The Aurora University men's hockey team hosted the University of Dubuque in the first game of a Northern Collegiate Hockey Association series, as a win for the Spartans in either two games of the series would give AU three points in the conference standings and crown them champions of the 2024-2025 NCHA Peter's Cup. AU did just that, scoring a grand total of seven goals to knock off Dubuque on Friday night. This marks the first time in their history that AU has won the Peter's Cup.

FINAL SCORE: #3 Aurora University 7, University of Dubuque 0
LOCATION: Fox Valley Ice Arena - Geneva, Illinois
RECORDS: #3 Aurora University 20-3-1 overall and 14-2-1 NCHA; University of Dubuque 1-20-3 overall and 1-14-2 NCHA


AU is the 2024-2025 NCHA Peters Cup Champions, the first in program history.
The win sets a new AU single season record for wins with 20.
The Spartans will be the No. 1 seed in the upcoming Harris Cup Playoffs, the first time in program history.


 - Lukas Sedlacek gave AU the 1-0 lead 8:21 into the contest, as Chayce Schmidt found a loose puck in the offensive zone and passed it Sedlacek in the circle for the score.
- The Spartans saw more opportunities as the period progressed, but would go 0-for-2 on power plays, keeping their lead at one.
- About halfway through the second, AU stretched that lead to 2-0 when they converted on the penalty kill. 
- At 9:35 in the second, Jacob Brockman found Eddie Paulissian for the score.
- Schmidt picked up his second assist on Paulissian's goal to give the Spartans a 2-0 lead heading into the second intermission.
- Jakson Kirk made that a 3-0 lead with an unassisted goal at 4:08 in the third, this time with AU at even strength.
- About two and a half minutes later in the third, Jake Code found Riley Dekowny for the 4-0 Spartan lead.
- At 13:17 in the third, Brockman got in on the scoring fun for AU's fifth goal.
- Andrew Schultz picked up an assist on Brockman's goal to hand Dubuque a 5-0 deficit.
- Two more goals from Code and Keaton Lipsett allowed AU to coast to the 7-0 victory.
- Sedlacek assisted Code the Spartans sixth goal, Lipsett was assisted by Hassan Akl and Dekowny.


POINTS: Jake Code, Riley Dekowny, Jacob Brockman, Jakson Kirk, Chayce Schmidt and Lukas Sedlacek (2)
GOALS: Jake Code, Riley Dekowny, Jacob Brockman, Jakson Kirk, Keaton Lipsett, Eddie Paulissian and Lukas Sedlacek (1)
ASSISTS: Chayce Schmidt (2)
SAVES: Matt O'Donnell (16)


Next scheduled action for the Spartan men's hockey team comes on Saturday, February 15 when they host University of Dubuque. Puck drop is scheduled for 3:00 p.m. at the Fox Valley Ice Arena in Geneva, Illinois.