The Aurora University women's hockey team saw the 2024-2025 season come t an end in the first round of the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association League Playoffs on Saturday night at Lake Forest College. AU fell 4-1 in game two before falling 2-0 in the mini game.

FINAL SCORE: Lake Forest College 4, Aurora University 1
MINI GAME RESULT: Lake Forest 2, Aurora University 0
LOCATION: Lake Forest, Illinois
RECORDS: Aurora University 10-14-3 overall and 9-7-2 NCHA; Lake Forest College 13-11-3 overall and 2-14-2 NCHA

- AU opened up the games scoring 3:37 into the second Slaats Cup game.
- Mackenna Brownlee scored with an assist from
Reilly O'Brien.
- The Spartans would maintain the 1-0 lead going to the first intermission.
- Lake Forest scored 32 seconds into the second period and the score remained 1-1 going to the third period.
- In the third, LFC scored three times for the 4-1 final score and forced the winner take all mini-game.
- The mini-game saw Spartan goalie
Shelbi Duster make numerous big saves before the home team managed to take the lead 1-0 midway through.
- AU would drop the mini-game 2-0.
Points: Mackenna Brownlee and
Reilly O'Brien (1)
Goals: Mackenna Brownlee (1)
Assists: Reilly O'Brien (1)
Saves: Shelbi Duster (32)

The Spartan women's hockey team 2024-2025 season comes to an end.