The Aurora University women's volleyball team split the day two matches at the Wheaton College Invite on Saturday, making quick work of Manchester in a 3-0 victory before going toe to toe with no. 2 Hope, falling 3-1.


MATCH ONE SCORE: Aurora University 3, Manchester University 0 (25-20, 25-16, 25-16)
MATCH TWO SCORE: #2 Hope College 3, Aurora University 1 (19-25, 15-25, 25-18, 23-25)
LOCATION: King Arena - Wheaton, Illinois
RECORD: Aurora University 6-6 overall and 1-0 in the NACC


- Marilyn Scribner Invitational All-Tournament Team
- Hannah Evenson
- Lulu Torres


MATCH ONE:
- The Spartans trailed 7-6 in the opening set but a flurry of Manchester attack errors allowed the Spartans to grab the lead and run away with a 25-20 win.
- Lulu Torres led six Spartans with kills in the opener.
- AU again took advantage of errors from Manchester in the second set to win.
- Torres led again with five kills and Manchester aided with 10 attack errors for the Spartans 25-16 win.
- The Spartans led throughout the third set and once again took advantage of the opponents errors.
- Celeste Cozzoni, Riley Moreno and Dani Lauer each had three kills in the set win.

MATCH TWO
- The Spartans jumped out to an early 10-4 lead and held the largest lead at 13-6.
- Nine unforced AU errors led to a Hope comeback win 25-19.
- Torres led with five kills in the first set.
- AU dropped the second set 25-15.
- The Spartans led from the opening point of the third set and won 25-18.
- Torres added five more kills while Kate Poellmann had four.
- The fourth set was a back and forth battle between the two teams.
- Seven lead changes with eight tied scores in the frame led to a 25-23 thrilling set with Hope coming out in the end.
- Six Spartans had kills with four each from Poellmann, Torres and Cozzoni.


MATCH ONE
KILLS:  Lulu Torres (10)
ASSISTS: Hannah Joseph (29)
DIGS: Kristen Erickson (14) and Hannah Evenson (13)
ACES: Celeste Cozzoni (2)
BLOCKS: Riley Moreno (3)

MATCH TWO
KILLS:  Lulu Torres (17) and Kate Poellmann (10)
ASSISTS: Hannah Joseph (35)
DIGS: Hannah Evenson, Kristen Erickson and Hannah Joseph (11)
ACES: Celeste Cozzoni (3)
BLOCKS: Riley Moreno (5)


Next action for the Spartan women's volleyball team comes on Wednesday, September 20 when they host Illinois Institute of Technology. Opening serve is slated for 7:00 p.m. on Lancaster Court in Thornton Gymnasium.