APPLETON, Wis. (SabreAthletics.com) – Three second-period goals broke a 1-1 tie and lifted the Marian University men's hockey team to a 5-2 road win over NCHA rival Lawrence University and culminated in raising the "Battle of 41" trophy for the third straight year, this evening, Nov. 8.

For the second night in a row, Marian's Derek Thorogood found the back of the net to give the Sabres (2-2-0, 2-2-0 NCHA) the lead at the 2:04 mark in the second period. Adam Ritchie and Mark Whiteley helped set up goal with assists on the play. A pair of seniors then teamed up to add two more insurance tallies. Defenseman Thomas Nosella scored his first career goal off a pass from Berger, followed by Matt Williams' first goal of the season off assists from Jacob Ryd and Ben Morgan to give the Sabres a comfortable 4-1 lead after two periods.

"It was a great road win," Head Coach A.J. Aitken said after the game. "It's a tough place to play, especially playing on the small ice sheet. Special teams stepped up tonight with a key power play goal and some solid penalty kills.

"It's great to keep the 'Battle of 41' trophy," Aitken added. "I'm proud of the guys."

The Sabres erased a 1-0 deficit when Brian Berger scored his first goal of the year to tie the game heading into the first intermission. Assists were credited to Derek Perl and Rjay Berra.

Austin Frank cut the deficit to 4-2 with under 8 minutes left in the third period, but a Brodie Jamieson's empty-net goal sealed the deal with 1:16 remaining.

The Vikings (2-2-0, 2-2-0 NCHA) outshot the Sabres 28-26 in the game. Marian went 1-for-2 on the power play, while Lawrence was 1-for-6.

MU goalie Mike Baldwin made 26 saves in notching his first win of the year, while Mattias Soderqvist took the loss after stopping 21 shots.

Marian will be back in action next weekend with a home-and-home series set against MSOE. Both teams will meet in Milwaukee next Friday, Nov. 14, followed by a Saturday match-up that will be recognized as "Military Appreciation Night" at the Blue Line. Start time is set for 7 p.m.