FOND DU LAC - Marian University women's ice hockey (11-10-0, 7-7-0 NCHA) defeated Beloit 4-1 to secure a season sweep of the Buccaneers.
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- Marian opened the scoring at the 8:48 mark of the first period for the lone score of the stanza. Â
- Senior Jennarae Bateman lit the lamp for the Sabres with help from sophomore Summer Mullin and fellow senior Caitlin Traver.
- A power-play goal from senior Rebecca Larson opened the scoring for the second period, assists to senior Logan Crawford and junior Catherine Yasenak.
- Sophomore Zowie Hunter put Marian ahead 3-0 with 6:26 left in the second with assists to junior Olivia Laube and Yasenak.
- The Buccaneers managed to find the back of the net 50 seconds later to trail 3-1 going into the final stanza.
- The Sabres were able to ice the game with 7:02 left in the third period when Hunter scored off of a centering pass from senior Aubriella Westphal.
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- Marian had a 39-23 advantage for shots including a 29-11 edge through the first 40 minutes.
- The Sabres finished with a 34-27 advantage on face-offs.
- Marian was 1-for-4 on the power play and held the Buccaneers scoreless on five chances.
- The victory propels Marian to a program record for wins in a season.
- Marian finishes the season 3-0-0 against Beloit having outscored the Buccaneers 13-3.
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