The Aurora University men's hockey team dropped the weekend finale against Trine University on Saturday evening, falling 4-2.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Trine University 4; Aurora University 2
LOCATION: Geneva, Illinois - Fox Valley Ice Arena
RECORDS: Aurora University 11-6-4 overall and 7-5-4 NCHA; Trine University 11-8-2 overall and 9-5-2 NCHA
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Trine opened the scoring at 13:52 in the first period.
- Justin Meers gave the Thunder a 2-0 lead with eight seconds to go in the first period. 
- Lordanthony Grissom got the Spartans on the board at 2:05 in the second period. He was assisted by Drew Doyon and Brayden Sampson.
- Grissom was fed a pass at the doorstep from Doyon and he buried the goal.
- AU went on the power play late in the second period.
- Shawn O'Malley buried a loose puck in front of the net to even the score at 2-2. Liam Stirtzinger and Roberts Baranovskis were on the assists. 
- The score remained 2-2 at the end of the second period. 
- Both teams traded power play opportunities throughout the third period but neither team could capitalize. 
- Trine took the lead on a short handed goal by Corey Robertson midway through the third period. 
- The Thunder would add another goal before the end of regulation.

SPARTAN STAT LEADERS
Goals: Lordanthony Grissom and Shawn O'Malley (1)
Assists: Roberts Baranovskis, Drew Doyon, Brayden Sampson, and Liam Stirtzinger (1)
Saves: Josh Boyko (37)
 
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