The Marquette Golden Eagles earned a 5-2 win over the Illinois State Redbirds on Friday night at The Ponds of Brookfield, backed by a two-goal performance from Daniel Sendobry and a busy, brilliant night in net from Isaac Nguyen.
Illinois State outshot Marquette 50-42, but Nguyen turned aside 48 shots to help the Golden Eagles hold on for the victory. Redbirds goaltender Oliver Vacek made 37 saves on 42 shots. Jake Sulek scored one of Illinois State’s two goals.
Special teams did not produce a goal for either side: the Redbirds went 0-for-7 on the power play, while Marquette finished 0-for-8.
The Golden Eagles will look to build on the win when they host Illinois State again Saturday, Oct. 31, at 9:15 p.m. CDT at The Ponds of Brookfield.