The Aurora University women's basketball team opened up their 2026-2027 campaign with a dominant win over the Principia College Panthers Friday night. From the get-go, the Spartans controlled this one, getting out to a 7-0 lead to start, and never relinquished the lead. AU starts their year 1-0 after devouring the Panthers 81-45.
FINAL SCORE: Aurora University 81, Principia College 45
LOCATION: Elsah, Illinois
RECORDS: Aurora University 1-0 overall
- Sophomore
Olivia Loveland got the scoring going in this one with a fast break layup.
- Following that up with a three-pointer was Loveland, and
Krystyna Manzanarez capped off the early 7-0 run by the Spartans with a fastbreak layup of her own.
- AU fired up three-pointer after three-pointer and hopped out to a 23-8 lead after one from
Alana Mainville with 2:42 left in the first quarter.
- Manzanarez finished off the quarter, completing the three-point play on the and-one. - The score was 28-8 after one quarter of play.
- AU's top scorers in the period, Loveland/Manzanarez/Schuk, went a combined 8-12 from the field scoring 20 of the 28 Spartan points.
- The scoring would continue into the second quarter for the Spartans as at the end of the half they'd have a commanding 42-18 lead.
- An amazing 15 different Spartans saw the court in the first half.
- Spartan madness would continue into the second half with Loveland once again leading the way in scoring shooting 4-5 from the field and 2-3 from behind the arc in the third quarter.
- AU would out score the Panthers in every quarter, eventually taking the win by a score of 81-45.
Points: Olivia Loveland (22) and
Krystyna Manzanarez (14)
Assists: Krystyna Manzanarez (5)
Rebounds: Bella Frohling (5)
Steals: Krystyna Manzanarez,
Bella Frohling and
Olivia Loveland (3)
Next action for the Spartan women's basketball team comes on Saturday, November 7, 2026 when they take on Westminster University. Tip-off is set for 2:00 p.m. in Elsah, Illinois.
