No. 7 Marian University ACHA D2 (14-2-0, 9-0-0 NCHL) defeated DePaul 12-1 and 5-0 to open the second half of the season.

GAME 1 (HOME, W, 12-1)
- After a competitive opening period, it was all Marian in the opener of the non-conference series.
- Cayden Frenette had the lone score in the opening period as Marian led 1-0.
- Devin Butler and Simon Ellingson each scored in the first 3:28 of the second period to quickly lead 3-0.
- After a DePaul score, Jackson Sweeney and Justin Doucette each scored a pair of goals, along with a score from Jace Weber, to put Marian ahead 8-1 going into the third.
- Marian had four different goal scorers in the final period, two of the goals being separated by just six seconds to put the final at 12-1.
GAME 2 (AWAY, W, 5-0)
- A strong start to the second game saw Devon Butler, Aiden Tegart, and Easton Nick all score to put Marian ahead 3-0 after 20 minutes.
- After a quiet second period, Chris Regan scored on a power play and Devon Butler scored in the third to put the final at 5-0.

GAME 1
- Marian held DePaul to eight or fewer shots in all three periods and finished with a 47-21 edge for the game.
- The Sabres held DePaul scoreless on four power-play chances, while Marian themselves were 1-for-2.
- Seven different Marian skaters had at least three points.
GAME 2
- The Sabre defense once again had a strong game holding DePaul to just 26 shots and finishing with 53 shots offensively.
- Marian went 1-for-5 on the power play while DePaul didn’t score on its only chance.
- The shutout was the fourth this season for Marian.
- The Sabres improved to 12-3-0 all-time against DePaul with the sweep.

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Devon Butler had six points scoring three goals with three assists on the weekend. |
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Jackson Sweeney had his first hat trick of the season in the opener of the series. |
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Tyler McArthur had 20 saves in the opener before stopping all 26 shots he saw in the finale. |