The Aurora University women's hockey team captured the 2025 University of Dubuque Mississippi Match-Up, defeating the hosts from Dubuque 4-1 on Saturday afternoon. AU allowed just one goal in the weekend title run and got a pair of goals from Payton Dykstra in the title game.


FINAL SCORE: Aurora University 4, University of Dubuque 1
LOCATION: Dubuque, Iowa
RECORDS: Aurora University 2-8-0 overall and 0-6-0 NCHA

 
- AU struck early with a Payton Dykstra goal 2:01 into the game.
- Dubuque tied the game with 13 seconds remaining in the first period to send the teams to intermission tied 1-1.
- The Spartans scored the eventual game winning goal with 8:38 left in the second.
- Kara Cook scored with an assist from Jillian Bilsborough.
- The AU offense exploded late in the second with two more tallies.
- Dykstra scored her second of the day with assists from Bilsborough and Samira Schmidt at 17:48 of the second.
- 1:29 later and with 43 seconds left in the period, Emiliana Cassillo lit the lamp with assists from Courtney Docktor and Callie Lane.
- The 4-1 lead held up in the third period as AU goalie Macy Blooming won her second game of the weekend with 22 saves.

 
Points: Payton Dykstra and Jillian Bilsborough (2)
Goals: Payton Dykstra (2)
Assists: Jillian Bilsborough (2)
Saves: Macy Blooming (22)


Next scheduled action for the Spartan women's hockey team comes on Friday, December 5 when they host Lawrence University. Puck drop is slated for 3:00 p.m. at Fox Valley Ice Arena in Geneva, Illinois.