Marian University NCAA men’s ice hockey  (4-12-2, 3-8-0 NCHA) scored seven goals for the first time since 2023 to defeat Lawrence 7-2.
 

• The Sabres were able to take an early lead with a pair of goals in the first 10:16 of the game.
• Sophomore Eemil Rautio scored the opening goal before junior Cole Carlson lit the lamp.
• The Sabres extended their lead with two special-teams goals in the first 3:53 of the second period.
• Both goals came off the stick of sophomore Brendan Bottem with the first being a power-play score and the second a short-handed goal.
• Junior Caden Carlson earned an assist on each of the first four goals of the game.
• Sophomore Dayne Tews was able to get in on the action at the 11:14 mark to put Marian ahead 5-0 with Bottem playing a role in his third straight goal.
• The Vikings trimmed the deficit to 5-2 going into the third period with two goals separated by just 3:15.
• Carlson, Ca. found the back of the net for the first time with a power-play goal at the 6:17 mark to put Marian ahead 6-2.
• Rautio finished off the scoring barrage with another power-play goal 3:10 later to put the final at 7-2.

• Marian finished with a 35-32 edge in shots thanks to a third period where the Sabres had a 15-7 advantage.
• The Vikings had 42-25 advantage on face-offs.
• Marian finished 3-for-5 on the power play, with a short-handed goal, while Lawrence was 1-for-4.
• This is the first time Marian has scored at least seven goals in a game since December 30, 2023 against Dubuque.
• The four special-teams goals is the first since February 19, 2022 against No. 7 St. Norbert in the NCHA Harris Cup Quarterfinals.
• The two squads have now split their first two meetings of the season creating a winner-take-all game for the Battle of Highway 41 traveling trophy.
• Marian is now 62-17-10 all-time against Lawrence.

	Junior Caden Carlson had a career-best five-point game scoring a goal to go with four assists.
	Sophomore Brendan Bottem had a pair of goals and assists.
	Sophomore Nicholas Von Kaufmann (1-4-2) made 30 saves in goal.  It was his third performance this season with at least 30 stops.