The Aurora University women's lacrosse team advanced to the 2023 Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference Tournament Final with a dominating 21-2 semi-final round victory over Edgewood College on Wednesday evening.


FINAL SCORE: Aurora University 21, Edgewood College 2
RECORDS: Aurora University 16-2 overall ; Edgewood College 6-9 overall 
LOCATION: Spartan Athletic Park - Montgomery, Illinois
 

- The Spartans won the opening draw with Brianna Peck grabbing the ball and 38 seconds later she fed Jalyn Yaukovitz for the 1-0 lead.
- Peck would score on a Danielle Cobbett assist 50 seconds later and AU led 2-0.
- After an Edgewood goal, AU rattled off the next seven goals.
- Bailey Simpson collected a first quarter hat trick and Monique Gibson scored twice as AU led 7-1 after one quarter.
- Yaukovitz and Gibson scored early in the second before an Edgewood goal ended the 7-0 run.
- Goals from Peck, Gibson and Simpson put AU up 12-2 and the running clock began with 9:02 left in the second quarter.
- AU would go on to lead 15-2 going to halftime.
- With the running clock in the second-half, AU scored all six of the tallies.
- Hannah Martindale and Yaukovitz scored in the third with fourth quarter goals from Margaret Flanagan, Yaukovitz, Gibson and Nicolina Smith.
- AU celebrated the semi-final win, winning 21-2.


Points: Jessica Boyland (7), Bailey Simpson (6) and Monique Gibson (5)
Goals: Monique Gibson and Bailey Simpson (5)
Assists: Jessica Boyland (7)
Ground balls: Jalyn Yaukovitz (5)
Caused Turnovers: 10 Spartans (1)
Draw Controls: Monique Gibson (8), Jalyn Yaukovitz (7) and Brianna Peck (6) 
Saves: Meghan Ginty (3) and Alexis Crowley (1)
 

Next action for the Spartan women's lacrosse team comes on Saturday, May 6 when they host Concordia University Wisconsin in the 2023 NACC Tournament Championship with opening draw set for 12:00 p.m. at Spartan Athletic Park in Montgomery, Illinois.