Falcons Slash the Sabres in Overtime

FOND DU LAC, Wis. – For the second-straight trip to Marian, the Falcons walked away with a 3-2 victory to pick up three points in the very tight NACC standings. The victory sends the Falcons to 6-6-1 and 4-3-1 in NACC play.

The Falcons took the lead with two first-half goals.

Junior Ivan Cuellar (Milwaukee, Wis.) started the scoring with a shot to the near post off a pass from senior Tyler Salvador (Lindenhurst, Ill.).

Three minutes later, senior Will King (Maidenhead, G.B.) found the back of the net on a penalty kick.

The Sabres leveled the match with goals in the 77^th and 78^th minutes.

Tyler Salvador sent the home fans home depressed with a goal in the 97^th minute as he snuck the ball past the keeper off a pass from junior Angel Uriostegui (Grayslake, Ill.).

Junior Mattson Wick (New Berlin, Wis.) snagged six saves to preserve the victory.

CUW held a 22-15 advantage in shots, with Ivan Cuellar leading the flock with five.

CUW will continue the NACC road tour on Saturday at Dominican.