Bowling Green State University Athletics
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#13 Michigan Blanks Falcons, 5-0
January 09, 2007 | Ice Hockey
Jan. 9, 2007
ANN ARBOR, Mich. - The Bowling Green State University hockey team suffered their second straight 5-0 loss, after being blanked by the Michigan Wolverines Tuesday night inside Yost Ice Arena. Sophomore Jimmy Spratt made 28 saves in the loss.
"We had a good team feeling heading into the second and we actually increased our game, but unfortunately, our inability to score goals is really hurting our confidence and our overall game," said BGSU head coach Scott Paluch.
Michigan, having played just two game in the last month, looked to have the early jump in their legs, recording a scoring chance on each of their first five shots. Just 50 seconds into the contest sophomore Jimmy Spratt stoned Kevin Porter in front of the BG crease. The next 40 seconds Spratt denied two more point-blank UM shots to keep the game scoreless.
The Wolverines finally solved Spratt as Chad Kolarik deflected a T.J. Hensick slap-shot at the 2:43 mark of the first period.
BGSU (5-17-1, 3-12-0 CCHA) had a great opportunity to knot the score a one apiece as Josh Boyd stripped a UM defender in the Wolverines' zone. Boyd skated in on UM's Billy Sauer and rang a wrister off the near post for the Falcons' best scoring chance of the period.
Michigan finished the first period with a 13-1 shot advantage.
Bowling Green got the first two shots of the second period in the opening minute of the second stanza, but a Falcon turnover and a David Rohlfs flip towards the BGSU cage gave UM a 2-0 advantage 1:53 into the second.
The Wolverines added one more goal midway through the second and two more in the final period for the 5-0 final.
On the night Michigan out-shot the Falcons 33-22. Bowling Green went 0-for-9 on the power play and UM was 1-for-6.
Up next for the Orange and Brown is a trip to Omaha, Nebraska for a pair of CCHA games with the UNO Maverick this weekend (Jan. 12-13).
