Marian University women’s ice hockey  (7-9-0, 4-6-0 NCHA) led after the first period but was defeated by Bethel 4-2.
 

• The Royals were able to open the scoring with a power-play goal at the 8:23 mark of the opening period.
• The lead lasted only 56 seconds before Marian evened the score.
• Junior Olivia Church-Sowinski was the goal scorer with assists from fellow junior Jessica Tadevich and freshman Yazmine Gonzalez.
• A funky hop off the stick of Tadevich then gave Marian the lead with 3:40 left in the period.
• Freshman Abigail Kasal assisted the score as Marian took that 2-1 lead into the second period.
• The Royals were able to even the score with the lone goal of the second period, a short-handed score, at the 6:57 mark.
• Bethel then netted its second power-play goal of the day 3:27 into the third period to retake the lead.
• The Royals were able to put the game away scoring with just 6.2 seconds remaining.

• Marian was outshot 33-15 in the game and were limited to only three shots in the third period.
• The Royals also had an advantage on draws at a 31-17 clip.
• Marian had just one power-play chance and didn’t score, while Bethel finished 2-for-4 with a short-handed goal.
• This was the second straight game Marian allowed multiple power-play goals.
• Marian is now 2-4-0 all-time against Bethel with the Royals taking four straight.

	Junior Jessica Tadevich had the first multi-point game of her career scoring a goal to go with an assist.
	Freshman Gretchen Woelber allowed two goals and made 19 saves over the first two periods.
	Junior Olivia Church-Sowinski scored her team-leading fifth goal of the season.