The Aurora University women's lacrosse team hosted a non-conference tilt with Lake Forest College on Tuesday afternoon and sent the Foresters home in defeat, winning 15-8.


FINAL SCORE: Aurora University 15, Lake Forest College 8
RECORDS: Aurora University 12-1 overall and 4-0 NACC; Lake Forest College 5-8 overall 
LOCATION: Spartan Athletic Park - Montgomery, Illinois
 

- AU dominated the game early, building a 7-0 lead in the first quarter.
- Bailey SImpson and Monigue Gibson each had two goals in the run.
- The Spartans led 7-1 after the first and forced a Forester goalie change.
- The second was much lower scoring with AU out-scoring LFC 3-2.
- Gibson scored her third and fourth of the game while Simpson added her hat trick.
- AU led 10-3 going to halftime.
- Two goals from Jalyn Yaukovitz and one from Brianna Peck gave AU the running clock with a 10 goal lead midway through the third.
- A late LFC goal in the third had AU ahead 13-4 after three.
- Danielle Cobbett scored 13 seconds into the fourth to get the clock ticking once again.
- LFC scored four of the final five goals of the game in the fourth but AU's lead was never in doubt.
- The Spartans were victorious 15-8.


Points: Bailey Simpson and Monique Gibson (5) and Jalyn Yaukovitz (4)
Goals: Monique Gibson (4), Bailey Simpson and Jalyn Yaukovitz (4)
Assists: Bailey Simpson (2)
Ground balls: Jalyn Yaukovitz (5)
Caused Turnovers: Jalyn Yaukovitz and Caley Russell (3)
Draw Controls: Monique Gibson and Jalyn Yaukovitz (6)
Saves: Meghan Ginty (4) and Alexis Crowley (3)
 

Next action for the Spartan women's lacrosse team comes on Saturday, April 22 when they travel to Concordia University Wisconsin with opening draw set for 3:00 p.m. in Mequon, Wisconsin.