The Benedictine University women's basketball team fell behind early and could not rally, suffering a conference loss at Aurora on Wednesday night.

FINAL SCORE
Aurora 78, Benedictine 57

THE DETAILS
- Abby Drendel opened the scoring with a three-point play to begin the game
- Aurora responded with seven straight and did not trail again, closing the opening quarter on a 13-0 run to lead 28-10
- Benedictine played even in the second quarter, tallying 21 points, and outscored the hosts in the third quarter but the early lead was enough for the hosts to nab the win

STAT DETAILS
- Benedictine shot 31.6 percent for the game but made just five three-pointers
- Benedictine reeled in 14 offensive boards but turned in just seven second-chance points
- Drendel led Benedictine with 18 points 
- Hailey Bachmann finished with 12 points

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Benedictine (6-3, 1-1 NACC) heads out west for a single non-conference game at Whitworth on Sunday. Read Full Article