The Aurora University Spartan hockey team celebrated senior night prior to hosting the #11 Sabres of Marian University on Friday night at the Fox Valley Ice Arena. AU went toe to toe with the Sabres in falling 3-1. Two Marian goals in a 15 second span of the second period proved to be the difference.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: #11 Marian University 3, Aurora University 1
LOCATION: Geneva, Illinois – Geneva Ice Arena
RECORDS: Aurora University 2-21-1; NCHA 2-16-1; Marian University 16-5-3; NCHA 14-4-1
 
SPARTAN STARTERS
LEFT WING: Rihards Marenis
CENTER: Tom Greene
RIGHT WING: Tim Santopaolo
DEFENSE: Ian Sweeney
DEFENSE: Ron Lindgren
BETWEEN THE PIPES: Jared Rutledge
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
The teams played a scoreless first period with Marian holding a slim 8-6 advantage in shots.
The game remained scoreless over midway through the second period but Marian held a decisive advantage in the second in shots.
Marian scored the first goal of the game late in the second period at 15:54.
Just 15 seconds later, Marian added another goal at 16:09 to take a 2-0 lead.
The Sabres scored again in the third period at 12:50.
With two Marian players in the penalty box, AU pulled Rutledge for a 6 on 3 advantage.
As the first Sabre penalty ended, AU's Ron Lindgren scored a power play goal with an extra attacker at 17:43 of the third. Tom Greene and Gregory Sauers had assists on the play.
 
FOR THE SPARTANS
Ron Lindgren scored the lone goal, on the power play.
Assists came from Tom Greene and Gregory Sauers
Jared Rutledge had 33 saves.
 
FOR THE FOES
Devin Stuermer had one goal and one assist
Hunter Stewart had two assists
Mike Gudmandson had 15 saves
 
UP NEXT
Next action for the Spartan men's hockey team comes on Saturday, February 20, 2016 when they finish up the 2015-2016 season at Marian University. Puck drop is set for 4:00 p.m. in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin.