AU Women Victorious at Home of Benedictine

AURORA, Ill. December 8, 2007 - The Aurora University women’s basketball team defeated the visiting Eagles of Benedictine University 68-59 on Saturday afternoon at Aurora University’s Thornton Gymnasium. The win pushes AU’s overall record to 4-4, while their Northern Athletics Conference record goes to 3-0. Meanwhile, Benedictine falls to 2-6 and 1-3 in the NAC.

The first half was a fast paced one, with both teams running their offenses well. None the less, the competitive half ended with the Spartans leading 32-30.

The second half witnessed more competitive play, as Benedictine continued to pressure AU and challenge their lead with a competitive scoring balance. Benedictine had four scorers in double digits as Megan Walczak (12 points), Tiffany Hardy (12 points), Tamika Curtis (13 points), and Monica Krozel (11 points) combined for 48 points.

AU managed to fight off the Eagles behind the strong effort of junior forward Kim Voiles. Voiles scored a game-high 22 points for the Spartans on six of thirteen shooting from the field, while going nine of ten from the free-throw line. She also managed to pull down 12 rebounds and dish out two assists. Voiles’ double-double was backed up by Meagan Re’s 14 points. The guard was two of four from beyond the three-point arc.

The Spartans return to action on Tuesday, December 11th, when they travel to River Forest, IL to take on NAC foe Dominican University. Game time is set for 7 p.m.