The Aurora University women's basketball team continued action in the Melissa Johnson / Hope Classic on Saturday afternoon, this time squaring off against University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point in Richmond, Indiana. The Spartans went down to the wire with the Pointers, but fell just short 70-67, marking AU's first loss of the season.


FINAL SCORE: University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point 70, Aurora University 67
LOCATION: Richmond, Indiana
RECORDS: Aurora University 4-1 overall and 1-0 NACC;  University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point 4-1 overall


- Six different Spartans scored in the opening quarter, as the Pointers held a 19-14 lead after 10 minutes of play.
- Kylie Fischbach started to catch fire early in the second quarter, as Krystyna Manzanarez set her up for a three that tied the game at 23 with seven minutes to go in the first half.
- AU would face a 38-30 deficit going into the halftime break.
- A couple of trips to the free throw line for Danielle Antoine and Fischbach put the Spartans back within a couple of possessions midway through the third. AU trailed 46-41 with 4:17 to go.
- A 6-1 scoring run for AU in the final 1:25 of the third put them within one possession of UWSP heading into the final quarter.
- Points off turnovers were big for the Spartans in the third, outscoring the Pointers 10-2 in that category.
- AU's bench also came alive in the third, outscoring UWSP 9-2.
- Manzanarez nailed a three to give AU big momentum and their first lead of the game at 59-57 with 5:44 to go.
- A clutch old fashioned three point play from Fischbach with just 39 seconds left tied the game at 67.
- UWSP would score on their final possession to knock off a resilient Spartans squad that refused to go down easy.
- AU fell to the Pointers 70-67.
 

Points: Kylie Fischbach (22), Eliot Dojutrek and Riley Doggett (10)
Assists: Kylie Fischbach and Eliot Dojutrek (2)
Rebounds: Selena Vargas (8)
Steals: Eliot Dojutrek (3) and Riley Doggett (2)
Blocks: Krystyna Manzanarez (1)
 

Next action for the Spartan women's basketball team comes on Tuesday, November 26 when they host Illinois College. Tip-off set for 7:00 p.m. in Thornton Gymnasium.