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Third periods play key role in split for No. 14 Marian ACHA D2 against Aurora

Third periods play key role in split for No. 14 Marian ACHA D2 against Aurora

The road team won each game as No. 14 Marian University ACHA D2 (5-5-1, 1-1-0 NCHL) defeated Aurora 8-3 before falling 6-4 in the finale to open NCHL play.

 

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GAME 1 (AWAY – W, 8-3)

  • There was no lack of offense in the opening period as each team scored three goals in the first 20 minutes of action.
  • Tyler Bueckert, Devon Butler, and Dakota Sullivan were the goal scorers for the Sabres.
  • Both defenses were able to step up in the second period with neither team lighting the lamp.
  • The third period was then dominated by the Sabres as Marian scored five goals to pull away and secure the road win.
  • Carter Broton scored his ninth of the season to highlight the period, while Dom Pajor and Jason Vogler netted their first goals of the season.
  • Chris Regan and Gavyn Galloway also netted goals in the final stanza of the win.

GAME 2 (HOME – L, 6-4)

  • The defenses came to play at the start of game two with each side netting just one goal in the first period.
  • Simon Ellingson would light the lamp for the Sabres.
  • Marian was able to take a 3-2 lead after two periods of action with Ellingson and Serge Simard each scoring.
  • Aurora was able to bounce back, however, scoring three unanswered goals to take the lead from Marian and earn a split with a 6-4 win.
  • Broton became the first Sabre to double-digit goals with a score in the third period.

 

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GAME 1

  • The Sabres outshot the Spartans by a 59-43 margin including a 23-13 edge in the final period.
  • Marian went scoreless on two power-play chances, while the penalty kill allowed one goal on six Aurora opportunities.

GAME 2

  • Aurora held a slim 36-30 edge in shots for the game and outshot Marian 15-9 in the final period.
  • Neither team had a power-play goal as the Sabres committed seven penalties to only three for the Spartans.
  • The split saw Marian hold a slim 8-7-0 edge in the all-time series and move to 5-3-0 over the last eight match-ups.

 

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Gavyn Galloway had a four-point game in the opener of the series after scoring a goal with three assists.
Simon Ellingson led Marian in game two with a multi-goal game.
Tyler McArthur (2-2-1) stopped 39 shots to earn the win in the opener.  It was his third performance this season with at least 30 saves.