No. 10 Marian University ACHA Division II (21-7-1, 5-4-1 NCHL) saw its season come to an end after falling to No. 10 Wisconsin 4-3 in overtime at the ACHA D2 Central Regional.
- A quiet opening period saw each team fail to convert a power play and head into the second period scoreless.
- Wisconsin opened the scoring at the 3:43 mark of the second period.
- Cayden Frenette evened the scoring at the 7:52 mark with assists from Chris Regan and Ashton Underhill.
- Marian then took its first lead with 4:28 left in the period when Ashton O’Neal lit the lamp with help from Gavyn Galloway.
- The Sabres got an insurance goal from Blake Stafford 3:48 into the third period to put the Sabres ahead 3-1.
- The Badgers cut their deficit down to one with 3:07 left in regulation and tied the game just 1:37 later.
- Wisconsin was able to finish the comeback scoring 2:19 into overtime.
- Marian was outshot for the game by a 45-18 margin and wasn’t able to record a shot in overtime.
- Neither team had a power-play goal with Marian going 0-for-2 and Wisconsin 0-for-1.
- This was the eighth time Marian qualified for the ACHA D2 Central Regional in program history.
- Marian is now 4-2-1 all-time against Wisconsin and 1-2 against the Badgers at the ACHA D2 Central Regional.
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Anthony O’Neal scored a go-ahead goal and finished the season with a team-high 24 goals. |
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Tyler McArthur made 41 saves for his third performance this season with at least 40 stops. |
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Blake Stafford scored his 19th goal of the season and finished the year with 40 points. |



