MILWAUKEE / FOND DU LAC - No. 7 Marian University ACHA D2 (10-12-1, 3-5-0 NCHL) defeated No. 17 Marquette 5-4 in overtime before settling for a split falling 6-3 in the finale.

   

• Marquette was able to get out to a quick start on the Sabres scoring three goals in the first 9:01 of th game.
• Easton Nick would light the lamp for the 10th time this season to cut the Marian deficit down to 3-1 going into the first intermission.
• Each team found the back of the net once in the second period with Dean Whitcomb scoring for the Sabres as Marian trailed 4-2 going into the final period.
• Marian would score twice in the final 3:40 to force overtime with Ben Borreson and Dawson Schwengler each scoring.
• Schwengler then capped off the comeback victory scoring in overtime.

• Special teams played a major factor in the first period as each team scored three goals.  Marquette would score a pair of power-play goals and a short-handed goal, whiel Marian had a power-play goal.
• Karl Lavoie had a pair of goals for Marian and Colby Sherlock had the power-play goal in the busy opening period.
• Marquette then scored a goal in the second and two in the third with one of the scores in the final period being a power-play score.

   

• Marquette finished with a 37-36 advantage in shots where Marian held a 15-10 advantage in the final period.
• The Sabres had eight penalties and Marquette had five.

• Marian outshot Marquette in all three periods and finished with a 31-29 advantage.
• Marian committed 11 penalties to only nine for Marquette.

   

Dawson Schwengler had two goals and two assists in the series opener and then had an assist in the finale.	Karl Lavoie had a multi-goal game in the finale of the series.	Will McCreight started in goal both games making 33 saves in the opener and 23 stops in the finale.