ROCKFORD, Ill. - The Rockford University women's basketball team (14-10, 9-8 NACC) was beaten by a stronger Aurora University team (13-9, 11-5 NACC) by a score of 82-60. The Spartans bench contributed 54 points and the team as a whole shot 45.3 percent from the field, causing the Regents to struggle to keep up. There is still good news however, the final bracket seeds have been decided after today's events and the women's basketball team will host the number ten seed MSOE to start tournament action. Rockford defeated MSOE earlier in the year 57-48 and will hope to do it again on Saturday at 2pm.
- Rockford scored the first two baskets of the game on layups by Lamyia Maebane and Roshanda Stevens to take a 4-0 lead.
- Aurora caught up and traded points with the Regents until the Spartans finished the quarter on a 10-5 run. AU led going into the first break 18-13.
- The Spartans started off the second quarter on an 11-4 run that built the lead up to 12 points with the score at 29-17.
- The Regents responded however, managing their own 14-1 run that took them almost all the way up to halftime. Naynay Clark and Roshanda Stevens led in scoring with 4 points each during that span.
- Aurora scored one more basket before the break to bring the halftime score to 32-31 in Aurora's favor.
- Coming out of halftime neither side gained an advantage, keeping the game close. With a little less than five minutes left in the half, the Spartans went on a 10-0 run that put the score at 47-36.
- Rockford tried to find opportunities to get back into the game, but Aurora continued to pour it on with a 13-4 run to end the third quarter with a 15-point lead at 62-47.
- Aurora started the final quarter where it left off, scoring the first seven points of the quarter. The Spartans eventually built up to their largest lead of the game at 79-54.
- With the game firmly in hand, Aurora coasted to the finish line and secured the win against the Regents with a final score of 82-60.
- Roshanda Stevens tied for the lead in scoring with 12 points, she also tied the team-high with 7 rebounds.
- Natalie Posadas was the other half of the rebound leaders, she also had 7 and recorded 2 steals.
- Da Sani Hannah scored 12 points and recorded a block.
- Naynay Clark had a team high 6 assists with 10 points, 5 rebounds and 2 steals.
- Lamyia Maebane recorded a team-high 2 blocks.
