The Aurora University women's volleyball team hit the court on Friday afternoon in Chicago for a couple of non-conference battles, taking on the #20 ranked Vikings of North Park university and the #18 ranked Knights of Calvin University. The Spartans fell to North Park 3-1 (16-25, 25-20, 18-25, 20-25) and were later downed by Calvin 3-0 (22-25, 22-25, 26-28).


MATCH ONE SCORE: North Park University 3, Aurora University 1 (16-25, 25-20, 18-25, 20-25)
MATCH TWO SCORE: Calvin University 3, Aurora University 0 (22-25, 22-25, 26-28)
LOCATION: Chicago, Illinois
RECORD: Aurora University 6-6 overall and 1-0 NACC


MATCH ONE
- Despite three kills each from Kate Dillon and Riley Moreno, AU fell in the first set 25-16.
- The Spartans answered back in the second set by getting out to a 7-3 lead.
- AU held just an 18-17 lead later in the set when Trinity Nelson stepped to the service line. When she was finished, the Spartans had a 23-17 lead.
- The Spartans wound up winning the second set 25-20 after hitting .250 as a team.
- AU saw a similar run later in the third set after scoring nine straight points headlined by three aces from Rosie Karl. 
- Despite the scoring run, the Spartans fell int he third set 25-18.
- Although AU held the Vikings to a .091 hitting percentage in the fourth set, North Park took the set 25-20.
- This resulted in a 3-1 match loss for the Spartans.

MATCH TWO
- AU was paced by seven Riley Moreno kills in the first, but fell to the Knights 25-22.
- The Spartans continued to rally in a back-and-forth second set as they saw a lead as late as 18-16 in the frame.
- A late surge from Calvin downed AU in the second set by that same score of 25-22.
- AU hit a match-high .231 in the second set, but was unable to find the upper hand.
- Torres and Karl each hammered home three kills in the first half of the third set, but AU saw a 12-9 deficit.
- The Spartans saw a 22-16 deficit when Marie Reichman stepped to the service line. When she was done, AU trailed by just one.
- AU saw a 25-24 lead with a chance to force another set, but would end up falling 28-26.
- This resulted in a 3-0 match defeat for AU.


MATCH ONE
KILLS: Rosie Karl (9), Lulu Torres and Kate Dillon (8)
ASSISTS: Hannah Joseph (16) and Trinity Nelson (12)
DIGS: Kristen Erickson (14), Hannah Joseph (12) and Carolyn Lippe (10)
ACES: Rosie Karl (5), Katelyn Ruse and Trinity Nelson (3)
BLOCKS: Riley Moreno (5), Kate Dillon (3) and Lulu Torres (2)

MATCH TWO
KILLS: Lulu Torres (17), Riley Moreno (10) and Rosie Karl (9)
ASSISTS: Hannah Joseph (39)
DIGS: Kristen Erickson (15), Hannah Joseph (7) and Katelyn Ruse (6)
ACES: Riley Moreno (2)
BLOCKS: Riley Moreno and Hannah Joseph (3)


Next scheduled action for the Spartan women's volleyball team comes on Saturday, September 21 when they host the Aurora University Tri-Match. AU takes on the University of Dubuque at noon and Illinois Wesleyan University at 5:00 p.m in Thornton Gymnasium.