Hockey / Week 16 Review: #12 DePaul splits with Marian and #16 Marquette sweeps UWO

Week 16 Review: #12 DePaul splits with Marian and #16 Marquette sweeps UWO

Date:  Source: Northern Collegiate Hockey League
#12 DePaul University’s quest to claim second place in the Black Division standings took a bit of a hit as a result of their split against Marian University, with both teams winning on the other’s home ice, and #16 Marquette University sweeping UW Oshkosh this past weekend. Marquette’s sweep pushed them three points clear of DePaul; however, DePaul still has one divisional series left to play.
 
The series finales of both series produced dramatic finishes and excitement for the fans. For the DePaul/Marian game the final 46 minutes were played knotted at two and required overtime to find a winner. Playing 3-on-3 frees the game up and it took less than a minute for Marian to come out victorious. Marquette and UWO looked like they were going to follow suit and end up in overtime as well, but a Marquette goal with under a minute left in regulation allowed them to quash UWO’s hopes and pull out the series sweep.
 
In the lone inter-division battle, Aurora University swept Milwaukee School of Engineering.
 
Non-conference action saw #2 Concordia University WI tie #7 Sault College on Friday and win on Saturday, UW Milwaukee get swept by #8 Michigan State University, Roosevelt University get swept by #4 Iowa University, and Lewis University sweep Loyola University.
 
ACHA Ranking #6 came out on Friday and three NCHL teams made the top 20. Concordia University WI leads the way at #3 and are followed by DePaul University at #12 and Marquette at #16.
 
#11 DePaul University and Marian University split:
#11 DePaul University hit the road to face Marian University in the series opener and took the lead with a powerplay goal 1:21 before the first intermission. Scoring the game’s first goal was Billy Paschen, assisted by Danny Mannarino and Michael Helf.
 
Chris Lee increased the DePaul advantage to two with his unassisted goal at the 5:35 mark of the second period.
 
Special teams came up big for DePaul at the beginning of the third period as their penalty kill unit lit the lamp to put them up 3-0. Putting the short hander home was Mannarino, unassisted, at 4:30. Marian kept fighting and at 12:51 Simon Ellingson, assisted by Gavyn Galloway, ended DePaul’s thoughts of a shutout. A minute and 52 seconds later the DePaul lead shrank to one goal when Carter Broton, assisted by Justin Doucette and Jason Vogler, found the back of the net. Marian would not be able to get any closer and with 1:14 remaining in regulation Helf scored to seal the victory.
 
Securing the 4-2 victory was Asher Motew, stopping 37 of 39 shots. In defeat, Knute Loe stopped 30 of 34 shots on goal.
 
 
Saturday’s game saw a change in venue, with DePaul hosting at Johnny’s IceHouse West. After the DePaul powerplay unit came up short on a Marian penalty at 4:51, the Marian powerplay got their chance at 9:19. Only 17 seconds elapsed before Galloway put home the game’s first goal, credited with an assist was Easton Nick. Thirty seconds later Lukas Theodosopoulos, assisted by Joe Ahrens and Brock Ash, knotted the score at one apiece. Galloway went to the penalty box on a hooking call at 11:05 and at 11:11 Josh Maloney, assisted by Lee and Paschen, gave the home team their first lead in the game. Marian tied the game at two when Jackson Sweeney lit the lamp at 14:18, credited with an assist was Simon Ellingson.
 
Neither team would score the remainder of the first period and the scoreless streak extended through the second and then the third period. DePaul had multiple powerplay opportunities, along with one for Marian during that time, but no pucks were put across the goal line. As a result, the game headed to overtime.
 
It took all of 43 seconds before Ellingson, assisted by DJ Horne, put home the game winner for Marian and secured a series split.
 
Tyler McArthur backstopped the Marian victory, stopping 49 of 51 shots on goal. In a losing effort, Alexander Grzbek stopped 35 of the 38 shots he faced.
 
#18 Marquette University sweeps UW Oshkosh:
#18 Marquette University swept UW Oshkosh, earning four points, and allowing them to jump into solo second place in the Black Division standings. As of press time the game sheets had not been posted for a more detailed account of Marquette’s 7-3 and 3-2 victories.
 
Inter-Division:
Aurora University swept Milwaukee School of Engineering, winning 8-3 on Friday and 11-1 on Saturday.
 
Non-Conference Games:
#2 Concordia University WI tied #7 Sault College 5-5 on Friday and won 6-2 on Saturday.
UW Milwaukee was swept by #8 Michigan State University, losing 4-2 on Friday and 7-0 on Saturday.
Roosevelt University was swept by #4 Iowa University, 8-1 on Friday and 11-2 on Saturday.
Lewis University swept Loyola University, winning 16-2 on Friday and 7-1 on Saturday.