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Bowling Green State University Athletics
Three Players Earn CCHA Weekly Honors
December 22, 2008 | Ice Hockey
Dec. 22, 2008
FARMINGTON HILLS, MICH. - The Bowling Green State University hockey team had three players earn Player of the Week honors from the Central Collegiate Hockey Association, the league office announced Monday.
Sophomore forward Dan Sexton was named the Offensive Player of the Week, senior Jimmy Spratt was the Goaltender of the Week and defenseman Nick Bailen was selected as the conference's Rookie Player of the Week.
Bowling Green swept its weeekend series with Clarkson winning 4-1 on Friday and 3-1 on Saturday.
Sexton scored three goals over the weekend to lead the Falcons to their sweep of Clarkson, including the game-winner in the Friday victory. He added a second goal in the Friday game and also scored a third-period tally in the Saturday night victory.
Sexton, an Apple Valley. Minn. native, earned conference honors for a second time in his career. He was a Rookie of the Week selection in January last season. He leads the team and is tied for fourth in the CCHA with 21 points (8-13) this season.
Spratt earned both wins in goal for the Falcons yielding just one goal each night while making a total of 48 saves. He had a save percentage of .960 for the weekend while also playing an important role in the Falcons holding the Golden Knights without a power-play goal in 14 opportunities. Spratt had 26 saves on Friday and 22 in the Saturday victory.
The Chesterfield, Mich. native has started and played every minute in goal for the Falcons this season. One of only nine goalies in school history with 2,000 career saves, Spratt is 7-10-3 this season with a 2.93 goals-against and an .888 save percentage. Spratt was a 2004 seventh round pick of the Calgary Flames.
Bailen, a freshman, had an assist both nights while also helping hold Clarkson to two goals, neither of those on the power play. Bailen assisted on the game-winner Friday night and on the the final goal Saturday.
Bailen, a Fredonia, N.Y. native, has been a mainstay on the Falcon blueline all season and he has recently also become a significant offensive contributor. His two-point weekend gives him five points (1-4) for the season, four of those points coming in the last seven games.
Bowling Green will be idle for the next two weeks for the holidays before returning to action Jan. 9-10 hosting CCHA rival Ohio State.
