The Aurora University women's lacrosse team wrapped up the regular season schedule with a road contest at Cornell College. After trailing 1-0 early on, the Spartans survived a late Cornell rally to win 7-6.
FINAL SCORE: Aurora University 7, Cornell College 6
RECORDS: Aurora University 10-7 overall and 8-1 NACC
LOCATION: Mount Vernon, Iowa
- Cornell took a 1-0 with 8:45 on the first quarter clock.
- AU would take the lead, the final lead change of the game with a pair of goals 10 seconds a part.
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Nicolina Smith scored at 4:32 and at 4:22
Alli Holsey scored to give AU the 2-1 lead.
- The only goal of the second quarter came with 26 seconds left in the period from AU's
Julie Sass.
- The Spartans led the low scoring contest 3-1 going to halftime.
- Both teams scored two goals each in the third with AU getting tallies from Smith and
Amelia Bell.
- Bell and
Ruby Peck each scored a man-up goal in the first minute of the fourth and expanded the AU lead to 7-3.
- Cornell scored the games final three goals, puling to down one with 40 seconds left.
- AU and
McKenzie Wilson won the final draw control and the Spartans were victorious 7-6.
Points: Nicolina Smith and
Amelia Bell (3)
Goals:
Nicolina Smith and
Amelia Bell (2)
Assists:
Nicolina Smith,
Amelia Bell,
Julie Sass and Kate Middleton (1)
Ground balls: Sarah Brown (6)
Caused Turnovers: Julie Sass (5)
Draw Controls: Nicolina Smith and
McKenzie Wilson (3)
Saves:
Meghan Ginty (3)
Next action for the Spartan women's lacrosse team comes on Wednesday, April 29 when they host the semi-final round of the NACC Tournament. Opening draw is slated for a time to be announced at Spartan Athletic Park in Montgomery, Illinois.
