Bowling Green State University Athletics
BG Icers Face Lake Superior State This Weekend
January 29, 2001 | Ice Hockey
Jan. 29, 2001
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Lake Superior (10-17-0, 6-14-0 CCHA) at Bowling Green (8-14-4, 3-11-4 CCHA)
7:05 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Feb. 2-3
Series Record: BGSU leads 60-50-4
Last Meetings: at LSSU, BG 2-1 (OT)/BG 3-2 on March 11-12, 2000 (CCHA Quarterfinals)
Friday Radio: WBVI-FM (96.7)
Saturday Radio: WBGU-FM (88.1)
SERIES HISTORY
Bowling Green leads the all-time series versus Lake Superior State with a 60-50-4 record. The Falcons have a 34-18-2 home record against LSSU, with a 5-4 win the last time the two teams met in BG. Buddy Powers has a record of 14-8-0 against the Lakers, including a 6-3-0 mark at the BGSU Ice Arena.
SERIES NOTES
Bowling Green is eighth in league scoring (2.85), while Lake Superior is twelfth (2.22). BG is seventh in defense (3.08), with the Lakers at eleventh (3.30). The Falcons are fifth in power-play percentage (.175), ahead of LSSU's .154. BG is fourth in penalty killing (.843) and Lake Superior is twelfth (.795).
PREVIEWING LAKE SUPERIOR STATE
The Lakers were idle this past weekend. They last played on Tuesday January 23, suffering a 3-0 loss at the hands of Ryan Miller and the Michigan State Spartans.
Lake Superior is led in scoring by sophomore forward Aaron Davis (9-12--21, 4 ppg, 1 shg), sophomore forward Jason Nightingale (9-6--15), senior forward Ryan Vince (4-11--15), and senior blueliner Ryan Knox (5-6--11).
Fifth-year head coach Scott Borek has used senior Jayme Platt (9-16-0 3.03, .893) and sophomore Scott Murray (1-1-0, 4.28, .846) between the pipes. Lake Superior's power play has scored on 22 of 143 opportunities (15.4%), while the penalty killing has stopped 136 of its opponents 171 chances (79.5%).
The Lakers have lost over 90 man games to injury this season. Currently missing from the roster are Jeremy Bachusz, Chad Dahlen, Klemen Kelgar, Ryan Knox, Jason Nightingale, and Trevor Weisgerber.
REVIEWING THE MIAMI SERIES
Bowling Green was swept by Miami last weekend, suffering 4-2 and 9-3 setbacks at the hands of the RedHawks. BG was unable to gain ground in the CCHA over 10th place Lake Superior State, who was idle this past weekend.
Miami jumped out to a 1-0 lead midway through the first Friday night. With Mark Wires in the penalty box for charging, RedHawk forward Evan Cheverie threw a pass in front of the Falcon net. Pat Leahy redirected Cheverie's shot past goalie Tyler Masters on the glove side for the score. Bart Stevens also garnered an assist on Leahy's fifth of the year at 11:32. The power-play marker by Miami ended Bowling Green's consecutive penalty kills at 23.
Five minutes later, Ernie Hartlieb extended the RedHawk lead to two with his seventh goal of the season. Jason Deskins and Gregor Krajnc were awarded assists on the play.
Hartlieb struck again early in the second period to give Miami a three-goal advantage. As Masters tried to corral a loose puck in front of the net, Hartlieb was able to knock it past the BG netminder. Krajnc and Deskins earned their second points of the night on Hartleib's eighth of the campaign.
Bowling Green answered two minutes later when Greg Day deflected a Louis Mass shot past Miami goal keeper David Burleigh. Day's even-strength marker was his team-leading 17th of the season.
Miami's Gregor Krajnc took advantage of a scramble in front of the net to slide a backhand past Masters at 11:12. Masters stopped the initial shot by MU defenseman Brian Sipotz, but was unable to hold the rebound away from Krajnc. Deskins earned his third point of the contest with an assist on the play.
Sophomore Tyler Knight rounded out the scoring 5:48 into the third. Defenseman Brian Escobedo's shot pulled goaltender Burleigh out of position and Knight was able to shoot the rebound into an empty net.
Tyler Masters stopped 30 shots for the Falcons, while David Burleigh made 32 saves for Miami. The Falcons were unable to convert on a power-play opportunity for the first time in 10 games.
Bowling Green dropped their second decision to Miami Saturday night by a score of 9-3.
Junior Austin de Luis had a two-point night for the Falcons with a goal and an assist. Roger Leonard added a power-play marker and an assist for BG. Marc Barlow had a two-point night as well, with two assists. Bowling Green went two for seven on the power play, with Ryan Murphy matching Leonard's tally on the man-advantage.
Jason Deskins, Mike Glumac, and Mike Kompon each had three-point nights for the RedHawks, with Deskins and Glumac scoring two goals and an assist a piece. Kompon added one goal and two assists.
THE LAST TIME
BG defeated the Lakers 2-1 (OT), 3-2, at LSSU on March 11-12, 2000, in a CCHA Quarterfinal matchup.
Ryan Fultz scored the overtime game winner in Friday night's victory, with Michael Jones adding a goal and an assist for the Falcons.
BG got offense from three different goal scorers, with Tyler Masters making 43 saves in net Saturday night to advance in the playoffs.
FALCON TIDBITS The nine goals given up Saturday night are the most BG has given up this season.
The Falcon power play has scored at least one goal in 10 of the last 11 contests. BG has successfully converted 16 of their last 73 chances (21.9%) on the man-advantage.
Ryan Murphy has scored a point in 11 of his last 12 games. Murphy has 10-4--14 in that span.
Greg Day has a point in each of the last five matches, and 10 of the last 11. Day has three goals and three assists (six points) in his last five, and eight goals, nine assist (17 points) in his last 11 games.
Roger Leonard has scored a goal in three of the last four contests. Leonard's five goals are the most by a freshman this season.
Only five players have seen action in all 26 contests this year with BG's losing 43 man-games to injuries.
