Marian University field hockey (5-4, 2-2 SAA) defeated Concordia Wisconsin 4-1 in non-conference action to complete a sweep of the Falcons.
 

• Both offenses took a little time to get going and it wasn’t until 1:36 remained in the opening stanza that sophomore Merel Nagelkerke opened the scoring.
• A scoreless second quarter saw the 1-0 Marian lead hold going into the break.
• At the 36:25 mark, sophomore Jikke Biemans found the back of the cage with assists from fellow sophomore Eva Houtackers and freshman Angelene Castro.
• The 2-0 edge held heading into the fourth quarter where CUW cut its deficit in half with 5:50 left to play.
• Houtackers quickly gave Marian a two-goal lead scoring just 1:43 later.
• She then iced the game and 4-1 final with her second goal of the game coming with just 26 ticks left in the game.

• Marian held a 36-17 advantage in shots with a 25-12 edge in shots on goal.  Marian outshot the Falcons 26-14 in the second half.
• Penalty corners saw a similar advantage at 17-8 with 11 of the Sabre penalty corners coming in the third quarter.
• The Sabres improve to 4-0 all-time against CUW outscoring the Falcons 17-5.

	Sophomore Eva Houtackers had her first multi-goal game of the season and added an assist.
	Sophomore Kirstyn Wagner (2-0) had another strong performance in goal making 10 saves.
	Sophomore Jikke Biemans netted a goal and added an assist to finish the weekend with two goals and three assists.