Bowling Green State University Athletics
Falcons, Bulldogs To Play Home-and-Home This Week
October 24, 2005 | Ice Hockey
Oct. 24, 2005
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio - The Bowling Green State University hockey team along with the Ferris State Bulldogs will play a home-and-home this week. First, the Falcons will play host to FSU on Thursday night inside the Ice Arena. On Saturday, BGSU travels to Big Rapids, Michigan to complete the two game series. Both contests will begin at 7:05 p.m.
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The Series With FSU
Bowling Green owns an all-time series lead of 48-37-11 over Ferris State. Last season BGSU took home three of the possible four points over the Bulldogs, skating to a 5-5 tie the first night, and coming back with a 4-2 victory the following night. Head coach Scott Paluch owns a career 1-5-2 record versus the Bulldogs, with his lone victory coming last season in Big Rapids, Michigan.
Falcons Snap 10-game Losing Streak To Buckeyes
BGSU snapped a 10-game losing streak to the Ohio State Buckeyes last Friday, skating to a 2-2 tie in Columbus, Ohio. The tie was the first point the Falcons earned against the Buckeyes in the
Paluch era.
Horrell Named CCHA Goalie Of The Week
In only his fifth start with the Falcons Jon Horrell stole the show last Friday night in Columbus, Ohio. The senior netminder stopped a career-high 41 of a possible 43 shot attempts from the Buckeyes, earning him the #1 Perani Cup Star. After allowing the second shot of the game in, he turned away 40 of the next 41 Buckeye shot attempts. On the season the Beckenham, England, native has a 3.77 gaa and a .885 save percentage.
Spread The Wealth
Already this season BGSU has had 14 different players record points. They are led by sophomore Jonathan Matsumoto (4-4--8), Alex Foster (1-5--6) and freshman Kevin Schmidt (1-2--3). Six other Falcons have two points in the first four games of the year.
Matsumoto Has Fast Start To Young Season
Jonathan Matsumoto recorded his first career hat trick last Saturday night (Oct. 15) versus Boston College, and has eight points (4g, 4a) in the first four games of the season. On his hat trick he recorded one goal in the first period and two power-play goals in the second. In his brief Falcon career Matsumoto has recorded 22 goals (13 power play), 18 assists and 40 points in 40 career games. He is also on a current eight game point streak, recording seven goals and five assists. Matsumoto ranks first in the CCHA, and second nationally with 2.00 points per game, He also ranks first in the country with 1.00 power-play goals per game, and fifth in the country with 1.00 goals per game. He leads the team in goals scored (4), power play goals (4), points (8) and shots (17) this season. He is second on the team with four assists and shooting percentage (.235).
Matsumoto, Foster and Falk Form Formidable First Line
In the opening four games of the 2005-06 season the line combination of sophomores Jonathan Matsumoto and Alex Foster, combined with senior Mike Falk have tallied a total of seven goals, nine assists and 16 points. This trio has accounted for 58% of the team's goals (7-12), 41% on the team's assists (9-22) and 47% of the team's total points (16-34).
