Bowling Green State University
Lake Superior State
Icers Win In Overtime, 2-1
March 10, 2000 | Ice Hockey
March 10, 2000
Sault Ste. Marie, MI -
Bowling Green's Ryan Fultz scored 1:32 into overtime to give the Falcons a 2-1 triumph in game one of a best-of-three CCHA Tournament first round series at Lake Superior.
Lake Superior took a 1-0 lead 9:21 into the third period when Chris McNamara tallied his eighth of the campaign during a four-on-four situation.
The Falcons tied the game with 3:34 left in regulation as Michael Jones skated in from the right point and beat Laker netminder Jayme Platt. Scott Hewson and Grady Moore garnered assists on Jones' fifth of the season.
BG outshot the hosts 14-8 in both the second and third periods.
Fultz, a freshman, scored his team-leading 17th goal when he directed in Michael Jones' blueline shot. Curtis Valentine started the scoring play by playing the puck back to Jones at the left point.
Bowling Green rookie goalie Tyler Masters made 24 saves, with Platt credited with 35 stops. BG went zero-for-four on the power play, while stopping both Laker man-advantage opportunities.
The Falcons are now 16-18-1 overall, while the Lakers fell to 18-15-2.
Game two of the series will be played Saturday at 7:05 p.m. at the LSSU Abel Arena.
