A goal from senior Danielle Cobbett in double overtime lifted the Aurora University women's lacrosse team to an 18-17 victory over the visiting Falcons from the University of Wisconsin River Falls. The Spartan win gave AU Head Coach Christina Fried her 100th as a Head Coach of the AU women's lacrosse program in her 10th season.


FINAL SCORE: Aurora University 18, University of Wisconsin River Falls 17 - 2 overtimes
RECORDS: Aurora University 2-4 overall; 
LOCATION: Spartan Athletic Park in Montgomery, Illinois.


- AU Head Coach Christina Fried won her 100th career game as Head Coach in her 157th game. 


- The first quarter was high scoring with UWRF leading 7-4 after 15 minutes.
- Brianna Peck scored the first three AU goals with Nicolina Smith adding a goal.
- AU started the second with three consecutive goals to tie the game 7-7.
- Goals came from Kenly Axvig, Kielly Reeve and Danielle Cobbett.
- UWRF took a 9-7 lead before Axvig scored her second of the day to bring AU down one at 9-8.
- A pair of UWRF short-handed goals saw the Spartans trail 11-8 with 2:40 left in the half.
- Cobbett and Peck would tally goals in the final minutes to send the teams to halftime with AU trailing 11-10.
- The high scoring first-half gave way to a low scoring third quarter with the teams combining for just three goals.
- Cobbett scored her third of the day for the only AU tally as the Spartans trailed 13-11 going to the fourth.
- The Spartans dominated a majority of the fourth, scoring five straight goals in the period to take a 16-13 lead.
- Peck, Taylor Janssen, Axvig and a pair of goals from Caley Russell accounted for the five goals in the first 7:04 of the fourth.
- After two UWRF goals, Axvig scored to put AU back up two goals with 6:37 left in the game.
- The score remained 17-15 until just over three minutes to play when UWRF scored.
- The visitors then scored on a power play with 1:50 to go to tie the game up 17-17.
- Both the Spartans and Falcons had scoring chances in the final minute but the game would head to overtime.
- The first six minute overtime went with again both teams having scoring chances but the defenses and goalies making stops.
- The game remained tied going to a second overtime session.
- AU and Brianna Peck won the draw in the second overtime and just 17 seconds later Caley Russell found Danielle Cobbett who buried her shot for the game winning goal.
- The Spartans celebrated the 18-17 double overtime win.


Points: Danielle Cobbett (7) and Caley Russell (6)
Goals: Brianna Peck (5), Danielle Cobbett and Kenly Axvig (4)
Assists: Caley Russell (4) and Danielle Cobbett (3)
Ground balls: Brianna Peck, Kenly Axvig and Grace Pelletier (5)
Caused Turnovers: Kielly Reeve (7) and Brianna Peck (5)
Draw Controls: Brianna Peck (4) 
Saves: Alexis Crowley (8) and Meghan Ginty (6)
 

Next scheduled action for the Spartan women's lacrosse team comes on Wednesday, March 20 when they host University of Wisconsin LaCrosse. Opening draw is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. at Spartan Athletic Park in Montgomery, Illinois.