The women's basketball team erased an early deficit and led at halftime, but Aurora used a strong second half to claim a 61-48 win Wednesday night at the Rice Center.
FINAL SCORE
Aurora 61, Benedictine 48
THE DETAILS
-Aurora opened the game on a 7-0 run before
Makenzie Carroll sparked the Eagles with eight first-quarter points to trim the deficit to 17-13 after one
-Benedictine dominated the second quarter, outscoring Aurora 17-5 and holding the Spartans to just two field goals to take a 30-22 halftime lead
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Hailey Bachmann and
Alexis Schueler knocked down key three-pointers in the second, while the Eagles closed the half on an 8-2 run
-Aurora responded in the third, finishing the quarter on a 10-2 run capped by a three-pointer in the final seconds to take a 38-37 lead
-Benedictine tied the game at 46-46 midway through the fourth quarter on a layup by
Megan Duzansky
-The Spartans answered with an 8-0 run and shot 62.5 percent in the final period to pull away late
STAT LEADERS
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Hailey Bachmann led the Eagles with 15 points and five rebounds
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Makenzie Carroll added 10 points and six rebounds off the bench
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Abby Drendel recorded a team-high 11 rebounds to go with eight points
UP NEXT
Benedictine (17-7, 10-5 NACC) closes out the regular season at Wisconsin Lutheran on Saturday, February 21st
