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Aurora Women’s Basketball vs. Hanover
©Steve Woltmann
44
Aurora AUR 6-1,1-1 NACC
52
Winner MSOE MSOE 6-1,2-0 NACC
Aurora AUR
6-1,1-1 NACC
44
Final
52
MSOE MSOE
6-1,2-0 NACC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Aurora AUR 6 9 16 13 44
MSOE MSOE 14 11 14 13 52

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

First-half shooting slump downs Spartan women on the road

The Aurora University women's basketball team traveled to Milwaukee for a second road conference match-up with MSOE. A slow start tro the game shooting put AU in come from behind mode and despite a valiant effort, the Spartans would fall 52-44.

The Basics
FINAL SCORE: Milwaukee School of Engineering 52, Aurora University 44
LOCATION: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
RECORDS: Aurora University 6-1 overall and 1-1 in NACC; Milwaukee School of Engineering 6-1 overall and 2-0 in NACC

How it happened
- AU trailed 14-6 after the opening quarter with Selena Vargas scoring two of the three Spartan baskets.
- The Spartans would shoot 1-of-12 from three-point range in the first-half and trail 25-15 going to halftime.
- AU out-scored MSOE 16-14 in the third quarter with a stronger offensive showing but still trailed by eight at 39-31.
- The Spartans opened the fourth quarter on an 11-5 run and trailed by two at 44-42.
- Three, three-point field goals fueled the run.
- But in the final 3:51, AU went cold again from the field and would be out-scored 8-2 with the eventual final score of 52-44.

 Spartan Leaders
Points: Gabrielle Wolff (11) and Selena Vargas (9)
Assists: Macy Kocen (3)
Rebounds: Selena Vargas (9)
Steals: Sam Barrett and Selena Vargas (3)
 
Up Next
Next action for the Spartan women's basketball team comes on Saturday, December 9 when they host the St. Norbert College. Tip-off is slated for 1:00 p.m. on Lancaster Court in Thornton Gymnasium.
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