FOND DU LAC - Marian University women's hockey (7-12-1, 4-7-1-0 NCHA) opened its penultimate regular season series with a 2-1 win over Concordia Wisconsin.
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- Both offenses struggled in the early going as shots on goal came at a premium.
- Marian was able to open the scoring when freshman Olivia Church-Sowinski netted her first collegiate goal at the 10:03 mark.
- Then just 51 seconds later, sophomore Logan Crawford netted her fourth goal of the year to put Marian quickly ahead 2-0.
- Concordia Wisconsin responded with just 7:50 left in the period to cut their deficit in half.
- This proved to be the only scoring for the remainder of the game as strong work from both goalies became the story line.
- Concordia Wisconsin spent the final 2:05 with an empty net but Marian was able to hold off the Falcons.
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- The Sabres were outshot 39-26 for the game with the final period seeing each team fire 12 shots.
- Neither team scored a power-play goal with the Falcons having six chances and Marian just three.
- Concordia Wisconsin held a 35-28 advantage in the face-off circle.
- Marian defeats the Falcons in regulation for the first time since 2021. It is also the first win at home for Marian over CUW since 2016.
- With the win, Marian is just one point away from clinching a spot in the NCHA Slaats Cup.
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Senior Kayla Kolpitcke (3-5-1) made 38 saves including a combined 27 shots between the final two periods. |
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Freshman Olivia Church-Sowinski scored the first goal of her collegiate career. |
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Sophomore Logan Crawford netted her second game-winning goal of the season. |
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Saturday, February 3
Mequon, Wis.
7 p.m. |
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