ROCKFORD, Ill. -- The Rockford University women's soccer team took on the Aurora University Spartans on Wednesday afternoon. After a tough 90 minutes, Aurora would walk away with the 3-0 victory.
After 13 minutes of scoreless soccer to start the match, the Spartans struck first with a Dahlia Perez goal.Â
Chelsey Johnson followed that up in the 17th minute, cashing in from the right side to make it 2-0.
Heather Rodriguez Romero got the start in goal for RU. She tightened things up to end the first half, not giving up any more goals. Rodriguez Romero finished with 10 saves.
The 2-0 score remained for a good portion of the second period. Johnson scored her second goal of the match in the 70th minute, extending the Spartan lead to three.
That's where things finished. Aurora outshot Rockford, 34-7, and won the shots-on-goal battle, 16-4.
The Regents will return to action Saturday, Oct. 24, when they host NACC opponent Milwaukee School of Engineering at Sam Greeley Field. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m., for the first half of a home doubleheader.
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