No. 10 Falcons To Host Familiar Foe In LSSU

No. 10 Bowling Green Falcons (7-2-2, 2-1-1-1 WCHA)
vs.
Lake Superior State Lakers (5-2-1, 2-1-1-0 WCHA)

GAME INFORMATION	Friday, Nov. 16, 7:37 p.m. ET
LOCATION	Bowling Green, OH (Slater Family Ice Arena)
RADIO	Falcon Radio Network (Ryan Vallon)
LIVE STATS	BGSUFalcons.com
LISTEN ONLINE	BGSUFalcons.com
GAME NOTES	Bowling Green (PDF)

No. 10 Bowling Green Falcons (7-2-2, 2-1-1-1 WCHA)
vs.
Lake Superior State Lakers (5-2-1, 2-1-1-0 WCHA)

GAME INFORMATION	Friday, Nov. 17, 7:07 p.m. ET
LOCATION	Bowling Green, OH (Slater Family Ice Arena)
RADIO	Falcon Radio Network (Ryan Vallon)
LIVE STATS	BGSUFalcons.com
LISTEN ONLINE	BGSUFalcons.com
GAME NOTES	Bowling Green (PDF)

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The No. 10 ranked Bowling Green State University hockey team returns home to Slater Family Ice Arena this weekend to take on the Lakers of Lake Superior State University.
The Falcons and Lakers will face-off for game one at 7:37 pm ET on Friday Nov. 16, and then again for game two at 7:07 pm ET on Saturday Nov. 17.
This is the only scheduled meeting between these two WCHA foes for the 2018-19 regular season.

>>VERSUS LAKE SUPERIOR STATE

All-time, Bowling Green holds a 83-73-2 advantage over Lake Superior State.
A narrow opponent for the Falcons in recent years, Bowling Green has gone 8-7-4 against Lake Superior State since the two schools joined the WCHA before the 2013-14 season.
LSSU enters this series having cooled off slightly following a hot start to the season that saw them win five in a row (with an additional pair of exhibition wins). Since their 5-0-0 start they have gone 0-2-1 in their last three games.

>>LAST TIME OUT

The Bowling Green State University hockey team enters this matchup having posted a 7-2-2 record on the year thus far. They hold a 2-1-1 record in conference play following their first two WCHA series with Northern Michigan and Alaska Anchorage.
Bowling Green tied the Seawolves of Alaska Anchorage in game one of their series on Friday (Nov. 9) night. The game was dictated by strong goal tending on both sides of the ice as the Falcons and Seawolves would battle to a zero to zero draw by the end of regulation.
In just his second start of the season, Eric Dop would make 33 saves shutting out the Seawolves.
Chris Pohlkamp would score for Bowling Green in the second overtime period, gaining the Falcons a second point in WCHA play.
The Falcons then closed out the weekend series with a three to nothing victory over UAA on Saturday night (Nov. 10) night. The Falcons had 26 shots on goal finding the back of the net three times.
Lukas Craggs scored an early power play goal before Connor Ford would add another for BGSU as the first period expired. Ford would score again in the second period.
Ryan Bednard would tally his second shutout of the season turning away all 25 shots by Alaska Anchorage.

>>STATISTICAL STANDOUTS

In a season that has been defined so far by a high scoring offense, the Falcons find themselves leading a different category this week. Following a pair of shutouts this past series by goaltenders Eric Dop and Ryan Bednard, the Falcons enter this weekend number one in the nation in team defense posting the lowest goals against per game average in college hockey of 1.36.
Bowling Green's penalty kill remains impressive sitting fourth in the nation with a PK percentage of .887. This unit is also tied for first in shorthanded goals with four.
Coming into this series with Lake Superior State, Bowling Green has outscored their opponents by a total of 42 to 15.
With his pair goals in last Saturday's (Nov. 10) game, Connor Ford tallied his third multi-point game of the season bringing his career total to five.
Cameron Wright continued to be a constant presence for the Falcons offensively with two more assists in Saturday's (Nov. 10) game. He now has four multi-point games on the season and 10 in his career with the Orange and Brown.
With its 23-12-6 overall record, 2017-18 marked the fourth consecutive season that the Falcons have reached the 20-win milestone. The four-year stint is the third longest in program history, behind a nine season, and six season stretch.

