The Aurora University women's volleyball team took on Calvin University and Lawrence University on day two at Wheaton College on Saturday afternoon. AU split the matches, falling to Calvin 3-0 before rebounding to defeat Lawrence 3-1.


MATCH ONE SCORE: Calvin University 3, Aurora University 0 (22-25, 15-25, 10-25)
MATCH TWO SCORE: Aurora University 3, Lawrence University 1 (25-23, 23-25, 25-17, 25-21)
LOCATION: Wheaton, Illinois
RECORD: Aurora University 6-4 overall


MATCH ONE:
- AU battled with Calvin in the opening set with the score trading hands on numerous occasions.
- Despite out hitting Calvin, the Spartans would drop the set 25-22.
- Katelyn Ruse and Alissa Hulst each had three kills in the opener.
- AU dropped the second and third set as the Calvin attack was to much to overcome.
- The Spartans fell 3-0 in the match.

MATCH TWO
- AU controlled the lead for the first set but never could completely pull away from Lawrence.
- The Spartans hit .517 in the set with six Spartans having two or more kills on the way to a 25-23 win.
- In the second, AU fell behind early before rallying late but running out of time as they fell 25-23.
- Alissa Hulst led AU with six kills.
- With the third set tied 13-13, the Spartans ran off a 12-4 scoring run to win the set handily at 25-17.
- A pair of aces from Courtlyn Brockway and five kills from Katelyn Ruse led the action.
- AU exploded to a 10-3 lead in the fourth set and held off a Lawrence rally late to win 25-21.
- The Spartans hit .333 and Trinity Nelson handed out 11 assists.


MATCH ONE
KILLS: Katelyn Ruse (9) and Alissa Hulst (7)
ASSISTS: Trinity Nelson (17)
DIGS: Marie Reichman (11)
ACES: Izabella Kowalczyk (1)
BLOCKS: Riley Moreno, Trinity Nelson and Amanda Schaffer (1)

MATCH TWO
KILLS:  Katelyn Ruse (17), Alissa Hulst (12) and Sophie Knazur (10)
ASSISTS: Trinity Nelson (45)
DIGS: Marie Reichman (16) and Katelyn Ruse (13)
ACES: Katelyn Ruse, Izabella Kowalczyk and Courtlyn Brockway (2)
BLOCKS: Riley Moreno, Alissa Hulst and Sophie Knazur (2)


Next scheduled action for the Spartan women's volleyball team comes on Friday, September 19, when they travel to the Elmhurst University Invitational. AU takes on Olivet University at 12:30 p.m. and Elmhurst University 5:30 p.m. in Elmhurst, Illinois.