The Aurora University women's basketball team traveled to St. Norbert College for a Saturday afternoon NACC match-up with the Green Knights. Despite shooting over 40% from beyond the arc, the Spartans were unable to keep pace with the Green Knights and fell 78-59.


FINAL SCORE: St. Norbert College 78, Aurora University 59
LOCATION: Mulva Sports Center - De Pere, Wisconsin
RECORDS: Aurora University 13-6 overall and 6-4 NACC; St. Norbert College 11-9 overall and 8-3 NACC


- The Green Knights opened the game on a 14-2 run.
- AU answered that with a 14-6 run of their own.
- Five different Spartans scored during that stretch to trim their deficit to 25-18 heading into the second quarter.
- The Spartans fell behind by double digits after another Green Knight scoring run to open the second quarter.
- Macy Kocen nailed a couple of three-pointers in the final four minutes of the first half to pace the AU offense.
- Going into the halftime break, AU trailed 44-26.
- Gabrielle Wolff found her offensive rhythm offensively in the middle of the third quarter, netting three straight baskets.
- AU picked up a steal and score in the final possession of the third thanks to Eliot Dojutrek, but the Spartans still trailed 62-45 at the end of the frame.
- The Spartans shot 58% from the field in the third and outscored the hosts 19-18.
- Ava Barszcz knocked down two treys on back-to-back possessions in the beginning of the fourth quarter to keep AU fighting.'
- The Spartans were outscored 16-14 in the final frame and fell to the Green Knights 78-59.

 
Points: Macy Kocen and Gabrielle Wolff (14), Eliot Dojutrek (11)
Assists: Eliot Dojutrek, Selena Vargas, Kylie Fischbach and Sam Barrett (2)
Rebounds: Selena Vargas (8) and Gabrielle Wolff (7)
Steals: Eliot Dojutrek (2)


Next scheduled action for the Spartan women's basketball team comes on Wednesday, January 21 when they host Concordia University Wisconsin. Opening tip-off is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. on Lancaster Court in Thorton Gymnasium.