Aurora fought the good fight in their overtime contest against Crete on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell 58-50 to the Cardinals. The Huskies haven't had much luck with the Cardinals recently, as the team has come up short the last five times they've met.
Kaitlyn Staehr
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Despite the defeat, Aurora saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Kaitlyn Staehr dropped a double-double with 18 points and 14 boards. Those 14 rebounds set a new season-high mark for Staehr. The team also got some help courtesy of Evelyn Kraus, who almost dropped a double-double with 14 points and nine boards.
Crete's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Kassidy Egge, who dropped a double-double with 17 points and 17 rebounds. Egge has been hot for a while, having posted 14 or more boards the last nine times she's played. Another player making a difference was Kylie McMillan, who went 7-for-15 on her way to 18 points.
Aurora's loss dropped their record down to 12-9. As for Crete, the victory (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 13-10.
Aurora does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Crete, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 64-26 win against Lincoln Northwest on the 13th.
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