The Aurora University women's basketball team won their second-straight game on Saturday afternoon in their 2024-2025 regular season finale, knocking off the Eagles of Benedictine University by a score of 65-61. This marks the 9th road win for the Spartans who will now also finish 17-7 overall, setting up another date with the Eagles in the first round of the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference tournament next Tuesday in Thornton Gymnasium.


FINAL SCORE: Aurora University 65, Benedictine University 61
LOCATION: Rice Center - Lisle, Illinois
RECORDS: Aurora University 17-7 overall and 11-5 in the NACC; Benedictine University 14-11 and 10-6 in the NACC


- AU came out on fire, taking an 8-0 lead less than three minutes into the contest.
- Eliot Dojutrek netted four points for the Spartans during that period.
- The Spartans would see that lead trimmed down to three nearing the end of the first quarter.
- AU began the second quarter on a 6-0 scoring run, as Krystyna Manzanarez made back-to-back layups to give the Eagles a 19-12 deficit.
- Riley Doggett went on a personal 7-2 run later in the second for the Spartans, who held a 26-14 lead with 5:29 to go in the first half.
- The Eagles cut the Spartan lead to 30-24 entering the half.
- Doggett finished with a grand total of seven steals in the first half, acting as a pest all night long defensively.
- Dojutrek scored five points on back-to-back AU possessions in the beginning of the third quarter, giving the Spartans a 35-29 advantage.
- Later in the third, Manzanarez scored seven-straight points of her own keeping the AU lead at 42-39.
- Jennifer Heinberg caught fire nearing end of the third quarter, as a trey from her gave the Spartans a 54-47 lead heading into the final quarter of play.
- The Eagles got the game back to one possession with 1:46 to play, trailing AU 60-57.
- A clutch three from Manzanarez and free throws from Dojutrek sealed the deal in a 65-61 Spartan win.


Points: Krystyna Manzanarez and Eliot Dojutrek (19)
Assists: Kylie Fischbach (5) and Krystyna Manzanarez (3)
Rebounds: Kylie Fischbach, Eliot Dojutrek and Krystyna Manzanarez (6)
Steals: Riley Doggett (8)
Blocks: Six Different Spartans (1)
 

Next scheduled action for the Spartan women's basketball team comes on Tuesday, February 25 when they host Benedictine University in the opening round of the 2024-2025 Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference Tournament. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. in Thornton Gymnasium.