Bowling Green State University Athletics
Falcons Face #4 Michigan State this Thursday and Friday
October 30, 2001 | Ice Hockey
Oct. 30, 2001
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Bowling Green (1-3-2 overall, 1-2-1 CCHA) at #4 Michigan State (3-2-1 overall, 3-2-1 CCHA) East Lansing, Mich. * Munn Ice Arena
Falcons Return To the Road Bowling Green State University returns to the road this weekend with a Central Collegiate Hockey Association trip to Michigan State University. The Falcons are 8-26-3 overall (.257 pct.) on the road against the Spartans. The last victory at MSU for Bowling Green was on Dec. 7, 1997, 1-0.
BGSU versus#4 Michigan State BGSU trails the overall series, 22-51-8 (.321 pct.). The first meeting between the two schools was Jan. 2, 1971, which resulted in a 7-2 MSU victory. The Falcons and Spartans matched up three times in the 2000-01 season, including in the semifinals of the CCHA at Joe Louis Arena. Michigan State won that game, 2-1, and were 2-0-1 against BGSU on the year. The Falcons were outscored just 8-5 in the three games, including a 3-3 tie and 3-1 loss at the BGSU Ice Arena.
Bowling Green State University Head Coach Buddy Powers Buddy Powers (Boston University '75) is in his eighth season as head coach of the Falcons. Powers has an overall record of 247-198-37 (.551 pct.) in 13 years as head coach at Bowling Green (1994-SA), Rensselaer (1989-94) and Rochester Institute of Technology (1988-89). His record with the Brown and Orange stands at 127-127-22 (.500 pct.). Appointed the head coach at Bowling Green on July 12, 1994, Powers is the fourth head coach in the program's history. It is his 14th season overall on the Falcon bench after serving six years as assistant coach under Jerry York from 1982-88.
Powers Coaches in 275th Falcon Game The Oct. 26 victory against Ohio State marked Buddy Powers' 275th game as head coach of the Falcons.
Greg Days Scores 100th Point SR captain Greg Day recorded his 100th career point at Bowling Green on Friday, Oct. 26, with an assist on Marc Barlow's goal in the first period of a 5-3 win against OSU. His 100th point (44 goals, 56 assists) came in his 120th consecutive game played for the Falcons. He added an assist on Saturday night to give him 101 points for his career and four for the season (1-3). Day is the 76th player all-time to reach the 100-point club at BGSU.
Falcons Improve Home-Opener Record Bowling Green upped its record in home openers at the Ice Arena to 22-11 (.667) in 32 years of varsity hockey with a 5-3 victory over Ohio State on Oct. 26. BGSU is now 3-0-0 against Ohio State in home openers. The Falcons are 9-2 in their last 11 home openers.
Minnabarriet Scores Goal In Third-Straight Game FR Ryan Minnabarriet scored a goal in his third-consecutive game on Oct. 27 against Ohio State. Minnabarriet started his streak at Northern Michigan on Oct. 20 and scored once in a Oct. 26 victory against the Buckeyes.
Four Score First Goals of the Season Four Falcons scored their first goals of the season over the weekend against visiting Ohio State. All four were seniors for BGSU, including Marc Barlow, Scott Hewson, Ryan Wetterberg and Austin de Luis. Ten different Falcons have scored goals in the first six games of the season, including five of the seven senior forwards and defensemen. Not Over Til It's Over BGSU dropped its second game of the young season in the final :30 seconds with a 4-3 loss to Ohio State on Oct. 27. OSU's JB Bittner found the back of the net with just :27 seconds remaining to hand the Falcons the loss. BGSU had just tied the game :21 seconds earlier with a goal by Brian Escobedo. The other loss was a 2-1 setback at Northern Michigan on Oct. 19 when the Wildcats scored with only :13 seconds left.
Falcons Lose/Tie at Northern Michigan Bowling Green finished 0-1-1 at Northern Michigan Oct. 19-20. It was the second-consecutive road trip for the Falcons to begin the 2001-2002 season. BGSU lost 2-1 Oct. 19 when NMU's Chad Theuer scored with just over 13 seconds remaining in the third period for a Wildcat victory. SR Greg Day scored the lone goal for the Brown & Orange, and his first of the season. On Oct. 20, the Falcons were down 2-0 midway through the second period when Mark Wires scored his first goal of the season at 13:01. Just three minutes later, FR Ryan Minnabarriet scored his first collegiate goal to knot the score at 2-2. Facing a 3-2 deficit in the third period, FR Colen Pappas notched his first netter at BGSU to again tie the score at 3-3. JR Tyler Masters had 36 saves in the Oct. 20 game and was voted Perani Cup Player of the Game.
BGSU Finishes Third at Ice Breaker Cup Bowling Green began its 2001-2002 campaign by travelling to Orono, Maine, for the Ice Breaker Cup at the University of Maine. BGSU lost to #8 Maine on Oct. 12, 9-1. SO defenseman Brian Escobedo scored Bowling Green's lone goal at 18:41 of the second period. Mark Wires and Tyler Knight assisted on the goal. On Oct. 13, BGSU rebounded with a 1-1 tie against #13 Clarkson and earned a third-place finish via a shootout. SO forward D'Arcy McConvey scored both the regulation goal at 16:37 of the third period and the shootout goal.
Masters Sets New Career Mark JR goalie Tyler Masters recorded a career-high 51 saves on Oct. 13 against #13 Clarkson at the Ice Breaker Cup, in addition to seven shootout saves. The game finished in a 1-1 tie after Masters knocked away 51 of 52 shots attempted by the Knights. His 51 saves were four shy of BGSU's school record of 55 set by Al Sarachman on Dec. 8, 1974 against Michigan State. In two games at the Ice Breaker, Masters finished with 76 saves.
2001-2002 Captains This year's team captain is senior forward Greg Day. The assistant captains are seniors Marc Barlow and Scott Hewson. Combined, the three players have played in 333 games, and scored over 70 goals and exactly 200 points in the last three years. Day has not missed a single game since he arrived in Bowling Green, appearing in 121-straight games.
Assistant Coaches Head Coach Buddy Powers is assisted this season by Dave Smith (Ohio State '92) and Tim Alexander (Bowling Green '80). Smith is in his second season at Bowling Green while this is Alexander's first year on the bench for his alma mater. Dan St. Jean serves as volunteer coach and is in his fourth season with the Falcons.
Two Falcons To Miss Nov. 1 Game at MSU SO Mark Wires and FR Colen Pappas were disqualified following a fight that happened at the end of the Oct. 27 contest against Ohio State. According to NCAA rules, they must sit out the next game for the Falcons.
Bieksa and Sigalet Drafted This past summer, SO defenseman Kevin Bieksa and FR goalie Jordan Sigalet were selected in the 2001 National Hockey League draft. Bieksa was drafted in the 5th round by the Vancouver Canucks as their 4th pick in the draft. Sigalet was selected by the Boston Bruins in the 7th round as their sixth overall pick.
Radio Play-By-Play The flagship stations of Bowling Green State University hockey are WBVI-FM (96.7) in Findlay, and WBGU-FM (88.1) in Bowling Green. All Friday contests will be carried on WBVI and can be heard on-line at either www.bgsufalcons.com or www.wbvi.com . All Saturday games will be aired on WBGU. Steve Mears is in his third season as the play-by-play voice for the Falcons while Dave Crane is in his third year of color commentary.
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