Bowling Green State University
Alaska
Hockey Skates Past Alaska Fairbanks, 4-2
October 27, 2000 | Ice Hockey
Oct. 27, 2000
Bowling Green, Ohio -
The Bowling Green State University hockey team recorded its first win of the season with a 4-2 triumph over visiting Alaska Fairbanks Friday night at the BGSU Ice Arena.
After a scoreless first period, UAF's Jim Lawrence scored on a Nanook power play 40 seconds into the middle stanza. BG's Greg Day notched his fourth of the season at the 11:03 mark off assists from Ryan Fultz and Curtis Valentine to tie the game at one.
BG defenseman Grady Moore scored his first of the year during a Falcon power play at 12:55 with Brian Escobedo and Fultz garnering the assists. UAF pulled even at two with 3:36 left in the second period on a power-play goal by Troy Herman.
Falcon senior Ryan Murphy tallied his first of the campaign 2:54 into the third period as he redirected in a shot by Kevin Bieksa. Fultz completed the scoring with his first of the year at 10:38 as Escobedo and Valentine assisted on the play.
Both teams were two-for-seven with the man-advantage, while BG held a 27-21 lead in shots on goal. BG netminder Tyler Masters made 19 saves while allowing just the two power-play goals. UAF goalie Preston McKay turned aside 23 Falcon shots.
BG is now 1-4 overall and 1-2 in the CCHA, while UAF falls to 0-4-1 overall and 0-2-1 in the CCHA. The two teams will complete the weekend series on Saturday night at the BGSU Ice Arena. Face-off is slated for 7:05 p.m. It will be BG's last home game until Dec. 1-2.
