FOND DU LAC - Marian University NCAA men's ice hockey (9-14-1, 6-10-1 NCHA) earned its spot in the NCHA Harris Cup Playoffs with a 3-0 victory over Concordia Wisconsin.
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- The opening period saw neither team score the lamp and the second period almost finished the same.
- The Sabres were able to open the scoring for the game with just 1.3 seconds left in the second period with a goal from sophomore Caden Carlson.
- Senior Daunte Fortner and junior Noah Pickart assisted what proved to be the game-winner.
- The third period saw the physicality pick up but defenses continued to dominate.
- Senior Matteo Pecchia was able to force a turnover in the neutral zone which led to freshman Robert Pizzey extending the Marian lead with 3:09 to play.
- Fellow freshman Edison Weeks also earned an assist on the play.
- Marian iced the game when freshman Brendan Bottem forced a turnover and netted an empty-net goal with 1:55 left to play.
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- Marian held a 38-25 advantage for shots and had at least 11 shots in all three periods.
- Each team had one power-play chance and neither side scored.
- The Sabres finished with a slim 34-29 edge in draws.
- This was the second shutout of the season for Marian.
- With the win, Marian clinched a spot in the NCHA Harris Cup Playoffs.
- Depending on the results of tomorrow, Marian will be seeded between the No. 5 and No. 7 seed.
- Marian is now 32-7-1 having won the last two games via shutout.
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Sophomore Andreai Proctor-Ramirez (3-1-0) now has two shutouts against CUW in his career stopping all 25 shots he faced. |
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Senior Daunte Fortner extended his point streak to seven games with an assist on the game-winner. |
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Sophomore Caden Carlson scored his second game-winning goal of the season. |
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Saturday, February 15
Mequon, Wis.
7 p.m. |
