Bowling Green State University Athletics
BGSU Hockey Begins CCHA Tournament at Michigan State
March 06, 2002 | Ice Hockey
March 6, 2002
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Falcons Take to the Road For Postseason
Bowling Green (#11 seed) begins its postseason on the road this weekend at Michigan State (#2 seed), March 8-10, in a best-of-three series. All three contests are scheduled for a 7:05 p.m. faceoff.
BGSU Versus Michigan State (24-7-5 overall, 18-6-4 CCHA)
Bowling Green trails the overall series with Michigan State, 22-53-8 (.313 pct.). The Falcons lost two games earlier this year in Munn Ice Arena (6-3 and 4-0). SR defenseman Grady Moore had 1-2--3 in the 6-3 setback, while Ryan Wetterberg and Greg Day each had a goal. The last victory by BG in Munn Ice Arena was Dec. 7, 1997, 1-0. Overall, the Falcons are 8-28-3 at Munn. NOTE: All games this weekend can be heard on 1430 AM WFOB.
Bowling Green and CCHA Tournament History
The Falcons are the only team in CCHA playoff history to have a winning road record (16-13-2). BGSU has won the last two seasons on the road in the first-round of the CCHA Tournament and have won seven of eight first-round series in the last 10 years. The Falcons missed the playoffs in 1992 and 1998. Five of the first-round wins have come against a higher seed. Bowling Green has won a first-round playoff series at Michigan, Western Michigan, Lake Superior and Miami. This is the first time MSU and BGSU have met in the first round of the CCHA playoffs.
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 255-218-41 (.536 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 135-147-26 (.481 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' playoff record at Bowling Green stands at 11-7.
Current Falcons & the Playoffs
SR Greg Day leads the Falcons in playoff scoring over the past three years, compiling seven points (1-6-7) in nine games. Seniors Scott Hewson and Grady Moore each have four points in nine contests, while Marc Barlow and Ryan Wetterberg have three points apiece. Netminder Tyler Masters has posted a goals-against-average of 1.91, a save percentage of .946 and a 5-2-0 record in seven contests.
Falcons End Regular Season at Notre Dame
Bowling Green ended its regular season at Notre Dame last weekend, dropping both contests (4-3 and 4-1). Goalie Tyler Masters had 46 saves in game one while D'Arcy McConvey led the offense with 2-1--3. Ryan Wetterberg also chipped in a goal and assist. The next night, ND jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first period despite BG keeping the shots close. The only Falcon offense was again supplied by McConvey with a goal early in the third period. FR Jordan Sigalet allowed three goals and had 31 saves in the game. ND added an empty net goal in the third period.
Current Point Streaks
SR Greg Day extended his current point streak to five games on Saturday with an assist on BGSU's lone goal at Notre Dame. Day had two assists on Friday night to give him 0-3--3 on the weekend. Day has 2-5--7 in his current five-game point streak, which is his fourth five-game point streak this season. His career-best is seven games. SO D'Arcy McConvey is on a three-game point streak, tying a career-best.
McConvey Lights Up the Lamp
SO forward D'Arcy McConvey ended with 3-1--4 against Notre Dame last weekend. On Friday, McConvey registered his seventh multiple-point game of the season with 2-1--3. It was his first multiple-goal game of the season and third three-point contest in BGSU's last eight games. He has 4-5--9 in his last five games.
