Marian University women’s basketball (3-10, 1-3 NACC) fell at home to Aurora by a 67-42 final.
 

• Marian held a slim 9-7 lead to open the game but Aurora ended the opening quarter with a 7-2 spurt to lead 14-11 at the end of one.
• The Sabres were able to trim its deficit to 19-17 before the Spartans scored 10 unanswered points to go into halftime leading 29-17.
• Another strong finish to the third quarter saw Aurora go on a 14-6 run to lead 48-28 heading into the fourth.
• The Spartans were able to close the game out outscoring Marian 19-14 in the final stanza to set the final at 67-42.

• The Sabres finished 14-of-59 (.237) from the field and 4-of-19 (.211) on three-pointers.
• Aurora shot 26-of-83 (.313) and 10-of-35 (.286) from beyond the arc.
• The Sabre defense held Aurora to fewer than 70 points for just the third time this season.
• Marian had 24 turnovers and were outscored 25-8 in points off turnovers.
• The Spartans had 23 offensive boards and outscored the Sabres 19-7 in second-chance points.
• Marian is now just 3-21 against Aurora with defeats in the last 16 games.

	Senior Lexi Brakebush led Marian with 11 points, five rebounds, and two steals.
	Junior Chelsea King had eight points in just 10 minutes of action.
	Senior Lyla Bartol had six points to go with a team-high eight rebounds.