The Aurora University men's hockey team took to the Fox Valley Ice Arena ice as the #3 seed in the first round of the Harris Cup Playoffs on Friday night against #6 Milwaukee School of Engineering. The Spartans defeated the Raiders 6-3.


FINAL SCORE: #14 Aurora University 6, Milwaukee School of Engineering 3
LOCATION: Fox Valley Ice Arena - Geneva, Illinois
RECORDS: Aurora University 18-7-1 overall and 13-6-0-1 in the NCHA; MSOE 11-13-2 overall and 9-9-1 in the NCHA


    - 33 seconds into the first period the Spartans got on the board. Jack Jaunich scored on assists from Derrick Budz and Adam Keyes.
    - Three minutes later, LA Grissom scored an unassisted tally to give AU a 2-0 lead. 
    - MSOE scored twice in a little less than three-minute stretch early in the first to tie the Spartans 2-2. 
    - The remainder of the first period saw a lot of end to end action but neither team was able to take the lead before the first intermission.
    - Midway through the second period the Spartans took a 3-2 lead. Adam Keyes scored on assists from Jack Jaunich and Brendan Blair.
    - Less than a minute later, MSOE answered back with the tying goal.
    - The Spartans took advantage of the power play later in the period. Gio Procopio scored on assists from Simon Boyko and Brayden Sampson. 
    - AU led 4-3 going into the second intermission.
    - After a major and game misconduct given to a MSOE player, Simon Boyko scored his first of the night. Keyes and Procopio assisted and AU led 5-3.
    - Less than a minute later, Larry Jungwirth extended the Spartans lead 6-3 with a power play tally. He was assisted by Jack Jaunich and Andrew Lane. 
    - With 10 minutes left to play, the Raiders were unable to find the back of the AU net and the Spartans won 6-3.


Points: Adam Keyes and Jack Jaunich (3)
Goals: Adam Keyes, Jack Jaunich, LA Grissom, Gio Procopio, Larry Jungwirth, and Simon Boyko (1)
Assists: Adam Keyes and Jack Jaunich (2)
Saves: Josh Boyko (33)
 

Next action for the Spartan men's hockey team comes on Friday, February 18 when they host the first round of the NCHA Harris Cup playoffs. #3 AU will host #6 Milwaukee School of Engineering with puck drop set for 3:00 p.m. at the Fox Valley Ice Arena.