DUBUQUE, Iowa - The University of Dubuque women's hockey team faced the Marian University Sabres on Thursday afternoon. Playing at home in the first of a two-game series, the Spartans fell 4-1.

In the first period, UD opened the game up with the first shots of the match with attempts from Madilynn Schiile, Malia Tetreault and Grace Ronan all being saved within the first five minutes. At the halfway mark of the first period, the Sabres scored to go up 1-0.

Going into the third period, the Sabres had made the lead 3-0. With nine minutes played of the third, Dani Denhof won a faceoff in the Sabres' attacking zone, getting the puck to Alexandria Simmons. Simmons picked out Malia Tetreault, who dropped the puck off to Natalie Meeder, where she went straight up the ice and slammed it to the far side of the goalkeeper to make it 3-1. Despite the late goal, the Spartans fell 4-1.

Natalie Meeder led the Spartans on the day with a goal and eight shots. Alexandria Simmons had an assist and five shots, while Malia Tetreault had an assist with four shots. Bree Hallson went 7-10 on faceoffs, and Natalie Post won 10 of her faceoffs.

Up Next
The Spartans will travel to Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin, on Friday, November 21, to face Marian on the Sabres' home ice. The match will start at 7:00 p.m. at the Blue Line Family Ice Center and will conclude the two-game series.