4 Winner Aurora AUR 14-3-0, 8-2-0 3 Marian (WI) MAR 6-11-0, 3-7-0 Winner Aurora AUR 14-3-0, 8-2-0 4 Final Jan. 18, 2025 3 Marian (WI) MAR 6-11-0, 3-7-0 Score By Periods Team 1 2 3 F Aurora AUR 2 1 1 4 Marian (WI) MAR 0 3 0 3 Summary Box Score Game Recap: Men's Ice Hockey | 1/18/2025 7:16:00 PM Sabre NCAA men's hockey drops heartbreaker to No. 5/7 Aurora FOND DU LAC - Marian University men's ice hockey (6-11-0, 3-7-0 NCHA) went toe-to-toe with No. 5/7 Aurora for a second straight day but fell to the Spartans 4-3. Aurora was able to strike quickly and took a 2-0 lead after the first 20 minutes of action. Marian had a strong first seven minutes of the second period to lead 3-2. Just 15 seconds into the period freshman Robert Pizzey was able to light the lamp with an assist from fellow freshman Brandon Modde. Then at the 2:01 mark sophomore Nolan Flint evened the score with assists from Modde and junior Noah Pickart. Freshman Brendan Bottem struck on the power play at the 6:56 mark to give Marian its first lead with assists from Pickart and senior Jaymes Knee. The Spartans responded with a power-play goal with 6:42 left in the period to send the two squads into the final period tied at 3-3. There weren't many quality chances in the final period but the Spartans found a game-winner on a power play with just 2:00 left to complete the sweep. Marian was outshot 33-25 in the game but had a 36-30 advantage for face-offs. The Sabres were 1-for-3 on the power play and Aurora had two goals on three chances. Marian is now 10-9-1 all-time against Aurora. Junior Noah Pickart had his third multi-point game of the season with two assists. Freshman Brandon Modde had his first multi-point game of the season with two assists. Freshman Nicholas Von Kaufmann (0-3-0) finished with a season-high 29 saves. Friday, January 24 Blue Line Family Ice Center 8 p.m. Print Friendly Version Read Full Article Scoring Summary Scoring Summary Scoring Play Visiting Team Score Home Team Score 1st Period AUR MAR 05:02 AUR - Dekowny, Riley Assisted by Code, Jake, Bedard, Mathis 1 0 17:02 AUR - Sedlacek, Lukas Assisted by Kirk, Jakson, Schmidt, Chayce 2 0 2nd Period AUR MAR 00:15 MAR - Pizzey, Robert Assisted by Modde, Brandon 2 1 02:01 MAR - Flint, Nolan Assisted by Modde, Brandon, Pickart, Noah 2 2 06:56 MAR - Bottem, Brendan Assisted by Pickart, Noah, Knee, Jaymes 2 3 13:18 AUR - Schmuck, Landry Assisted by Diaz, Simon, Akl, Hassan 3 3 3rd Period AUR MAR 18:00 AUR - Schmuck, Landry Assisted by Akl, Hassan, Diaz, Simon 4 3 Related Headlines 11.25.25 Strong defensive effort leads Marian NCAA men's hockey past Augsburg 11.22.25 Marian NCAA men's hockey dominates late to defeat Dubuque 11.20.25 Second period proves costly for Sabre NCAA men's hockey