
- AU trailed 8-2 going to halftime.
- The third quarter was high scoring with 11 total goals, five coming from the Spartans.
- Scoring for the Spartans in the third were Cobbett (2), Gibson, Jalyn Yaukovitz and Hannah Martindale.
- AU came out rocking in the fourth, scoring three goals in the first 1:51 of action and forcing Capital to call a timeout.
- Bailey Simpson, Yaukovitz and Martindale were the goal scoring Spartans.
- After a Capital goal, Cobbett scored her fourth of the day with 9:03 left in the fourth.
- AU wouldn't score the rest of the contest and would fall 17-11.


Points: Monique Gibson (5) and Danielle Cobbett (4)
Goals: Danielle Cobbett (4)
Assists: Monique Gibson (3)
Ground balls: Bailey Simpson (4)
Caused Turnovers: Hannah Martindale and Jalyn Yaukovitz (3)
Draw Controls: Jalyn Yaukovitz (4)
Saves: Jenna Ford (4) and Alexis Crowley (2) 
 

Next action for the Spartan women's lacrosse team comes on Thursday, March 10 when they travel to Illinois Wesleyan University. Game time is set for 4:00 p.m. in Bloomington, Illinois.
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