>>ERIC DOP

Eric Dop was voted WCHA Goaltender of the Week (Nov. 12). This after he recorded his first career shutout making 33 saves in Bowling Green's 0-0 tie with Alaska Anchorage on Friday (Nov. 9) night.
Dop made 12 stops in the first period, 12 more in the second, eight in the third and one in the first overtime of the official 0-0 draw. He then kept UAA out of the net for the first 2:20 of the 3-on-3, second overtime period. Chris Pohlkamp would score earning the Falcons an extra point in the WCHA standings.
This is Eric Dop's first WCHA weekly award of the 2018-19 season and his fourth career honor.

>>NATIONALLY RANKED

The Bowling Green Falcons are currently ranked No. 10 in the most recent USCHO.com poll (Nov. 12).
While down one spot from their season high this year (No. 9 on Oct. 29), this is the highest Bowling Green hockey has been ranked since March 16, 2015 when the Falcons were ranked No. 9. The last time BGSU was ranked higher than No. 9 was February 16, 2015 when they were No. 8.

>>PRESEASON POLLS PEG BOWLING GREEN

Bowling Green was voted to finish second overall in the UAHhockey.com WCHA Media preseason poll, and third in the 2018 Mankato Free Press preseason poll.
Junior Falcon defenseman Alec Rauhauser was voted First Team All-WCHA by both the media and the coaches. Rauhuaser's contributions to the 2017-18 campaign included leading the squad with 39 points by nine goals and a team-leading 30 assists. The 39 points marked the most by a single Falcon since the 2008-09 season.
Three more Falcons were voted Second Team All-WCHA by the media. Sophomore forward Brandon Kruse, senior defenseman Chris Pohlkamp and junior goaltender Ryan Bednard all made the cut.

>>2018-19 FALCON HOCKEY OUTLOOK

For the upcoming season, the Falcons will look to return 12 of 16 forwards, all seven defensemen, and all three goaltenders from the 2017-18 campaign that saw the Falcons claim a Great Lakes Invitational Championship.
Bowling Green garnered 159 points in the media preseason poll, and 76 points in the coaches'. The Falcons also had one vote for the top finish on the year in the media preseason poll.
In total, there are a minimum of 18 opportunities to watch the team in the Slater Family Ice Arena. Season tickets are available for as low as $190 and provide the greatest value for fans. Full information is available by CLICKING HERE.

>>COMING INTO THIS SEASON

With an overall record of 23-12-6 in 2017-18, it marked the Falcons' fourth consecutive 20+ win season and fifth straight winning season. Bowling Green had records 21-18-2 in the 2016-17 campaign, 22-14-6 in the 2015-16 campaign, and a 23-11-5 record in the 2014-15 season. Last year was the 22nd season that the Falcons have tallied a 20-plus win season.
By competing in the WCHA Championship at the end of the 2016-17 season, it marked Bowling Green's first conference championship appearance since 1988.

>>ON THE MIC

All games this season can be heard on the radio by tuning into the Falcon Radio Network and can be heard globally on www.bgsufalcons.com and WBGUFM.com. Falcon Hockey play-by-play broadcaster Ryan Vallon will begin the pregame show 30 minutes prior to the opening face-off, and can also be heard on WTOD/WQQO-HD2 (Talk Radio 100.7) and WLQR-FM (106.5 The Ticket).

>>FLOSPORTS

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>>LIVE STATS

Live stats for all Bowling Green home games and road matchups are available on the BGSU website at BGSUFalcons.com. Navigate to the hockey schedule for links to all available ways to follow the action while the Falcons are both at home and on the road.

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