The Aurora University men's hockey team headed to Dubuque, Iowa for the first time to square off with the Spartans of the University of Dubuque who is in the first year of sponsoring hockey. AU won game one of the weekend set 4-1 over Dubuque.


FINAL SCORE: Aurora University 4, University of Dubuque 1
LOCATION: Dubuque, Iowa 
RECORDS: Aurora University 5-4-1 overall and 5-2-0 in the NCHA, University of Dubuque 0-9-1 overall 0-7 in the NCHA


- 3:04 into the game, AU fell behind with Dubuque scoring.
- It took AU just 16 seconds to tie the game though as Jakson Kirk scored with an assist from Lukas Sedlacek.
- Just over four minutes later and after killing off the games first power play, the AU Spartans struck.
- Sedlacek scored the eventual game winning goal with a helper from Chayce Schmidt.
- Matt O'Donnell made five saves in the first period as AU led 2-1 after 20 minutes.
- Early in the second AU had a four minute power play but couldn't muster up a goal with the extra skater.
- The rest of the period played out as the game remained 2-1 AU.
- Early in the third AU added a tally to go up two at 3-1.
- Jakson Kirk scored his second of the night with a second assist and third point on the night from Lukas Sedlacek and an assist from Dane Hirst.
- With 24 seconds left, Matt Weber scored an empty net tally for the 4-1 final score. 
- Derrick Budz and Connor Smith had assists on the empty netter.
- Matt O'Donnell made 13 saves in the winning effort in goal.


Points: Lukas Sedlacek (3) and Jakson Kirk (2)
Goals: Jakson Kirk (2)
Assists: Lukas Sedlacek (2)
Saves: Matt O'Donnell (13)
 

Next action for the Spartan men's hockey team will be in action again on Saturday, December 2 when they travel to the University of Dubuque. Puck drop is slated for 2:30 p.m. in Dubuque, Iowa.