FOND DU LAC - Marian University NCAA men's hockey (2-1-1, 0-0-0 NCHA) scored five unanswered goals in a 5-1 victory over Beloit.
- After a slow start without much action, Beloit was able to strike first 7:41 into the opening period.
- It proved to be the only goal of the opening period.
- Nuuti Kennilä evened things up 8:37 into the second period with help from Brady Brenner and Lucas Jeffreys.
- Just 2:48 later, Lucas de la Salle gave Marian its first lead with an assist to Kennilä.
- de la Salle wasn't done, however, as he opened the scoring in the third period with his second goal of the game with 9:46 on the clock.
- Kennilä and Eemil Rautio each earned an assist on the play.
- Cole Carlson was able to ice the game with 2:17 left to play with an empty-net goal, assist to Caden Carlson.
- The Sabres put an exclamation point on the win when Preston Lundbohm scored, assists to Brenner and Andrew Seminara, with 1:21 left to put the final at 5-1.
- Marian outshot Beloit in all three periods finishing with a 28-16 advantage for the game.
- The Sabres were scoreless on two power-play chances, and held Beloit scoreless on its lone chance, a five-minute major kill.
- Face-offs favored Marian by a slim 29-27 clip.
- This was the first meeting between the two schools.
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Nuuti Kennilä finished with a goal and a pair of assists. |
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Lucas de la Salle scored the first two goals of his Marian career. |
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Nicholas Von Kaufmann (1-0-1) stopped 15 shots to earn his first win in goal this season. |
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Friday, November 13
Blue Line Family Ice Center
7 p.m. |
