Bowling Green State University Athletics
Bowling Green State University
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Icers Fall To Top-Ranked Michigan State, 3-1
December 02, 2000 | Ice Hockey
Dec. 2, 2000
Bowling Green, Ohio -
The Bowling Green State University hockey team suffered a 3-1 setback to the No. 1 ranked Michigan State Spartans Saturday night at the BGSU Ice Arena.
The Falcons took a 1-0 lead on Mark Wires' short-handed goal just 1:54 into the contest. BG's second man-down goal this season was started when senior defenseman Louis Mass sent a clearing pass from behind his net that bounced over a MSU blueliners stick and was gathered in by Tyler Knight. Knight sent a pass to Wires who waited for MSU goalie Ryan Miller to go down before putting a shot in the top corner.
MSU tied the game at one with 2:34 left in the first period when Adam Hall tallied an even-strength marker off assists from Brian Maloney and Rustyn Dolyny.
BG was assessed six minor penalties in the second period that resulted in two five-on-three Spartan power play goals. Jeremy Jackson scored at the 7:29 mark from Hall and Dolyny to put MSU in front 2-1.
The final goal of the contest was scored by Maloney at the 14:56 mark of the middle stanza off assists from Dolyny and John-Michael Liles.
BG outshot MSU 10-5 in the third period, but the Spartans held a 31-19 advantage for the game. Falcon goalie Tyler Masters made 28 saves, while MSU's Ryan Miller turned aside 18 BG shots. The Spartans were two of eight with the man-advantage, while BG was zero-for-five on the power play.
Bowling Green is now 2-8-4 overall and 2-6-4 in the CCHA, while MSU improved to 11-1-3 overall and 8-1-2 in the CCHA.
The Falcons conclude their pre-holiday schedule with a two-game home series next weekend against the University of Nebraska Omaha Mavericks. Faceoff both nights at the BGSU Ice Arena is 7:05 p.m.
