The Aurora University women's volleyball team saw their eight game win streak that spanned back to September snapped on Saturday in Thornton Gymnasium, falling 3-0 to visiting St. Norbert.


MATCH SCORE: St. Norbert College 3, Aurora University 0 (22-25, 23-25, 23-25)
LOCATION: Aurora, Illinois - Thornton Gymnasium
RECORD: Aurora University 17-7 overall and 8-1 NACC


- AU had to work an early deficit in the opening set and got to within two at 24-22 but would fall 25-22.
- Trinity Nelson had 10 assists and two kills in the first set.
- The second set once again found the Spartans trail (11-6) but the team worked their way back into an exciting set of volleyball.
- Six lead changes and 13 times the score was tied saw the visitors knock off AU 25-23.
- Izabella Kowalczyk had six kills while Kately Ruse added five in the second.
- The third set saw the Spartans jump out to a sizable early lead at 13-6.
- AU led 18-13 when SNC called their second of two timeouts.
- A momentum changing call from the official late gave the visitors a point that appeared to all to be an AU point.
- AU would fall in the set 25-23 and drop the match 3-0.


KILLS: Izabella Kowalczyk (14) and Katelyn Ruse (12)
ASSISTS: Trinity Nelson (30)
DIGS: Carolyn Lippe (13), Izabella Kowalczyk (11) and Katie Brisk (10) 
ACES: Katelyn Ruse (2)
BLOCKS: Riley Moreno (4)


Next scheduled action for the Spartan women's volleyball team comes on Thursday, October 30 when they travel to Concordia University Chicago. Opening serve is slated for 7:00 p.m. in River Forest, Illinois.