The Aurora University men's hockey team dropped a heartbreaker in overtime at Marian University on Friday night, 2-1
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Marian University 2, Aurora University 1
LOCATION: Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
RECORDS:Â Aurora University 7-4-1 overall and 4-4-1Â NCHA; Marian University 7-3 overall and 4-3 NCHA
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HOW IT HAPPENED
- Goaltending came to play in the first period as the Spartans and Sabres were scoreless after the opening 20 minutes of action.
- AU fell behind midway through the second when Marian scored on a power play.
- On their sixth power play of the game, the Spartans capitalized late in the third.
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Drew Doyon scored the power play goal with 4:11 left in the game on assists from
Danny O'Donnell and
Shawn O'Malley.
- The game would head to overtime tied 1-1.
- With 1:01 left to play in the game, Marian scored to defeat AU 2-1.
SPARTAN STAT LEADERS
Goals: Drew Doyon (1)
Assists: Danny O'Donnell and
Shawn O'Malley (1)
Saves: Josh Boyko (32)
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UP NEXT
Next action for the Spartan men's hockey team comes on Saturday, December 7 when they host Marian University. Puck drop is set for 7:00 pm at Fox Valley Ice Arena in Geneva, Illinois.