Bowling Green State University Athletics
Icers Idle Until Dec. 28
December 12, 2000 | Ice Hockey
Dec. 12, 2000
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Bowling Green (3-9-4, 3-7-4 CCHA)
vs. Mercyhurst (7-3-2, 7-0-1 MAAC) on Dec. 28vs. Niagara (6-9-3, 4-1-1 CCA) on Dec. 30
Series Records: First Meetings
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Saturday Radio: WBGU-FM (88.1)
SERIES HISTORY
Bowling Green has never faced Mercyhurst or Niagara in hockey. The Falcon men's basketball team has played Niagara eight times.
PREVIEWING MERCYHURST
The Lakers played once this past weekend at Army winning 2-1. Friday's contest was postponed due to weather.
Mercyhurst is led in scoring by junior center Louis Goulet (8-4--12, 4 PPG, 2 SHG), freshman center Adam Tackaberry (6-6--12), senior center Jeff Gould (3-9--12) and senior left wing Eric Ellis (4-7--11). Sophomore defenseman Mike Muldoon (2-4--6 in five games) leads the MC blueliners in scoring.
Rick Gotkin, in his 13th year behind the Laker bench, has used junior netminder Peter Aubry (7-2-2, 1.38, .947) for all but one start this season. MC's power play has scored on eight of 59 opportunities (13.6%), while the penalty killing has stopped 58 of its opponents 61 chances (95.1%).
PREVIEWING NIAGARA
The Purple Eagles lost twice this past weekend at Merrimack (2-0, 2-1).
Niagara is led in scoring by freshman forward Hannu Karru (8-6--14, 2 PPG), sophomore forward Bernie Sigrist (3-9--12) and junior forward John Heffernan (2-8--10). Junior defenseman Scott Crawford (2-4--6) is the top-scoring blueliner.
Fifth-year head coach Blaise MacDonald has used freshman goalies Rob Bonk (6-6-2, 2.08, .928) and Scott Lindsay (0-3-1, 3.74, .874). Niagara's power play has converted on four of 86 chances (4.7%), while the penalty killing units have been successful on 65 of 78 opportunities (83.3%).
REVIEWING THE NEBRASKA OMAHA SERIES
Bowling Green completed its pre-holiday schedule with a home split against Nebraska Omaha (1-3, 7-2).
BG suffered a 3-1 setback Friday night versus the University of Nebraska Omaha Mavericks. UNO took a 1-0 lead 3:04 into the contest on a power-play goal by Scott Turner. Jason White and Allan Carr garnered assists on the scoring play.
BG scored the equalizer when Ryan Murphy received a pass from D'Arcy McConvey and skated in and beat Maverick goalie Dan Ellis between the pads at the 13:50 mark of the second period. Scott Hewson earned the second assist on the BG lamp-lighter.
UNO netted the game winner with 41 seconds remaining in the middle stanza. David Brisson scored off assists from Jeff Hoggan and Allan Carr.
Allan Carr completed the scoring with a five-on-five goal at the 3:52 mark of the third period. UNO outshot BG 29-24 for the contest with Falcon netminder Tyler Masters turning aside 26 Maverick shots. Dan Ellis made 23 saves in the UNO cage. BG went zero-for-nine with the man-advantage, while UNO scored on one of its five power-play chances.
