The Aurora University women's basketball team hosted the Rockford University Regents and battled their way to an 81-73 victory. AU out-scored the visitors by 10 in the fourth quarter to hang on to the win.


FINAL SCORE: Aurora University 81, Rockford University 73
LOCATION: Lancaster Court in Thornton Gymnasium - Aurora, Illinois
RECORDS: Aurora University 13-5 overall and 6-3 NACC; Rockford University 6-11 overall and 2-6 NACC


- The visitors jumped out to a 5-0 lead and had their largest lead at 8-2.
- AU answered with a 15-5 run behind six points from Eliot Dojutrek and five from Kyle Fischbach.
- The Spartans would lead 22-20 after one quarter.
- AU built the lead to 10 in the second after a pair of Gabruielle Wolff free-throws.
- The Spartans led 43-35 going to halftime.
- Wolff led all scorers in the first-half with 13 while Selena Vargas had nine rebounds.
- In the third, AU went cold from the field and Rockford managed to score at will and built a 57-52 lead on the Spartans.
- AU would trail 60-58 after three quarters of action. 
- The Spartans went 11-of-13 from the free-throw line in the third quarter which helped stem the cold shooting.
- AU opened the fourth on a 9-0 run with six points from Fischbach and a three from Wolff.
- The AU defense held Rockford scoreless for the first 5:13 of the fourth with the first point coming on a free-throw.
- The fourth quarter run for AU ended at 17-3 on a Selena Vargas lay in to give the Spartans a 75-63 lead with 2:50 to play.
- AU went six-for-six in the final minutes from the free-throw line to seal the 81-73 win.

 
Points: Kylie Fischback (17), Gabrielle Wolff (16), Eliot Dojutrek (15) and Selena Vargas (11)
Assists: Delani Kosner (7)
Rebounds: Selena Vargas (20) and Gabrielle Wolff (8)
Steals: Selena Vargas and Delani Kosner (3)


Next scheduled action for the Spartan women's basketball team comes on Wednesday, January 24 when they travel to Illinois Institute of Technology. Opening tip-off is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. in Chicago, Illinois.