The Aurora University women's lacrosse team secured at least a share of the 2024 Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference regular season championship and will be the No. 1 seed in the upcoming NACC Tournament with a 17-1 win at Illinois Institute of Technology on Tuesday night.


FINAL SCORE: Aurora University 17, Illinois Institute of Technology 1
RECORDS: Aurora University 9-6 overall and 5-0 NACC; Illinois Institute of Technology 3-11 overall and 0-5 NACC
LOCATION: Chicago, Illinois


- With 1:41 remaining in the first quarter the Spartans scored their 10th goal on the fourth of the game from Danielle Cobbett. The goal started the tic-toc of the running clock.
- The goals in the first came early and often with four from Cobbett, three from Caley Russell, two from Brianna Peck and one from Kenly Axvig.
- The offensive out put slowed with the clock running but AU would score twice more with goals from Peck and Nicolina Smith in the second to go to halftime up 12-0.
- Ari Rootberg and Kielly Reeve added third period goals for the 14-0 AU advantage.
- A power play goal for IIT ended the AU shutout attempt in the fourth.
- Rootberg, Axvig and Syd Mann scored in the fourth as AU won handily, 17-1.


Points: Danielle Cobbett (10)
Goals: Danielle Cobbett (4), Brianna Peck and Caley Russell (3)
Assists: Danielle Cobbett (6) 
Ground balls: Grace Pelletier and Lorelei Babich (4) 
Caused Turnovers: Lorelei Babich (3)
Saves: Meghan Ginty and Cailien Gorsuch (1)
 

Next scheduled action for the Spartan women's lacrosse team comes on Saturday, April 27 when they travel to Marian University. Opening draw is scheduled for 12:00 p.m. in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin.