No. 12 Marian ACHA D2 finishes non-conference play with sweep

No. 12 Marian University ACHA Division II (16-5-1, 4-3-1 NCHL) finished non-conference play defeating Lake Superior State 5-2 and 4-3.

GAME 1 (HOME, W, 5-2)

An evenly matched opening period saw each team score one goal.
Blake Stafford was the goal scorer for the Sabres with an assist to Jackson Sweeney.
Marian then dominated in the second period and took a 3-1 lead after scoring two goals separated by just 21 seconds.
Sweeney scored on a power play to open the quick run before Ashton Underhill lit the lamp.
Easton Nick and Devon Butler were able to help Marian pull away at 5-1.
The Lakers were able to trim the deficit to 5-2 with a power-play goal but wouldn’t get any closer.

GAME 2 (HOME, W, 3-2)

The second game of the series started similarly with the two squads trading goals in the opening period.
Butler was the goal scorer for Marian, while the LSSU goal was a short-handed score.
Lake Superior State was able to take the lead again at 2-1 before Gavyn Galloway lit the lamp to send the game into the third knotted at 2-2.
The Sabres were able to take their first lead of the game thanks to back-to-back goals from Anthony O’Neal in a span of 2:13.
The second O’Neal score came on a power play.
The Lakers were able to score a late power-play goal but Marian was able to hold off the late Laker push.

GAME 1

GAME 2

Marian held a 40-30 advantage in shots for the game.
The Sabres had 19 shots in the first period and limited LSSU to single-digit shots in the final two periods.
Each team had a power-play goal with Marian having six chances and LSSU four.
This was the first two games between the two programs.

	Devon Butler had a goal and an assist in each game.
	Anthony O’Neal had a multi-goal game in the finale, including the game-winner.
	Knute Loe stopped 35 of 37 shots in goal in the opener of the series.

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