The Aurora University women's basketball team clawed with the Falcons of Concordia University Wisconsin on Saturday afternoon with the visitors squeeking out a 64-62 win over the Spartans.


FINAL SCORE: Concordia University Wisconsin 64, Aurora University 62
LOCATION: Thornton Gymnasium - Aurora, Illinois
RECORDS: Aurora University 15-7 overall and 9-5 in the NCHA; Concordia University Wisconsin 12-11 overall and 11-3 NCHA


- AU opened the game trailing 10-2 but responded with a 14-2 run.
- Three's from Kylie Fischbach, Krystyna Manzanarez and Jennifer Heinberg fueled the run.
- The Spartans led 16-14 after one quarter.
- The Spartans would not score for the first 7:17 of the second quarter as CUW opened a 31-16 lead.
- Eight points from Manzanarez ended the scoring drought with AU finishing the quarter on a 12-2 run.
- AU trailed 33-28 going to halftime.
- The Spartans and Falcons traded baskets for the third quarter with another late quarter AU run getting the Spartans back in the contest.
- AU ran off an 8-2 run to end the third and trailed by one at 45-44.
- Free throw shooting in the second-half haunted the Spartans as they went 4-of-9 in the third and 6-of-13 in the second-half.
- The Spartans tied the scored on several occasions in the fourth but finally grabbed a lead at 62-61 with 1:16 left in the contest on a Selena Vargas free-throw make.
- AU would see the visitors score the games final three points in the last minute of play and defeat the Spartans 64-62.


Points: Krystyna Manzanarez (21) and Eliot Dojutrek (12)
Assists: Alina Anderson (4)
Rebounds: Selena Vargas (6)
Steals: Selena Vargas (3)
 

Next action for the Spartan women's basketball team comes on Wednesday, February 19 when they travel to Lakeland University. Tip-off set for 7:00 p.m. in Plymouth, Wisconsin.