AURORA, Ill. – The Lakeland University women's basketball team ran into a buzzsaw as Aurora University delivered a scorching-hot shooting performance in a 112-67 rout of the Muskies Friday night at Thornton Gymnasium.

The Spartans made 60.6% of their shots and set a school record for points in a game to avenge a loss to Lakeland back in December. Aurora shot better than 56% in both halves, setting a scoring pace the Muskies couldn't match in dropping to 11-11 overall and 7-8 in the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference.

The Spartans scored 53 points in the first half, including 30 points in the second quarter to take a 14-point halftime lead. Lakeland stuck with the hosts for a while, trailing just 30-29 with 6 minutes, 57 seconds left in the second period after a three-pointer by Lauren Downs (Jr.-West Bend, Wis.), but Aurora responded with a 10-0 run over the next two minutes, including back-to-back threes by Gabby Moore and Crystal Rios.

Aurora would blow the game open in the third quarter with a 23-1 run over a stretch of less than six minutes. The Spartans would make 13 of 16 shots in the period, including 5 of 6 from three-point range, and in all outscored the Muskies 34-12 in the quarter to take an 87-51 lead. Aurora still didn't cool off in the fourth quarter, reaching the 100-point mark for the fourth time this season and doing so with 5:41 left in the game.

Aurora made 43 of 71 shots and hit 56.4% (22 of 39) in the first half and even better at 65.6% (21 of 32) in the second half. The Spartans also made 10 of 24 from three-point range (41.7%) and 16 of 20 free throws (80.0%).

Hayley Walding (Sr.-Bradenton, Fla.) led Lakeland with 13 points and hit 3 of 4 from three-point range, again having success on the Spartans' home court two years to the day after she set a career high with 27 points in a Muskies' double-overtime win at Aurora. Ellie Felsinger (Jr.-Cedar Grove, Wis.) also scored 10 points and Downs and Kerstin Sauerbrei (So.-Ripon, Wis.) added nine points each. Nicole Sachman (Jr.-Niles, Mich.) also finished with six points and three rebounds, all in the fourth quarter.

Lakeland shot 34.9% for the game, making 22 of 63 shots. The Muskies hit 14 of 32 (43.8%) in the first half but fell off to 25.8% (8 of 31) in the final 20 minutes. Lakeland also made 8 of 23 from long range (34.8%) and 15 of 19 from the charity stripe (78.9%).

Moore and Rios scored 19 points each to lead five scoring in double figures for Aurora. The Spartans also committed just eight turnovers and outrebounded the Muskies 41-32.

Lakeland is right back on the court Saturday when it takes on Benedictine University at 2 p.m. in Lisle, Ill.