Bowling Green State University Athletics
Falcon Hockey Travels To Notre Dame This Weekend
February 05, 2001 | Ice Hockey
Feb. 5, 2001
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Bowling Green (10-14-4, 5-11-4 CCHA) at Notre Dame (6-21-5, 3-14-4 CCHA)
7:05 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Feb. 9-10
Series Record: BGSU leads 28-21-4
Last Meetings: at BG, ND 5-3/tie 1-1 (OT) on Feb. 18-19, 2000
Friday Radio: WBVI-FM (96.7)
Saturday Radio: WBGU-FM (88.1)
SERIES HISTORY
Bowling Green leads the all-time series versus Notre Dame with a 28-21-4 record. The Falcons have a 10-11-3 record at ND, with a 6-2 loss the last time they traveled to Joyce Arena (Nov. 13, 1998). Buddy Powers has a record of 11-8-2 against the Fighting Irish, including a 4-2-1 mark at Notre Dame.
SERIES NOTES
Bowling Green is sixth in league scoring (2.80), while Notre Dame is eleventh (2.19). BG is tied with Ferris St. for seventh in defense (3.15), with the Fighting Irish at eleventh (3.48). The Falcons are fourth in power-play percentage (.194), while Notre Dame occupies eleventh (.115). BG is third in penalty killing (.842) and ND is eleventh (.793).
PREVIEWING NOTRE DAME
Notre Dame dropped a pair of decisions to Ohio State last weekend, falling 5-2 Friday and 5-3 Saturday at OSU's Value City Arena. ND is currently in the 12th spot in the CCHA standings with 10 league points.
Notre Dame is led in scoring by senior forward Dan Carlson (13-19--32, 2 shg), senior forward Ryan Dolder (13-15--28, 3 ppg, 2 shg), freshman forward Aaron Gill (10-13--23), and freshman blueliner Brett Lebda (5-15--20).
Sixth-year head coach Dave Poulin has used three netminders between the pipes this season, sophomore Tony Zasowski (3-13-2, 4.21, .869), junior Jeremiah Kimento (3-6-1, 3.55, .879), and senior Kyle Kolquist (0-4-2, 3.24, .910). Notre Dame's power play has scored on 21 of 195 opportunities (10.8%), while the penalty killing has stopped 145 of its opponents' 185 chances (80.6%).
REVIEWING THE LAKE SUPERIOR STATE SERIES
Bowling Green swept Lake Superior State last weekend, winning by identical 4-1 scores. With the victories, BG pulled ahead of LSSU into the 10th playoff spot in the CCHA with 14 points to Lake Superior's 12.
Senior Ryan Murphy scored twice and added an assist to pace BG in Friday night's triumph. All of the Falcon offense came in the second period, with three of their four scores on the power play.
After a scoreless first period, Murphy got the home team on the board with a goal at the 2:02 mark of the second. Greg Day and Scott Hewson drew assists on the even-strength goal. Both Day and Hewson joined Murphy with three points in the game.
The Falcons then would score three straight power-play goals, with the first two coming just 16 seconds apart. The Lakers picked up a pair of penalties at the 12:37 mark of the middle period, and Curtis Valentine scored his seventh goal of the year just over a minute later. Austin de Luis and D'Arcy McConvey assisted on the 5-on-3 goal.
Just 14 seconds after Valentine's tally, Hewson lit the lamp for the fifth time this year. Linemates Murphy and Day drew assists at the 13:54 mark.
Those same three players increased the lead with 1:13 left in the period. Murphy scored his second goal of the night and his 16th of the year, with Day and Hewson assisting.
The Lakers' only goal came off the stick of Yevgeniy Dubravin at 9:54 of the third period. The goal, his eighth of the year, was assisted by Jason Nightingale and Ryan Vince.
BG's Tyler Masters made 30 saves in the victory. Jayme Platt played the first two periods for the Lakers, making 18 stops. Scott Murray played the final 20 minutes in relief of Platt, stopping all eight shots he faced.
Lake Superior was scoreless in seven power-play opportunities, while Bowling Green scored three goals in their eight chances.
Saturday night it was Murphy again pacing the Falcons, this time with his first career hat trick, to help the BG wrap up the weekend sweep.
The Falcons hit the scoreboard right off the bat, with Murphy netting his first goal of the night just 20 seconds into the contest. Greg Day and Doug Schueller were awarded assists on Murphy's 17th of the year.
Freshman D'Arcy McConvey scored what would prove to be the game winning goal at 9:55 of the first. Day and Marc Barlow helped set up McConvey's fourth power-play tally of the season.
With each team a skater down, Murphy hit the back of the net for his second of the match to put the Falcons up 3-0. The unassisted goal was Murphy's 18th of the campaign.
Bart Redden put the Lakers on the scoreboard at 9:41 of the middle frame when he flipped the puck past Falcon goalie Tyler Masters. Redden's second of the season was unassisted.
Ryan Murphy completed the hat trick with an unassisted, empty-net goal at 19:22 of the third. Murphy's team leading 19th goal of the season is a career best.
Tyler Masters stopped 33 of the 34 shots he faced, earning the victory for the Falcons. His record currently stands at 10-12-3. Laker goalie Scott Murray made 29 saves on 33 BG shots.
The Falcons stopped all six Laker power-plays, while going one for six with the man-advantage.
THE LAST TIME
Notre Dame beat (5-3) and tied (1-1) the Falcons in a two game series February 18-19, 2000, at BGSU Ice Arena.
Ben Simon led the charge for Notre Dame Friday night with two goals and two assists. Tony Zasowski made 31 saves in net for the Fighting Irish, to Tyler Masters' 18 for the Falcons.
Falcon goalie Shawn Timm made 30 saves Saturday night, while Zasowski stopped 20 shots for ND. Notre Dame's Jake Wiegand scored the lone ND goal and Ryan Fultz tied it up for BG midway through the third.
FALCON TIDBITS
Bowling Green has won five consecutive home matches.
The Falcon power play has scored at least one goal in 12 of the last 13 contests. BG has successfully converted 20 of their last 87 chances (23%) on the man-advantage.
BG did not allow a power-play goal on the weekend, holding LSSU scoreless in 13 opportunities. Over the past nine games, the Falcons have given up a paltry four goals in the last 59 opponent chances on the man-advantage for a penalty kill percentage of 93.2%.
The four-goal second period Friday night matched the Falcons' season best, set January 5th at Princeton.
Ryan Murphy has scored a point in 13 of his last 14 games. Murphy has 15-5--20 in that span. His hat trick Saturday night was the first of his career. Murphy's three-point effort Friday night was a season best, and he equaled that output on Saturday. Murphy set career marks this weekend in goals in a series with five and points in a series with six. Murphy is currently in a five-way tie for fourth in CCHA goal scoring with 13, and tied for third in power-play goals with 6.
Greg Day has a point in each of the last seven matches, and 12 of the last 13. Day has three goals and eight assists (11 points) in his last seven, and eight goals, 14 assists (22 points) in his last 13 games. Day is currently tied for eighth in league scoring with 24 points (13 goals, 11 assists) and tied for fourth in the league with 13 goals.
Only five players have seen action in all 28 contests this year with BG's losing 45 man-games to injuries.
