AURORA, Ill. – The MSOE women's volleyball closed out their season Saturday afternoon, dropping a straight match at Aurora University.

RESULT
MSOE RAIDERS – 0

Aurora - 3

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Aurora (20-8, 11-2 NACC) came out flying to open the match, getting the first six points before MSOE (7-20, 5-9 NACC) was able to cut it down to two after Gillian McDaniel and Alyssa Rusch teamed up for the block. The Spartans quickly from there made it a double-digit lead at 16-6 and despite a late push from the Raiders held on to take the set 25-17.
• The Raiders went into the second set ready to battle as Katie Moser led the charge offensively as they held a 14-13 lead at the midway point. After the Spartans took back the lead, McDaniel went on a run of her own to cut it to one at 23-22 but couldn't finish the job as they took the set 25-22. The Spartans closed out the final set, hitting .609 and making the zero attacking errors to win 25-10.

MSOE STAT TRACKER
Kills – Katie Moser & Alyssa Rusch (6)
Digs – Katie Moser (8)
Assists – Brooke Fledderman (14)
Aces – Gillian McDaniel (2)
Blocks – Four with one

WHO'S ON DECK
The Raiders close out the season with an overall record of 7-20, finishing 5-9 in conference play to finish ninth.

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