Falcons Defeat Canisius 4-1

Friday, November 11

Bowling Green, Ohio

7:05 p.m.

Bowling Green State University

Canisius

Photo by: Todd Pavlack / BGSUHockey.com

November 11, 2011 | Ice Hockey

By: By John Enright - Athletic Communications Intern

BOXSCORE

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio. -- The Bowling Green State University ice hockey team snapped their five game losing streak Friday night, defeating Canisius 4-1. Four different Falcons lit the lamp in the contest, marking their highest goal output of the season since week one.

Bowling Green dominated the opening period, outshooting the Golden Griffins 11-2 in the frame. Junior goaltender Andrew Hammond and Canisius senior Dan Morrison stopped all shots in the period, sending both teams to the locker room with a scoreless tie.

The Falcons finally broke through Morrison just over four minutes into the second period. Sophomore Mike Fink knocked home a puck in front at even strength, giving the Minnesota native his first goal of the season.

The Falcons continued to pressure Canisius, earning a 5-3 power-play advantage midway through the frame. Senior Cameron Sinclair cashed in on the two-man advantage, giving him his first goal of the season, and seventh of his career.

Sophomore Camden Wojtala closed out the second period for the Falcons, scoring his third goal of the year at 15:19 of the frame. The period ended with a 14-2 shot advantage for Bowling Green, and a 3-0 lead heading into the third period.

Canisius attempted a comeback in the final frame, scoring their lone goal of the evening at 9:40 in the third period. Canisius junior Torrey Lindsey sent one past Hammond for his second goal of the season, and sixth of his career.

The goal cut the Falcon lead to two, but Bowling Green would not relinquish anymore, shutting down The Golden Griffins for the remainder of the game. Freshman Ryan Carpenter added an empty-net goal in the final minute of the contest, securing the BG win.

The Falcons' three-goal outburst in the second period marked the most goals in a single frame this season for Bowling Green, giving them 11 second period goals on the season.

Bowling Green dominated defensively as well, holding Canisius to just eight shots in the contest, marking the lowest number yielded so far this season.

The non-conference win improves the Falcons overall record to 5-5-1, and leaves their CCHA record at 1-5-0 on the season. The non-conference loss drops the Golden Griffins to 2-4-1 overall.

Bowling Green is back in action tomorrow in an encore game against Canisius. The puck drops at 4:05 p.m., in a special early afternoon game.