The Aurora University Spartan hockey team traveled to and took on No. 3 St. Norbert College Green Knights in a Northern Collegiate Hockey Association match-up. AU dropped the Friday night game 2-0 before falling in a very closely played contest on Saturday 4-3.
THE BASICS - Saturday, November 12 - BOX SCORE
FINAL SCORE: #3 St. Norbert College 4. Aurora University 3
LOCATION: De Pere, Wisconsin
RECORDS:Â Aurora University 2-4 overall and 2-2 NCHA; St. Norbert College 5-1 overall and 5-1 NCHA
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HOW IT HAPPENED
AU trailed 1-0 through one period.
In the second period,
Brendan Logan scored unassisted at 12:07 to tie the game, 1-1 would be the score heading into the second intermission.
1:10 into the third period, Logan struck again with an assist to
Tim Santopoalo and led 2-1.
After two Green Knight tallies within 30 seconds, AU tied the game up at 3-3 when
Raurie Petrich lit the lamp at 6:11 of the third.
Midway through the final period, Norbert would get another goal.
AU put up a fight in the final 10 minutes but could not get one past the goalie and fell 4-3.
SPARTAN STAT LEADERS
GOALS: Brendan Logan (2) and
Raurie Petrich (1)
ASSISTS: Chris Nowacki and
Tim Santopoalo (1)
SAVES: Hunter Vorva (50)
THE BASICS - Friday, November 11 - BOX SCORE
FINAL SCORE: #3 St. Norbert College 2. Aurora University 0
LOCATION: De Pere, Wisconsin
UP NEXT
Next action for the Spartan men's hockey team comes on
Tuesday, November 15 when they host Lake Forest College. Game time is set for 8:05 p.m. at Fox Valley Ice Arena in Geneva, Illinois.