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Bowling Green State University Athletics
Bowling Green State University
Michigan State
Icers Rally For Tie Against Michigan State, 3-3 (OT)
December 01, 2000 | Ice Hockey
Dec. 1, 2000
Bowling Green, Ohio -
The Bowling Green State University hockey team led 2-0 after the first period but had to rally late in the third period for a 3-3 (overtime) tie against the No. 1 ranked Michigan State Spartans.
The Falcons took advantage of two early stick fouls by MSU. BG senior left wing Curtis Valentine scored his third of the campaign during a five-on-three Falcon power play at the 3:57 mark. Sophomore right wing Ryan Fultz and freshman defenseman Kevin Bieksa assisted on the goal while MSU's Joe Markusen (cross checking) and Damon Whitten (slashing) were in the penalty box.
BG increased its lead to 2-0 at the 5:06 mark with Whitten still in the penalty box as senior left wing Ryan Murphy tallied his fourth of the year off assists from junior defenseman Grady Moore and rookie blueliner Brian Escobedo.
MSU outshot the Falcons 14-7 in the opening period but BG netminder Tyler Masters turned aside all 14 Spartan shots.
Michigan State scored twice in a span of 41 seconds during the middle stanza. Andrew Bogle scored at 8:18 and Sean Patchell tied the game at 8:59.
The Spartans took their first lead of the contest at the 1:26 mark of the third period when Brian Maloney scored his sixth of the year.
BG scored the equalizer with 4:55 remaining in regulation when MSU goalie Ryan Miller's save of a Greg Day shot caroomed directly to Ryan Fultz who put the puck in the back of the net. Junior defenseman Marc Barlow started the Falcon scoring play.
In overtime BG attempted seven shots to MSU's three and led in shots on goal 2-1.
BG goalie Tyler Masters finished the contest with 29 saves, while Ryan Miller turned aside 18 Falcon shots. BG scored twice in five man-advantage opportunities, while blanking the Spartan power play all five of its chances. It was only the second game this year MSU failed to score a power-play goal.
The contest was BG's fifth overtime game in the last eight contests. The three goals allowed by MSU is the most since Oct. 13 (5-4 win at Alaska Anchorage). In the 12 games since, the Spartans had only allowed a total of 16 goals.
BG is now 2-7-4 overall and 2-5-4 in the CCHA, while the top-ranked Spartans are now 10-1-3 overall and 7-1-2 in the league. The teams conclude their regular season series on Saturday with a 7:05 p.m. faceoff at the BGSU Ice Arena.
Preceding the game at 6 p.m. will be a ceremonial ribbon-cutting and ground breaking for the Ice Arena Renovation project.
