MONTGOMERY, Ill. – It was the battle of the NACC unbeaten teams on Saturday afternoon, as Edgewood College and Aurora University both entered the day with a 7-6, 3-0 NACC record. The Spartans came away with the victory on Saturday, despite the Eagles tying the game up at eight a piece in the fourth quarter. Emma Raupp and Alexis Vogt held down the Eagles on Saturday, both with stellar performances on either side of the field.

HOW IT HAPPENED
- Edgewood College (7-7, 3-1 NACC) opened the day with the first goal, as Georgia Vandigo found the back of the net with 13:43 on the clock in the first quarter, assisted by Christina Eloe. The Eagles second goal came from Eloe to put Edgewood College up 2-1 with 11 minutes remaining in the opened quarter. Aurora (8-6, 4-0 NACC) would turn on the offensive jets to score five goals to close the first quarter with a 6-1 lead.

- The Eagles slowly chipped away at the Spartans lead, scoring three goals in the second quarter and trailing 8-5 into halftime.

- The Edgewood College defense held Aurora scoreless in the third quarter, which proved key in the contest. The Eagles found a goal from Raupp in the third trail by just two goals (8-6) into the final 15 minutes.

- Lily Drinkwine and Raupp opened the fourth quarter with back-to-back goals to tie the game at eight a piece. Despite strong defense, turnovers plagued the Eagles. Aurora took advantage of key offensive opportunities in the final 10 minutes to score twice and take a 10-8 lead. Raupp found her final goal with just 1:13 remaining, but it wasn't enough for the victory.

TOP PERFORMERS
- Raupp posted five goals for Edgewood College. She added four ground balls and three draw controls.

- Eloe dominated the draw for the Eagles, collecting eight. She added seven ground balls, three caused turnovers, a goal, and an assist.

- Mackenzie Fruit picked up six ground balls and caused two turnovers.

- Alexis Vogt locked down the Eagles defense with 10 saves on the afternoon.

- Lauryn Brown caused a game-high four turnovers.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- 10 goals is the lowest score the Eagles have ever held Aurora to in program history.

THE OPPOSITION
- Grace Pelletier recorded the hat trick on Saturday afternoon. She added four ground balls and a caused turnover.

- Caley Russell, Kenley Axvig, and Brianna Peck each found the back of the net twice.

- Danielle Cobbett recorded all five of the Spartans assists.

- Axvig collected five draw controls

UP NEXT
- Edgewood College will host Marian University on Tuesday. Action is set for 7:00 p.m. from Edgewood College Field at Reddan Park.