MONTGOMERY, Ill. (WLCSports.com) - Wisconsin Lutheran College came up on the short end of a 2-1 score against Aurora on Saturday at Spartan Athletic Park.
The Spartans (5-5-3, 4-4-0 NACC), who recorded 16 shots in the first half, struck for two goals in the opening 22 minutes to take the lead over the Warriors (4-9-0, 2-6-0 NACC).Â
AU's Sydney Kranick scored the first goal of the game in the 13th minute and teammate Abby Kay made it 2-0 in the 22nd minute. Both goals were assisted by Jessica Mirsky.Â
Sophomore
Xiomara Garcia (Milwaukee, Wis.) put WLC on the board in the 55th minute of the second half with her first goal of the season off an assist from freshman
Brooke Bluhm (New Berlin, Wis.). Wisconsin Lutheran had additional scoring opportunities in the 63rd and 75th minutes, but both attempts were stopped by Aurora's goalkeeper Kelsey Deck.
Garcia, freshman
Emilie Bartlett (Olathe, Kan.), and sophomore
Jovanka Novakovich (Muskego, Wis.) each had a shot on goal for the Warriors. Junior
Christian Casimir (Kaukauna, Wis.) made a season-high 15 saves in 90 minutes in net.
Mirsky registered nine of Aurora's 28 shots in the match, and Deck made a pair of saves.
WLC is back home at Warriors Soccer Field on Wednesday for a NACC match against St. Norbert (5-8-0, 4-4-0 NACC) at 7 p.m. Live coverage links will be available for the contest at WLCSports.com.
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