Marian University men’s ice hockey (6-12-0, 3-8-0 NCHA) dropped the opener to the Battle of Highway 41 against Lawrence 5-2 at home.

• he Vikings needed just 40 seconds to open the scoring and built a 2-0 lead at the 8:49 mark.
• Marian was able to cut the deficit in half when senior Daunte Fortner scored at the 11:11 mark with an assist to junior Alex Enegren and freshman Edison Weeks.
• The 2-1 lead held heading into the first intermission but the Vikings struck twice in the final 3:41 of the second to lead 4-1.
• Freshman Dayne Tews put Marian behind by just two at the 7:26 mark of the third period with an assist to fellow freshman Brendan Bottem.
• The Vikings were able to put the game away, however, with a power-play score at the 10:58 mark.

• Marian finished with a 35-21 advantage for shots holding the Vikings to single-digit shots all three periods.
• Each team had one power-play chance with the Vikings scoring on theirs.
• The Sabres won 38 draws to only 17 for Lawrence.
• Marian is now 60-16-10 all-time against Lawrence.

Senior Daunte Fortner scored a goal for the fourth time in the past six games.

Freshman Dayne Tews scored for the second time in three games.

Freshman Tyler Fromolz (4-9-0) made 16 saves.