A late penalty kill, two goals from Bailey Marshall and the return of goalie Jared Rutledge (39 saves) led the Aurora University Spartan men's hockey team to a 2-1 Northern Collegiate Hockey Association victory at Concordia University Wisconsin.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE:  Aurora University 2, Concordia University Wisconsin 1
LOCATION: Mequon, Wisconsin
RECORDS: Aurora University 3-5-0 and 3-2-0 NCHA; Concordia University Wisconsin 6-4-1 and 3-3-1 NCHA
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BEYOND THE BOX
AU senior goalie Jared Rutledge returned to the ice for the first time in 2016-2017 to earn the victory with 39 saves.
The Spartan men's hockey team sets a school record with their third NCAA and NCHA victory.

HOW IT HAPPENED
Just over a minute after killing off a penalty, the Spartans scored the game's first goal. At 6:22 of the first, Bailey Marshall found the back of the net with assists coming from Andrew Rupert and Trevor Hoth.
The Spartans would kill off three more penalties in the period while going 0-3 on the power play to lead 1-0 at the end of the first.
Early in the second, AU found themselves on a power play and they converted just four seconds later. Marshall scored his second of the night when he grabbed a rebound off a Jonathan Carlson shot and AU led 2-0. In addition to Carlson, Drew Doyon assisted on the tally.
CUW scored midway through the second period to cut the Spartan lead to 2-1.
AU led 2-1 after two periods with Jared Rutledge stopping 26 shots to that point.
Leading 2-1 late in the third, AU found themselves down a man for the final 1:30 of the game. CUW pulled their goalie and AU faced a 6 on 4.
The Spartan defense and Rutledge came up big, killing off the penalty and sealed the win, 2-1.
 
SPARTAN STAT LEADERS
Points: Bailey Marshall (2)
Goals: Bailey Marshall (2)
Assists: Andrew Rupert, Drew Doyon, Trevor Hoth and Jonathan Carlson (1)
Saves: Jared Rutledge (39)
 
UP NEXT
Next action for the Spartan men's hockey team comes on Saturday, December 3 when they host Concordia University Wisconsin at Fox Valley Ice Arena in Geneva, Illinois. Puck drop is set for 7:30 p.m.