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The Aurora Spartans swept Adrian in a battle of nationally ranked teams. (Photo Credit: Steve Woltmann\/Aurora Athletics)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As far as statements go in NCAA Division III hockey, Aurora made a big one over the weekend.<\/p>\n

The Spartans completed a sweep of the No. 2 Bulldogs Saturday with a 4-2 victory on the road. They won the opener on Friday by a 4-1 score.<\/p>\n

Not that the sweep is a complete surprise. Aurora came into the weekend ranked 11th.<\/p>\n

Four different players scored in Saturday’s win for Aurora, which is 6-0 overall and 4-0 in the NCHA.<\/p>\n

Chase Broda tallied a goal and an assist to help lead the way while JaCob Mucitelli racked up 39 saves.<\/p>\n

In Friday’s win, the Spartans scored three times in the third, with Landry Schmuck scoring twice, as the Spartans secured a 4-1 win.<\/p>\n

Jason Kirk also scored twice while Lukas Sedlacek and Simon Diaz each tallied two assists. Mucitelli made 30 saves.<\/p>\n

Aurora has scored four or more goals in every game it has played in this season.<\/p>\n

Green Knights survive Sabres<\/strong><\/p>\n

St. Norbert held off Marian in overtime Saturday, winning 4-3, to cap a sweep of the Sabres. Liam Fraser scored the game winner 36 seconds into the OT.<\/p>\n

The Green Knights are now 7-0 and 4-0 in the NCHA.<\/p>\n

St. Norbert held a 52-19 advantage in shots. Grant Adams made 16 saves.<\/p>\n

Logan Dombrowsky stepped up in a big way, scoring a goal and dishing out two assists for the fifth-ranked Green Knights.<\/p>\n

Jack Christen scored a goal and had an assist while Dayton Delcs finished with a goal and assist.<\/p>\n

On Friday, St. Norbert scored twice in the third to finish off a 3-0 win.<\/p>\n

Fraser scored the 62nd goal of his career in the victory, tying him for fifth all-time in school history. He’s eighth in career points with 133.<\/p>\n

Dombrowsky dished out two assists to help pace the offense.<\/p>\n

Trine stays unbeaten<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Thunder came away with a tie and a win in its weekend series with Dubuque.<\/p>\n

The No. 14 team in the nation finished off the series with a 3-1 win. scoring all three goals with a man advantage.<\/p>\n

Aleksa Babic and Josh Wright each tallied a goal and assist. Michael DiPietra dished out two assists. Kyle Kozma made 22 saves.<\/p>\n

Trine improved to 5-0-1 overall and 3-0-1 in the NCHA.<\/p>\n

In the opener, Trine outscored the Spartans 3-1 in the third to secure a comeback victory. The Thunder then won the shootout 2-1.<\/p>\n

Babic came through with three assists, DiPietra dished out two assists and Sam Antenucci finished with a goal and assist.<\/p>\n

Zach Burfoot, Jack Paweski and Owen Hardy all tallied a goal and assist for Dubuque, which led 2-1 going into the third.<\/p>\n

Dubuque is 0-5-1 overall and 0-3-1 in the league but continues to be competitive in its second year. Dubuque has two one-goal losses.<\/p>\n

Cobbers clutch again<\/strong><\/p>\n

Concordia scored twice in the third period to pick up a 3-1 win over UW-Eau Claire on Friday.<\/p>\n

It’s the fourth time this season Concordia has scored more than one goal in the final period.<\/p>\n

Tai Halliday and Hanson O’Leary scored the third-period goals in Friday’s victory. Dane Couture finished with 29 saves for his fourth win. It’s the third time in five games he’s given up just one goal.<\/p>\n

Concordia ended the weekend with a 1-0 loss to UW-River Falls and is 4-2 on the year.<\/p>\n

Falcons grind out a win<\/strong><\/p>\n

On the road against one of the better teams in the MIAC, No. 15 UW-River Falls earned a hard-fought 1-0 win over Concordia.<\/p>\n

The Falcons are now 4-1 on the season after a game-winning goal from Alex Atwill. He scored in the third and the goal was the first of his career.<\/p>\n

Great goaltending did the rest as Brennan Boynton made 27 saves on his way to his first career shutout with the Falcons.<\/p>\n

The teams had a combined nine power play chances but neither converted. UW-River Falls won despite being outshot 27-16.<\/p>\n

In the win column<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gustavus held off St. Olaf 6-5 on Saturday to not only salvage a sweep with the Oles but also earn its first victory of the year.<\/p>\n

The win is the first for head coach Tyler Walsh at the helm of Gustavus.<\/p>\n

Jack Suchy helped lead the way as he came through with a hat trick. Marko Belak racked up 18 saves.<\/p>\n

Gustavus improved to 1-3 overall and 1-1 in the MIAC. St. Olaf won the opener of the series by a 3-1 score.<\/p>\n

Rivalry win over Yellowjackets<\/strong><\/p>\n

UW-Superior and St. Scholastica are no strangers to each other. They used to be conference rivals and they still play each other every year.<\/p>\n

Friday’s game marked the 145th time the two teams have met, and the night belonged to the Yellowjackets, who prevailed 2-1.<\/p>\n

Justin Dauphinais scored the game winner for Superior with 1:04 to go and Jack Boschert helped seal the deal with 26 saves over the final two periods. He made 29 saves in all.<\/p>\n

Evan Axell scored a goal and dished out an assist, marking his second consecutive multi-point game.<\/p>\n

Superior is 2-1-1 on the year after losing 4-3 to Bethel Saturday.<\/p>\n

Big night for Blugolds<\/strong><\/p>\n

Leo Bacallao stepped up big time for UW-Eau Claire on Saturday, recording a hat trick as the Blugolds topped Augsburg 5-1 for their first win of the year.<\/p>\n

Bacallao scored twice in the final 10 minutes to help Eau Claire seal the deal.<\/p>\n

Max Gutjahr came up big in goal, stopping 24 shots for his first win of the season. Eau Claire is now 1-2-1 on the year.<\/p>\n

Cardinals sweep Pipers<\/strong><\/p>\n

Saint Mary’s won both games in its MIAC series with Hamline, winning the finale 3-1.<\/p>\n

Collin Tushie tallied a goal and an assist to help lead the way offensively and AJ Rushkowski made 17 saves.<\/p>\n

Saint Mary’s won the opener 6-1 on Friday as six different players scored in the victory. The Cardinals are 3-3 overall and 2-0 in the MIAC.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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