The Aurora University men's hockey team pulled off a dominate round one, game one victory over the visiting Raiders of MSOE. A three-goal first period proved to be enough, but AU stomped on the gas pedal with a five-goal third period to put the exclamation mark on this one. The Spartans won 8-0 to open up the Harris Cup.
FINAL SCORE: #4 Aurora University 8, Milwaukee School of Engineering 0
LOCATION: Geneva, Illinois - Fox Valley Ice Arena
RECORDS: #4 Aurora University 21-4-1 overall and 13-4-1 NCHA; Milwaukee School of Engineering 10-12-3 overall and 7-8-3 NCHA.
- AU found an early power play opportunity and capitalized on the chance.
- 4:44 into the game and just as the power play was about to expire, AU struck with Simon Diaz scoring on a Chase Broda assist.
- Midway through the first period the Spartans added on.
- Roc Truman put AU ahead 2-0 with Jacob Brockman having the helper.
- Late in the first, with 40 seconds left, AU lit the lamp for a third time.
- Conor Ronayne scored with Blake Kondor and Broda assisting.
- Matt O'Donnell stopped the only two shots sent his way in the first period as AU led 3-0.
- The second period was scoreless despite both teams having several power play chances.
- AU started the third with 24 seconds of power play time remaining and 26 seconds in and back at even strength the Spartans scored.
- The fourth Spartan goal came from Lukas Sedlacek with Juliano Santalucia and Jakson Kirk assisting.
- Midway through the third, AU struck once again. Kirk tallied the goal with Keaton Lipsett and Simon Diaz assisting.
- The final five minutes of the third period were littered with penalties, most coming on MSOE.
- With 4:40 five roughing penalties were handed out, two on AU and three on the Raiders, giving AU a power play.
- Less than a minute later, Sedlacek scored his second of the period with Ryder Many Grey Horses and Hassan Akl picking up the assists.
- With two minutes left in the game and the teams playing four-on-four hockey, MSOE collected two additional penalties giving AU a four-on-three power play.
- 13 seconds into the first of the two power plays, AU struck.
- Jakson Kirk hit a laser from the point that went bar down and AU led 7-0. Akl and Santalucia picked up the assists.
- Just over a minute later the eighth AU goal horn sounded, again on the power play.
- Landry Schmuck blistered the back of the net with Many Grey Horses and Diaz having the assists.
- AU would be victorious in game one of the series, 8-0.
POINTS: Jakson Kirk and Simon Diaz (3), Lukas Sedlacek, Ryder Many Grey Horses, Juliano Santalucia, Chase Broda, and Hassan Akl (2)
GOALS: Jakson Kirk and Lukas Sedlacek (2), Conor Ronayne, Roc Truman, Landry Schmuck and Simon Diaz (1)
ASSISTS: Simon Diaz, Ryder Many Grey Horses, Juliano Santalucia, Chase Broda, and Hassan Akl (2)
SAVES: Matt O'Donnell (18)
Next scheduled action for the Spartan men's hockey team comes on Saturday, February 21 when they host Milwaukee School of Engineering for game two of the first round of the NCHA Playoffs. Puck drop is set for 2:00 p.m. at Fox Valley Ice Arena in Geneva, Illinois.
