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Falcon Hockey Splits With Western Michigan
February 24, 2001 | Ice Hockey
Feb. 24, 2001
Bowling Green, Ohio - The Falcons split their weekend series with Western Michigan, falling 2-1 Saturday after a 4-2 victory the previous night. The Falcons remain ahead of Lake Superior State in the CCHA playoff race with 17 points.
Western Michigan jumped out to an early two point lead with power-play goals by Brett Mills and Steve Rymsha. WMU's scores came approximately two minutes apart, and on their first two opportunities of the game with the man-advantage.
Bowling Green's Scott Hewson would net his eighth of the year early in the middle frame to pull the Falcons within one. Greg Day intercepted a clearing attempt by a WMU defenseman, and wristed a pass ahead to Hewson, who slid the puck through netmidner Jeff Reynaert's legs.
BG's defense limited Western Michigan to one shot in the second period. Tyler Masters became the 23rd goalie in BG history to stop one shot in a period when he made the save. The last time a BG goalie made one save in a period was back in 1996, when Mike Savard turned away one shot in the first against the WMU Broncos. This is not a record, however. Teammate Shawn Timm made zero saves during the third period against Alaska Fairbanks on Nov. 14, 1998.
Tyler Masters stopped 22 of the 24 shots he faced, while Jeff Reynaert made 24 saves in net for the Broncos. BG's power play was scoreless in six chances and WMU was successful in two of six opportunities. Bowling Green's record currently stands at 12-17-5 (6-15-5 CCHA).
Bowling Green finishes out the regular season at the BGSU Ice Arena with a two game series against Ferris State next weekend. Faceoff is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. each night.
