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2007

July
July 7: AU Announces NAC Scholar-Athletes (Updated)

June
June 3: AU Announces NAC Scholar-Athletes

May
May 14: AU Wins NAC All-Sports Championship

April
April 11: AU’s Welton Selected for Collegiate Basketball Invitational
April 8: Lancaster Honored by Illinois Basketball Coaches Association

March
March 24: Spartan Tabbed as Second-Team All-American
March 20: Spartan Named NABC All-District
March 19: Spartan Named D3hoops.com All-Region
March 5: Spartans Honored by Northern Athletics Conference
March 3: Spartan Men's Basketball Earn Bid to NCAA Tournament
March 1: Spartans fall in NAC Tournament Championship

February
February 28: Spartans Win in Decisive Fashion
February 26: Spartans Advance in NAC Tournament
February 19: AU Men’s Basketball To Sponsor “Senior Night 4 Shoes”
February 19: Spartan Named Northern Athletics Conference Men’s Basketball Student-Athlete of the Week
February 2: Spartans Lose First NAC Contest of the Year

January
January 19: Spartan Men Stay Unbeaten in NAC
January 17: Spartans Knock Off Regents
January 12: Spartan Men Pick Up NAC Victory
January 10: Spartan Victory is Lancaster’s 250th
January 3: Spartan Named Northern Athletics Conference Men’s Basketball Student-Athlete of the Week
January 2: Welton Tally’s 2,000th Career Point

December
December 19: Spartan Men Knock-Off Former NIIC Foe
December 19: AU Announces Live Game Stats on the Web
December 18: Spartan Named Northern Athletics Conference Men’s Basketball Student-Athlete of the Week
December 8: Spartan Men Knock of NAC Rival Benedictine
December 1: Spartan Men Earn Hard Fought Home Victory

November
November 20: Spartan’s Drop Rare Home Contest
November 12: AU Men’s Basketball Garner National Honors Entering 2007-2008 Season

May
May 17: AU Names Athletes of the Year
May 17: AU Wins NAC All-Sports Championship

April
April 4: Lancaster Honored by Illinois Basketball Coaches Association

March
March 22: Spartans Prominent on NABC Postseason Teams
March 19: Spartan Tabbed as Third-Team All-American
March 15: Spartan Named D3Hoops.com All-Region
March 12: Welton Leads Spartans Honored by NAC
March 2: Calvin Knocks Off the Host Spartans

February
February 26: Aurora University Spartan Men's Basketball NCAA Bound and Host Opening Rounds
February 25: Aurora University Spartan Men's Basketball NCAA Bound
February 24: Spartans Capture Inaugural Northern Athletics Conference Tournament Title
February 23: Spartans Advance to Northern Athletics Conference Tournament Championship
February 14: Spartan Named NAC Mens Basketball Student-Athlete of the Week
February 7: Spartans Win Important NAC Contest

January
January 24: Spartans Win 10th Straight 94-76
January 20: Spartan Men Wrap up Double-Header Sweep
January 10: Spartans Get Big Performances from Leonards
January 2: Spartan Named NAC Mens Basketball Student-Athlete of the Week

December
December 21: Spartans Cruise in Final Contest of 2006
December 13: Welton Named NAC Mens Basketball Student-Athlete of the Week
December 6: Spartan Men Dont Disappoint in Home Opener
December 6: Spartan Named NAC Mens Basketball Student-Athlete of the Week
December 5: Spartans Hot Start Gains National Attention

November
November 22: Spartan Named Inaugural NAC Mens Basketball Student-Athlete of the Week
November 9: Spartan Tabbed as Preseason All-American


Contact: Brian Kipley
Aurora University
Office of University Communications
630/844-7575
bkipley@aurora.edu