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No. 4 Marian ACHA D2 finishes regular season with two wins

No. 4 Marian University ACHA D2 (17-3-0, 10-0-0 NCHL) closed out the regular season defeating UW-Oshkosh 4-0 and No. 24 Aurora 4-1.
 

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GAME 1 (UW-OSHKOSH, ROAD, W, 4-0)

  • Marian was able to get ou tto a strong start with Serge Simard and Gavyn Galloway each lighting the lamp in the opening period.
  • This proved to be more than enough as the Sabre defense put together a dominating performance.
  • Justin Doucette added to the lead with a goal in the second, and Devon Butler iced the game with a power-play score in the third period.

GAME 2 (AURORA, HOME, W, 4-1)

  • Game two of the weekend started a little slower with Aurora netting a power play as the lone score of the opening period.
  • The Sabre offense was able to pick things up for the final two periods opening with an Easton Nick power-play score to tie the game in the second period.
  • The Sabres then took the lead off of a Simon Ellingson power-play goal to open the third.
  • Chris Regan was able to pad the lead, and Butler once again iced the game with the final goal, this time short-handed.

 

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GAME 1

  • Marian finished with a 50-22 advantage for shots and had at least 14 shots in all three periods.
  • The Sabres killed off all four UWO power plays and went 1-for-3 on the power play.
  • The shutout was the fourth this season and second against the Titans.
  • Marian is now 18-1-0 all-time against UW-Oshkosh.

GAME 2

  • Marian finished with a 35-25 edge for shots and had at last 14 shots in the final two periods.
  • The Sabre power play finished 3-for-4, while the penalty kill allowed one goal in just as many chances.
  • Marian improves to 10-7-0 all-time against the Spartans with wins in four of the last five games.

 

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Devon Butler had a special-teams goal in each game.
Jackson Powers (3-0-0) had the first shutout of his career stopping all 22 shots he saw against UWO.
Tyler McArthur (13-3-0) made 24 saves to earn the win against Aurora.