The Aurora University men's hockey team saw the 2021 season come to a close in the opening round of the NCHA Harris Cup playoffs with a 2-1 loss to Milwaukee School of Engineering.
 
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Milwaukee School of Engineering 2, Aurora University 1
LOCATION: Fox Valley Ice Arena - Geneva, Illinois
RECORDS: Aurora University 5-4-2-0 overall;Milwaukee School of Engineering 9-5-1 overall 

HOW IT HAPPENED
- MSOE scored early in the first period courtesy of a power play and led 1-0.
- The teams went to the first intermission with the 1-0 score.
- The visiting power play struck again early in the second period as MSOE went up 2-0 on AU.
- Late in the second the Spartans went to a power play, a five minute major on MSOE.
- The power play carried over into the third when AU struck.
- Riley Doyon scored with seconds remaining on the five minute with an assist from Larry Jungwirth.
- AU made a strong effort but were unable to get the game tying goal and fell 2-1.
 
SPARTAN STAT LEADERS
Points: Riley Doyon and Larry Jungwirth (1)
Goals: Riley Doyon (1)
Assists: Larry Jungwirth (1)
Saves: Josh Boyko (36) 
 
UP NEXT
The Spartans 2020-2021 season has come to a conclusion.