The Aurora University men's hockey team rebounded on Saturday afternoon at #12 Trine University in the weekend series finale with a 2-0 shutout over the host Thunder..


FINAL SCORE: #2 Aurora University 2, #12 Trine University 0
LOCATION: Angola, Indiana
RECORDS: #2 Aurora University 18-3-0 overall and 11-3-0 NCHA; #12 Trine University 13-6-2 overall and 9-3-2 NCHA.


- The first period was very uneventful with 12 combined shots on net between the two teams.
- Matt O'Donnell stopped all eight Trine shots sent his way.
- The game continued scoreless until very late in the second.
- With 1:15 remaining, Spartan Landry Schmuch lit the lamp with the eventual game winning goal.
- Hassan Akl and Jaden Davis assisted on the goal.
- The Spartans carried the 1-0 lead into the third.
- As O'Donnell kept the Thunder off the scoreboard, the game remained 1-0.
- AU captain Juliano Santalucia sealed the win with an empty net tally with 13 seconds left.
- AU won 2-0.

POINTS: Juliano Santalucia, Landry Schmuck, Hassan Akl and Jaden Davis (1)
GOALS: Juliano Santalucia and Landry Schmuck (1)
ASSISTS: Hassan Akl and Jaden Davis (1)
SAVES: Matt O'Donnell (33)


Next scheduled action for the Spartan men's hockey team comes on Friday, February 6 when they host Milwaukee School of Engineering. Puck drop is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. at Fox Valley Ice Arena in Geneva, Illinois.