Marian University men’s soccer (1-1-0, 0-0-0 NACC) fell in the inaugural Highway 23 Derby at Ripon by a 3-0 final.

- Ripon would ring a shot off the word work just two minutes in and just 4:55 later found the back of the net to lead 1-0.
- The Red Hawks expanded on their lead in the 28th minute with an unassisted goal.
- The 2-0 Ripon lead held going into halftime.
- A corner kick provided Ripon another goal in the 4th minute, and this ultimately set the final score.

- The Marian offense had a tough time finding a groove being limited to four shots, none of which were on goal.
- Ripon recorded seven shots in the first half and six in the second.
- Marian held an advantage in corner kicks by a 6-5 margin.
- The Red Hawks had 19 fouls and four yellow cards, while Marian had 11 fouls and two yellow cards.
- The defeat snaps a four-game winning streak in the all-time series for the Sabres with Marian now holding an 8-5-0 record against the Red Hawks.

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Freshman Connor Farrell (0-1-0) made three saves in the first half. |
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Sophomore Ved Asur was the lone Sabre with multiple shots in the game. |
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Sophomore Hudson Shenk was the only field player between both teams to play all 90 minutes. |