The Aurora University men's hockey team wrapped up a weekend series with St. Norbert College on Saturday afternoon with the teams playing to a 3-3 tie through overtime for a second straight game.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Aurora University 3; St. Norbert College 3 - overtime 
LOCATION: Geneva, Ill. - Fox Valley Ice Arena
RECORDS: Aurora University 9-5-3 overall and 5-4-3 NCHA; St. Norbert 7-7-2 overall and 5-5-2 NCHA
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
- St. Norbert opened the scoring with 13:21 to play in the first period. 
- A few minutes later, AU evened the score with a Danny O'Donnell goal. 
- The Green Knights recaptured the lead before the end of the period. 
- AU trailed 2-1 going into the first intermission 
- With under two minutes to play in the second period, AU would go on a 5 on 3 power play.
- Riley Doyan capitalized on the power play by snapping a wrist show past the Green Knight net minder to tie the game 2-2. 
- Less than a minute later, Shawn O'Malley gave the Spartans the lead with 38 seconds left in the second period.
- AU would take the lead going into the third period at 3-2
- St. Norbert evened the scoring at 3-3 with 13 minutes left in the third period
- After 60 minutes, and for the second straight afternoon, the game went to a five minute overtime period.
- AU goaltender Josh Boyko made a handful of impressive saves in overtime as the Spartans and Green Knights played to a 3-3 tie. 

SPARTAN STAT LEADERS
Points: Drew Doyon (2)
Goals: Danny O'Donnell, Riley Doyon, and Shawn O'Malley (1)
Assists: Drew Doyon (2)
Saves: Josh Boyko (36)
 
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