The Aurora University women's volleyball team took to the road again against the Eagles of Edgewood University and the two top teams in the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference battled to a five set thriller with AU falling 3-2.


MATCH SCORE: Edgewood University 3, Aurora University 2 (18-25, 25-21, 25-17, 27-29, 6-15)
LOCATION: Madison, Wisconsin
RECORD: Aurora University 18-8 overall and 9-2 NACC


- AU dropped the first set despite Izabella Kowalczyk leading all attackers with five kills.
- The Spartans controlled the second set from the start and won 25-21.
- AU had three aces, one each from Peyton Darguzis, Katie Brisk and Katelyn Ruse.
- The Spartans overcame an early deficit in the third set but grabbed control to dominate the set 25-17.
- AU hit .353 as a team with six attackers collecting kills from Trinity Nelson assists.
- An early large deficit for the Spartans was methodically overcome in the fourth set.
- After trailing by as many as seven, AU would lead 21-19 but when the fourth went extra time, AU fell 29-27.
- Kowalczyk had nine kills in the set.
- The fifth set saw AU battle with some unforced errors and drop the match 3-2 with a 15-6 score.


KILLS: Izabella Kowalczyk (19) and Katelyn Ruse (13)
ASSISTS: Trinity Nelson (51)
DIGS: Katelyn Ruse (23) and Carolyn Lippe (18)  
ACES: Peyton Darguzis, Katie Brisk, Trinity Nelson and Katelyn Ruse (1)
BLOCKS: Riley Moreno (5)


Next scheduled action for the Spartan women's volleyball team comes on Thursday, November 6 when they travel to Benedictine University. Opening serve is slated for 6:00 p.m. in Lisle, Illinois.