Box Score

AURORA, Ill. - The Benedictine University football team dropped its second consecutive contest, falling on the road to Aurora University 41-30 Saturday afternoon.

Aurora raced to a 14-0 lead in the first quarter using the passing game. Cyle Schultz hooked up with his brother Chris Schultz for the first touchdown early in the second quarter to pull within 14-7. Two more unanswered touchdowns for Aurora, celebrating its homecoming, allowed the margin to extend to 28-7. Stefan Herron picked off a pass to setup another Schultz to Schultz score. Ben Lockton recorded a pick late in the half to allow L.J. Stolarski to drill a 24-yard field goal as Benedictine trailed 28-16 at the half.

The Eagles made a valiant comeback attempt in the second half. Schultz and Schultz connected for a third time on the opening drive of the second half. The 28-yard pass pulled Benedictine to within 28-23. Aurora scored 10 unanswered points to extend the lead to 38-23. Schultz dove in from two yards out to come within 38-30 before a lengthy drive resulted in a field goal from 36 yards and the final tally.

Chris Schultz accounted for four touchdowns with three passing and one rushing. Schultz threw for 229 yards on 17-of-36 attempts. John Borsellino snared eight passes for 57 yards while rushing for 62 and accounting for 19 yards on returns. Both teams turned the ball over twice. Ryan Stec paced the defense with 10 tackles.

Benedictine (2-3, 0-2) has dropped three consecutive conference contests dating to last year. The Eagles will host Rockford College at the Sports Complex next Saturday at 1:00 p.m.