Marian ACHA D3 finishes season with sweep of Saint Mary's (Minn.)

FOND DU LAC - Marian University ACHA D3 (6-15-0) defeated Saint Mary's (Minn.) 8-3 and 6-5 in overtime to close out the season.

GAME 1 (W, 8-3)

Marian was on the board first when Maddox Ellingson was able to light the lamp just 1:36 into the game.
The Cardinals responded just 2:51 later but Tucker Hurdrick would score twice to give Marian a 3-1 lead after the first period.
Hudrick closed out a hat trick to open the second period and give Marian a three-goal lead.
James Murphy scored the final goal of the second and put the Sabres ahead 5-1 heading into the third.
Marian just kept on building its lead with Levi Olson and Connor Bending putting Marian ahead 7-1 with 6:07 left to play.
The Cardinals would net two unanswered goals to cut its deficit to 7-3 but Kaden Hansen would ice the game with just 26 seconds left.
Marian outshot Saint Mary's (Minn.) 57-39 for the game with Noah Banes making 36 saves in goal for Marian.
Hudrick paced the offense with his hat trick and Hansen finished with four points after scoring once with three helpers.

GAME 2 (W, 6-5 OT)

The Cardinals bounced back to open game two scoring just 1:54 into the game and extended the lead to 2-0 at the 6:27 mark.
Levi Olson would get Marian on the board as the Sabres headed into the second period trailing 2-1.
Both defenses played well to open the second before Zade Crego tied the game with 7:03 on the clock.
Noah Hopwell then gave Marian its first lead of the game scoring with 3:28 left in the period.
The Sabre lead didn't last long, however, as SMU would score with just 1:40 on the clock to tie the game at 3-3 going into the final period.
The Cardinals were able to quickly retake the lead just 2:53 into the final stanza.
Robby White had the answer for Marian with just 3:33 left to play tying the game at 4-4.
Kaden Hansen would quickly give Marian the lead right back just 1:27 later.
A late goal from SMU, however, would com with just 51 ticks left to send the game into overtime.
The extra session saw Kevin Chin end the season on a high not scoring 3:24 in.
Marian would outshoot the Cardinals 56-19 in the game with Amanda Sincere making 14 saves in the winning effort.
Along with scoring the game-winner, Chin added two assists for a three-point game.
Crego and Olson each had a goal and an assist as well in the win.
The victory closed out a second half that saw Marian go 6-5-0.

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