MADISON, Wis. – The Edgewood College women's basketball team fell to Aurora University in conference action on Wednesday evening. The Eagles early three-point shooting wasn't enough to take down the Spartans balanced attack.  

HOW IT HAPPENED
- Edgewood College (7-7, 3-2 NACC) jumped out to a 19-8 lead through the opening five minutes thanks five three-point makes from Kenzie Senffner and Jordan Carlquist.

- The Eagles shooting went cold in the final five minutes of the first quarter, allowing Aurora University (10-3, 3-1 NACC) to climb back from the early deficit. The Eagles narrowly led the Spartans 21-18 after the first 10 minutes.

- The Eagles and Spartans traded the lead through the second quarter, and a three point make from Jennifer Heinberg of Aurora was all the Spartans needed to break through and take a confident seven-point (37-30) lead at halftime. The Spartans shot 45 percent (9-of-20) from the floor in the second quarter, compared to just 16.67 percent (2-of-12) for the Eagles.

- Aurora continued to dominate scoring after halftime, holding the Eagles to their second-straight single-digit scoring quarter of the contest. A 19-8 advantage in the third quarter allowed the Spartans to take a confident 56-38 lead into the final 10 minutes.

- Edgewood College shot their best 43.75 percent (7-for-16) in the final quarter but it wasn't enough to slow down Aurora. The Spartans closed out the conference contest with three makes from beyond the arc to solidify the victory.  

- Aurora dominated in the paint on Wednesday evening, scoring 38 of their points down low, compared to just 22 from Edgewood College.

- Second chance points continue to doom the Eagles, as Aurora scored 22 on Wednesday and pulled down 18 offensive rebounds in the process.

- Jordan Carlquist posted 16 points for the Eagles, going 7-for-13 from the floor on Wednesday night.

- Kenzie Senffner was hot from three-point range early on, scoring all 15 of her points via the long ball.

- Vivian Guerrero pulled down a team-best six rebounds in the conference battle.

- Ava Berg shared the ball well on Wednesday night, dishing out four assists.

THE OPPOSITION
- Three Spartans scored in double-digit scoring on Wednesday evening. Eliot Dojutrek led Aurora with 16 points on 5-of-11 shooting from the floor. Kyrstyna Manzanarez and Kyle Fischbach added 15 and 14 points, respectively.

- Selena Vargas pulled down a game-high 16 rebounds for the Spartans.

- Fischbach added four steals, four assists, and five rebounds.

- The Spartans shot 41.1 percent (30-for-73) from the floor. Aurora's best shooting came in the final quarter, a 50 percent (10-for-20) mark for the Spartans in the final quarter.

UP NEXT
- Edgewood College will host Lakeland University on Saturday. Action is set for 3:15 p.m. from the Todd Wehr Edgedome.