Spartans Make History

Saturday November 15th, the lady Spartans traveled to Lake Forest, Illinois to take on the Concordia Moorehead Cobbers, in the first round of the NCAA tournament.

The Spartans have been to the NCAA tournament 10 times and have never been able to make it out of the first round, but on Saturday everything would change. The Spartans ended up making history, and won the game six minutes into overtime.

The Spartans would finally advance to the second round of the NCAA tournament for the first time in school history. On Sunday the Spartans would take on undefeated Lake Forest. Once again the Spartans would win in overtime advancing to the Sweet Sixteen.

The Lady Spartans are now set to play Centre College at University of Chicago, on Saturday November 22nd in the Sweet Sixteen. The Spartans are looking to hopefully advance to play the winner of Illinois Wesleyan and Chicago on Sunday November 23rd, in the Elite Eight.

Play Hard. Play Beautiful. Play as One. 

GO SPARTANS! 

NACC CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS

Your 2014 Aurora University Women's Soccer Team, are once again NACC Conference Champions. This season the team went 10-0 in conference and 2-0 in the tournament.

The Spartans hosted Concordia Wisconsin on Saturday November 8, where they outscored them 3-2, bringing home the tournament title for the sixth year in a row.

On Monday November 9th the Spartans found out their NCAA destination. Kick off is set for Saturday November 15th, at Lake Forest College in Lake Forest, Illinois where they take on Concordia Moorehead. 

Senior Day leads to a shutout

Your Aurora Spartans played the Marian Sabres Friday Oct. 17th where the Spartans honored their six seniors. Your seniors played their last game at Vago Field and left with a victory. The Spartans came out with a 3-0 win over Marian. 

Senior Spartans: (right to left) Lisa Bajkowski, Christine Rohling, Megan Burger, Brittany Roydhouse, Lorelei Ritzert, and Mariah Stacy

Going into half-time the Spartans only had a 1-0 lead over the Sabres, with a goal from Nicci Bermudes. Coming out of the locker room the Spartans kept the lead going with a beautiful cross from Lorelei Ritzert that met the head of Brittany Roydhouse, where the ball found the back of the net. 

A couple minutes later Nicci Bermudes had another goal for the day from another great cross from Lorelei Ritzert. Your Spartans are currently 12-3-1 and 8-0 in the NACC. 

There next game is Wednesday at 7:00pm where they travel to play rival Benedictine University. Stay tuned for more news with your lady Spartans! 

Play Hard. Play Beautiful. Play as One. 

GO SPARTANS! 

See whats been happening...

Hello Spartan Fans!

Time to catch up this week on whats been happening with your lady Spartans.

AU has been very busy these past couple weeks. This past week Aurora had 3 games. On Oct. 6th they traveled to Augustana College for a non-conference match up. Augustana was ranked above Aurora in the region. Aurora and Augustana battled for 110 minutes, but ended in a 1-1 tie.

On Oct. 11th the Spartans traveled to Concordia Wisconsin for an important conference game. At the time both teams were tied for first with an undefeated record in conference. The Spartans held a 2-0 lead most of the second half when Concordia Wisconsin scored with 1 minute left, but Aurora ended up holding on for a 2-1 victory.

The Spartans hosted MSOE on Oct. 14th. With bad weather conditions Aurora came out with a 3-0 win over MSOE. The Spartans are now currentl 11-3-1 and 7-0 in conference.

Their next game will be Friday Oct. 17th, at 2:00pm on Vago Field where the Spartans will honor the 6 seniors.

Stay tuned as Aurora heads into the last couple games of regular season!

GO SPARTANS!
Play hard. Play Beautiful. Play as One.

Welcome Back Lady Spartan Fans!

Welcome back fans, family, and friends. It has been a while, and many things we need to catch you up on. Aurora Womens Soccer team welcomes new team members such as Beth Robbins, Natalie Gonzales, Samantha McLaughlin, Alexis Bejarano, Kaitlin Imhof, Shannon Burke, Alicia Rotolo, Shayla Fleming, and Caitlin DeRuiter.  

2014-2015 Aurora Womens Soccer Team 

  

This year the women's team has 5 seniors, Lorelei Ritzert, Christine Rohling, Brittany Roydhouse, Megan Burger, Lisa Bajkowski, and Mariah Stacy. 

2014-2015 Aurora Womens Soccer Team Seniors 

This year has already been an exciting one for the Spartans. The beginning of the season didn't start off as planned when they lost to three top competitors Alma College, Kalamazoo College, and University of Chicago. But they made a statement when they traveled to #4 ranked Wheaton College and came away with a 3-0 victory. 

The girls have been working hard and are getting ready to travel to regional rivalry Augustana College where kick-off starts at 7 p.m. 

We will be back soon to keep you updated with the rest of the girls season! Come on out and support your Spartans on their next home game Tuesday October 14th as they take on conference rival MSOE at 2:00p.m. 

Don't forget, Play hard, Play Beautiful, and Play as One! 

#REWINDWEDNESDAY

Even though its not Throwback Thursday, or Flashback Friday, we've dedicated this day to rewind Wednesday. 

Just rewinding to the awesome memories of the NACC Championship games against Edgewood College in 2012 and 2013. Where the AU Spartans were named NACC CHAMPS! 

"I am a member of a team, and I rely on the team, and I defer to it and sacrifice for it, because the team, not the individual, is the ultimate champion."---Mia Hamm 

GO SPARTANS!
Play hard. Play beautiful. Play as one.

Time for a good chuckle

Here are some jokes for you fellow soccer lovers--

Questions:

1. What tea do soccer players drink?

2. Why are soccer players good at math?

3. Why did the soccer ball quit the team?





Answers:

1. PenalTea!

2. They know how to use their heads

3. He was tired of being kicked around


Don't forget to always start your day with a smile!

GO SPARTANS!
Play hard. Play beautiful. Play as one.