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Lake Superior Defeats BGSU Icers, 4-2
November 14, 2003 | Ice Hockey
Nov. 14, 2003
Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. - Bowling Green held a 2-1 lead early in the second period before Lake Superior reeled off three unanswered goals to stake a 4-2 victory in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. BGSU's two goals came off the stick of sophomore Bryan Dobek.
LSSU took the early lead when Trent Campbell scored his third goal of the season at 6:27 of the first period. Dobek evened things up at 14:22 of the first period, his first career goal, with assists from Mike Falk and Mark Wires.
Dobek scored his second of the game and of the season at just 1:17 of the second period for a 2-1 Falcon lead with Jeremy Bronson and Falk assisting. Tim Krueckl answered at 14:08 of the second period to tie the game and Nathan Ward gave the Lakers the lead for good at 18:05 of the second period. The Lakers' Bo Cheesman scored and empty-net goal with 30 seconds remaining in the game for the final 4-2 verdict.
"Lake Superior did a good job defensively and we weren't quick enough offensively to get to the loose pucks," said BGSU Coach Scott Paluch. "Consequently, we didn't get many shots off."
LSSU held an 18-4 shot advantage in the first period, but the Falcons were able to escape with a 1-1 tie after the first 20 minutes of the game. The Lakers finished with a 35-18 shot advantage for the game, the lowest shot total by BGSU this season.
BGSU's Jordan Sigalet made 31 saves and allowed three goals in 59:11 minutes of action, including 17 saves in the first period alone. LSSU's Matt Violin had 16 saves for the win.
Both teams were held scoreless on the power play with BGSU finishing 0-for-3 and LSSU finishing 0-for-4. The four penalty kills moves the Falcons' streak to 33-straight opponent power plays without allowing a goal.
Wires' assist on Dobek's first goal of the night moved his point streak to a career-high six games with 4-3--7 during that stretch. The loss also snapped a four-game unbeaten streak by the Falcons, which was its longest since March of 2001. Bronson's assist of Dobek's second goal was his first career point at BGSU.
The Falcons fall to 3-5-2 overall and 2-4-1 in the CCHA, while Lake Superior gets its second-consecutive league win and improves to 4-3-2 overall and 2-3-0 in CCHA. The two teams meet up again on Saturday, Nov. 15, at 7:05 p.m. in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. Saturday's game will not be broadcasted on 88.1, WBGU.
