A power play goal midway through the third period was all the scoring between the Aurora University Spartans and the Lake Forest College Foresters on Sunday evening. Lake Forest got that tally to defeat the Spartans 1-0.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Lake Forest College 1, Aurora University 0
LOCATION: Geneva, Illinois – Fox Valley Ice Arena
RECORDS: Aurora University 4-16-1; 4-11-1 NCHA; Lake Forest 12-9; 8-8 NCHA
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
The teams played an up and down opening 20 minutes with both teams having scoring chances but both goalies keeping the net clean.
AU was out shot in the opening session 12-3.
The second period saw Lake Forest control the action out shooting AU 11 to 4.
Spartan Max Kirkwood made several key saves to keep the score 0-0 through two periods.
The lone goal of the game came at 11:43 of the third period with Lake Forest scoring on a power play.
AU had multiple chances late but did not capitalize in the 1-0 loss.
 
TOP SPARTAN PERFORMERS
Max Kirkwood stopped 33 Lake Forest shots on the day in the loss.
 
SPARTAN STAT LEADERS
Saves: Max Kirkwood (33)
Face offs: Chris Nowacki (4-of-9) and Drew Doyon (11-of-30)
 
UP NEXT
Next action for the Spartan men's hockey team comes on Friday, February 10 when they host Milwaukee School of Engineering. Puck drop is set for 7:30 p.m. at the Fox Valley Ice Arena in Geneva, Illinois.