FOND DU LAC - Marian University women's ice hockey (13-11-0, 9-8-0 NCHA) narrowly missed an upset of No. 10/12 Concordia Wisconsin falling 3-2.
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- The Sabres were on the board first when sophomore Piper Miller lit the lamp 5:22 into the game with assists to senior Caitlin Traver and freshman Abigail Kasal.
- The lead lasted all the way into the second period when CUW scored with 11:59 on the clock to even the score.
- The stalemate stood heading into the final period.
- The Falcons took their first lead of the game 3:44 into the final period and built its lead to 3-1 with 9:32 to play.
- Marian was able to battle back when sophomore Zowie Hunter scored a power-play goal with 6:25 left to play, assists to juniors Olivia Church-Sowinski and Jessica Tadevich.
- The Sabres played 6-on-4 for the final 56 minutes but couldn't 'convert any of its chances.
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- Concordia Wisconsin finished with a 33-14 advantage for shots holding Marian to seven shots over the final 40 minutes.
- The Sabres had 24 face-off wins to 42 for the Falcons.
- Marian went 1-for-4 on the power play and held CUW scoreless on four chances.
- The Sabres can still finish anywhere from fourth to sixth in the conference standings heading into the final day of the regular season.
- Marian is 5-35-6 all-time against CUW having dropped the last six meetings.
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