The Aurora University women's soccer team continued their road trip as their 2024 schedule turns over to Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference play, battling the Falcons of Concorida University Wisconsin on Saturday afternoon. Despite two goals from Lauren Bliefernicht, the Spartans fell in the match 3-2.


FINAL SCORE: Concordia University Wisconsin 3, Aurora University 2
LOCATION: Mequon, Wisconsin
RECORDS: Aurora University 1-7-0 overall and 0-2 NACC; Concordia University Wisconsin 4-3-0 overall and 2-0 NACC


- AU put pressure on the Falcon defense early as Larissa Barreto and Lauren Bliefernicht each put a shot on goal in the first 11 minutes.
- CUW took a 1-0 lead in the 15th minute.
- Bliefernicht answered right back in the 31st minute of a set-up from Arizbeth Sanchez. This tied the match at one.
- That score would hold going into the halftime break.
- The Spartans saw a scoring opportunity off a corner kick in the just over a minute into the second half, but Bliefernicht just missed finding the back of the net.
- In the 66th minute, the Falcons scored to take a 2-1 lead.
- Under five minutes later, CUW went ahead 3-1.
- The Spartans continued to apply pressure late in the second half, as Natalie Fernandez and Bliefernicht just missed cutting into the CUW lead.
- AU did indeed get within one in the 86th minute when Dahlia Perez assisted Bliefernicht for a strike to make it only a 3-2 Spartan deficit.
- The match would end 3-2 in favor of the Falcons. 


POINTS: Lauren Bliefernicht (2), Larrissa Barreto and Dahlia Perez (1)
GOALS: Lauren Bliefernicht (2)
ASSISTS: Larissa Barreto and Dahlia Perez (1)
SAVES: Melina Cane (6)


Next scheduled action for the Spartan women's soccer team comes on Wednesday, September 25 when they travel to Concordia University Chicago, with opening draw scheduled for 2:00 p.m. in River Forest, Illinois.