The Aurora University women's basketball team hosted the Beloit College Buccaneers in their home opener on Wednesday night.
Krystyna Manzanarez and
Olivia Loveland combined for 47 points on the night en-route to the Spartan win. AU defeated Beloit 93-71 and advance to 3-0 on the year.
FINAL SCORE: Aurora University 93, Beloit College 71
LOCATION: Thornton Gymnasium, Aurora, Illinois
RECORDS: Aurora University 3-0 overall
- The first quarter would be pretty even-scoring throughout, despite a rough start for the Spartans.
- AU would go two-of-eleven from behind the arc in the quarter but make up for it the stripe going five-of-six, and ending the quarter on a 5-0 run (2:21).
- The Spartans would continue on that run in the second, stretching it to a 16-0 run over eight minutes of game time. AU led 30-15 at the end of the run.
- In that time, AU did not allow Beloit to score for almost four minutes into the second quarter.
- The largest AU lead of the game so far came after a Manzanarez layup gave the Spartans 23-point, 44-21 lead.
- AU would take that lead through the remainder of the half, leading 46-29 at the end of the half.
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Alana Mainville scored the first basket of the second half for the Spartans after a Liz Griswold steal.
- It was then
Olivia Loveland with the pull-up jumper and Manzanarez with a fast-break layup to expand the AU lead to 23, leading 52-29.
- Gweneth Franz got on the board with a three-pointer with 3:07 left in the third quater, giving AU a 65-41 lead.
- The Spartans continued to score for the rest of the ballgame, eventually ending on a Manzanarez layup in the fourth giving AU another 22-point lead at the end if regulation.
- AU would win in their home opener, defeating Beloit 93-71.
Points: Krystyna Manzanarez (24) and
Olivia Loveland (23)
Assists: Liz Griswold (6)
Rebounds: Liz Griswold (19) and
Olivia Loveland (11)
Steals: Krystyna Manzanarez (4)
Next action for the Spartan women's basketball team comes on Wednesday, November 14, 2026 when they host North Central College. Tip-off is set for 3:00 p.m. in Thornton Gymnasium in Aurora, Illinois.
