Marian University ACHA D3 hockey (1-9-0, 0-6-0 MACHA) dropped two tough battles with Northwestern.
 

GAME 1 (L, 6-4)

• Marian traded goals with the Wildcats to open the series with James Murphy lighting the lamp for the Sabres.
• The goal was assisted by Samson Hamburg and Brandon Thiesenhusen.
• Benett Luke gave the Sabres a 2-1 lead with help from Jordan Rose.
• Northwestern was able to tie the game up 2-2 before the end of the first period.
• The second period was quiet with the only score coming from the Wildcats 19 seconds into the period.
• The Sabres tied the game up 3-3 with a Roenick Vosburg goal assisted by Franklin Lund.
• The back-and-forth continued as the two teams trading goals once again.
• Kyan Anderson netted his first goal of the year with help from Luke and Thiesenhusen to bring the game to 4-4.
• Two Wildcat goals gave them the lead to close out the game 6-4.

GAME 2 (L, 4-2)

• The first period was quiet for both teams as the game was 0-0 heading into the first break.
• The Sabres opened the scoring in the second period when Bennett Luke scored on a power play assisted by Jordan Rose.
• The Wildcats managed to tie the game 1-1, 59 seconds into the third period.
• Another power-play goal, scored by Rose, was able to give the Sabres a 2-1 lead with 16:43 remaining in the game.
• Northwestern stormed back with three unanswered goals to bring the final score to 4-2.

GAME 1

• Marian was held to single digit shots each period ending in a deficit 48-24.

GAME 2

• The Sabres were outshot 62-34 but had 16 shots in the third period.
• Marian had a strong game on special teams going 2-for-4 on the power play.
• The Sabres are now 0-12-0 all-time against Northwestern.

	Noah Banes finished with 100 saves over the weekend and finished with a 91 percent save percentage.
	Benett Luke finished the weekend with two goals and one assist.
	Jordan Rose also had three points on the weekend, finishing with one goal and two assists.