The Benedictine University women's soccer team has two Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference teams on the schedule this week. BenU will host Aurora University on Wednesday night and travel to Marian University on Saturday.
 
Women's soccer heads into the week riding some momentum, as the team defeated Lakeland College 2-1 on Saturday. The Eagles struck early, netting two goals in the first 12 minutes of the match. Danielle Melotte scored her team-high sixth goal in the seventh minute off a Paige Velez pass, and just four minutes later, Velez found Megan Anderson for her third goal of the season. Lakeland scored its lone goal in the match's 88th minute, as BenU's stout defense held the Muskies to just seven shots and four shots on goal. BenU moved to 4-11-1 overall and 2-5-0 in conference play (eighth place) on the year.
  
One of the top teams in the region, Aurora University will visit the Village of Lisle/Benedictine University Sports Complex on Wednesday night. The Spartans have not lost a match since September 8 (11-0-1 in that span) and are ranked 24th in the latest d3soccer.com poll. Aurora is now 12-3-1 on the season and has won 17 consecutive NACC matches dating back to last season.
 
The Spartans have controlled the rivalry in recent years. Aurora has defeated BenU the last ten seasons, as the last time the Eagles were able to avoid defeat was a 3-3 tie in 2003. Last season, the Spartans defeated BenU 5-0 in Aurora.
  
At 4-3 in NACC play, Marian University is battling for conference tournament positioning. The Sabres are in a three-way tie for fourth place with Milwaukee School of Engineering and Dominican University, and Concordia University Chicago is close behind at 4-4. The top six teams qualifying for the NACC tournament.
 
Marian has played Benedictine well the past few seasons, as BenU has dropped each of the last three matchups by a 2-1 score. The Eagles last defeated Marian in 2009 and played a scoreless tie in 2010.