River Forest, Ill. – The Dominican University women's basketball team hosted the Spartans of Aurora University for their first home game of the new year.

 Results:
Aurora: 90
Dominican: 43

 How it Happened:
 -The first quarter was close for the first eight minutes of the game, with the score of 8-8 with 2:42 left in the quarter. Right after this, Aurora went on a 12-0 run to end the quarter. The Stars shot 36% in the quarter.  
 -Graduate Student Melissa Gomez led with 4 points in the quarter.  
 -DU tried to dig out of the hole with Freshman Elizabeth McCabe and Lia Saunders each scoring 4 points in the second quarter.
 -Dominican would go into the half facing a 41-23 deficit.
 -The third quarter was DU's best offensive quarter, putting up 13 points on 35% shooting. The Spartans also put up their best quarter of the night with 27 points.   
-Freshman Chenoa Moss collected 4 points in the quarter.
-The comeback door would be slammed shut in the fourth quarter with Dominican only putting up 7 points in the final frame.   

 Shining Stars:
 -Graduate Student Melissa Gomez led the Stars in points with 11. Gomez collected 7 rebounds and went 3-5 from the floor.  
 -Freshman Elizabeth McCabe has continued to show promise for DU with 9 points, 2 assists, and 2 steals.  
-Junior Kamila Gajkowska had 5 points on 2-2 shooting.  
-Sophomore Aya Deiri was all over the stat sheet, recording 4 points, 3 steals, 5 rebounds, and an assist.

 Leading the Way:
 Points: Gomez (11)
 Rebounds: Gomez (7)
 Assists: Washington (3)
 Steals: Deiri (3)
 Blocks: Milison  (1)
 Minutes: Saunders  (24)

 What's Next:
Dominican University women's basketball will hit the road on Saturday to continue their NACC conference schedule. The Stars will play the Inferno of Alverno College. Tip-off will be at 1:00 pm.

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