MILWAUKEE - Facing off against an Aurora team that has scored 83.2 points per game this season, MSOE women's basketball knew they had a tough test ahead of them. A solid game plan and time management helped the Raiders stay in the ballgame however, but in the end offensive rebounds came back to haunt them in a six-point loss.

RESULTS
Aurora – 65
MSOE – 59

HOW IT HAPPENED
MSOE (4-4, 4-1 NACC) played one of their most competitive games this year, battling Aurora (5-1, 3-1 NACC) every step of the way in this afternoon's defeat. No one held the advantage after a 13-13 first quarter, but the Spartans would pull ahead in the second. AU charged out to a 13-point lead and outscored the Red & White 21-10 in the last 10 minutes before halftime. Down but not out, MSOE stormed back and had a dominate quarter to themselves. The Raiders turned the tables with a 23-14 third frame, putting themselves in position to come away with the win. Only four points separated the two teams in the fourth, with Aurora holding the 17-14 advantage. MSOE managed to tie the game back up at 50 before the Spartans outscored them 15-9 the rest of the way to leave Hotchkin Arena with the six-point victory.

RAIDER REMARKS

• What hurt the Raiders the most in this afternoon's contest was second chance points. The Spartans held a 15-3 advantage in that category.
• Lexi Maruga was the most efficient player for MSOE out on the hardcourt today, holding a game high +/- of +12.

MSOE STAT TRACKER
Points – Wendy Guan (15)
Rebounds – Amy Reiser (9)
Assists – Mikayla Dogs (5 – game leader)
Steals – Mikayla Dogs (2)
Blocks – Lexi Maruga (1)

WHO'S ON DECK
The Raiders will be back in action twice before the new year comes around. Las Vegas, Nev. will be the site of the D3hoops.com Classic where they will take on the University of New England on Dec. 27^th and Emmanuel (Mass.) on Dec. 29^th.

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