The Aurora University men's hockey team got a pair late third period goals to rise above the Foresters at Lake Forest College 4-2 in a non-conference matchuup.
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THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE:Â Aurora University 4, Lake Forest College 2
LOCATION: Lake Forest, Illinois
RECORDS: Aurora University 6-1 overall ; Lake Forest College 5-2-1
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HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Spartans got the scoring started first late in the opening period as
Larry Jungwirth scored with 45 seconds left. He was assisted by
Brayden Sampson and
Liam Stirtzinger.
- AU out shot the Foresters 11 to 6 in the first period.
- Midway through the second,
Connor Chilton gave the Spartans a 2-0 lead.
Lordanthony Grissom and
Riley Doyon had assists.
- AU controlled the second period, out shooting LFC 17 to 6.
- The Spartans maintained a 2-0 lead well into the second period as the game approached under seven minutes to play.
- A shot from LFC with 13:31 to play deflected off an AU defender and past Spartan
Josh Boyko.
- Just about a minute and a half later the Foresters took advantage of a bad hop off the boards to tie the game with 5:04 left in the game.
- With 3:21 to go the Spartans answered and regained the lead. Defenseman
Brayden Sampson scored the game winning goal and was assisted by
Connor Chilton and Athony Tzveyn.
- Lake Forest pulled their goalie for an extra skater and the Spartans took advantage.Â
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Lordanthony Grissom intercepted a Forester pass and found
Riley Doyon who fired a shot the length of the rink into the back of the net. The goal sealed a 4-2 AU victory.
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SPARTAN STAT LEADERS
Points:Â Lordanthony Grissom,
Riley Doyon,
Connor Chilton and
Brayden Sampson (2)
Goals: Riley Doyon,
Brayden Sampson,
Larry Jungwirth and
Connor Chilton (1)
Assists: Lordanthony Grissom (2)
Saves: Josh Boyko (22)
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UP NEXT
Next action for the Spartan men's hockey team comes on Friday, November 22 when they host Concordia University Wisconsin. Puck drop is set for 3:00 pm in Geneva, Illinois at Fox Valley Ice Arena.