Concordia University Wisconsin

MEQUON, Wis. - The Concordia Wisconsin ACHA men's hockey team (3-12, 1-2 NCHL) fell to the Marian Sabres (4-8, 3-2 NCHL) 6-2 on Friday night at the Ozaukee Ice Center in the annual Mequondulac Cup game.

The Sabres got on the board first, slotting the puck into the back of the net to take an early 1-0 lead eight minutes into the first period.

Three minutes later, Marian found the back of the net again on the powerplay to double its lead.

Despite the two-goal deficit, Concordia Wisconsin outshot Marian 9-7 in the first period.

The Sabres added another goal to take a 3-0 lead two minutes into the second frame.

However, junior Nolan O'Malley (Chicago, Ill.) responded by tipping in a pass from sophomore Jackson Lord (Mequon, Wis.) to give the Falcons their first goal of the game.

Marian netted its fourth, fifth and sixth goals of the game in the back half of the second period to further extend its lead heading into the final frame. 

In the third period, Lord got on the scoresheet and netted CUW's second goal of the game. The goal was assisted by sophomores Dylan Pomillo (Oswego, Ill.) and Caden Buenz (Elmhurst, Ill.).

The Sabres held off the Falcons for the rest of the game to secure their fourth victory.

CUW outshot Marian 35-31 in the game. Senior Austin Bartell (New Berlin, Wis.) and freshman Sam Glapa (Sussex, Wis.) split the time in the net, combining for 25 saves on the night. Buenz won 15 of his 24 faceoffs.

The Falcons will travel to Fond du Lac, Wisconsin to close out the series with the Sabres on Saturday at 6:45 p.m. CST.