Saturday, December 8
Big Rapids, Mich.
7:07 PM
Bowling Green State University
10-3-4,WCHA 5-2-3-2
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Ferris State
4-10-2,WCHA 2-6-0-2
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OT 1
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Bowling Green
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Ferris State
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No. 12 Falcons Take The Series With Overtime Win At Ferris State
December 08, 2018 | Ice Hockey
BIG RAPIDS, Mich. – The No. 12 ranked Bowling Green State University hockey team took the series victory against Ferris State scoring an overtime goal to defeat the Bulldogs by a final score of four to three. The Falcons scored four goals on 27 shots to Ferris State's three goals on 22 shots. The Bulldogs would strike first before Lukas Craggs would tie the game in the first period. Max Johnson would get the first lead for Bowling Green scoring just 21 seconds into the second period. Following a second period goal by FSU, the Bulldogs would take back the lead early in the third period. Brandon Kruse would answer for Bowling Green tying the game at three. For the second time in as many games, the Falcons and Bulldogs would go into overtime. Alex Barber would score the game-winning overtime goal for Bowling Green just 25 seconds into the first overtime period. This was the second goal of his career with the Orange and Brown. This victory counts as a full victory in WCHA play for BGSU. The Falcons return to the ice next weekend to host a two game series with Minnesota State University, Mankato in Slater Family Ice Arena (Dec. 14, 15). This will be the final home series of the fall semester as Bowling Green will not play again until Dec. 30 when they host an exhibition game against the University of Windsor.
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Scoring Plays
Falcon Stat Facts
Coach Bergeron's Take
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Box Score (PDF)
Scoring Plays
- Ferris State would strike first on the evening as Corey Mackin would score directly following the expiration of a power play. This at 7:39 into the first period. He was assisted by Cooper Zech and Nate Kallen.
- Lukas Craggs would answer for Bowling Green getting one in the back of the net. This directly following the end of a Falcons power play at 16:58 into the first period. Craggs was assisted by Will Cullen.
- Just 21 seconds into the second period, Max Johnson would tuck a shot under the left pad of Ferris State goaltender Roni Salmenkangas. He was assisted by Brandon Kruse and Lukas Craggs as the line would crash the net.
- At 12:31 into the second period, Corey Mackin would score for Ferris State on a backhander that got by Eric Dop. He would be assisted by Nate Kallen and Cooper Zech.
- Lucas Finner would score a power play goal gaining the lead for Ferris State at 1:09 into the third period. He was assisted by Cameron Clarke and John Rutowski.
- Brandon Kruse would answer quickly for the Falcons less than a minute later at 2:39 into the third period. Lukas Craggs and Will Cullen would pick up assists.
- Alex Barber would score the game-winning goal 25 seconds into the overtime period to win it for the Bowling Green Falcons. He was assited by Alec Rauhauser.
Falcon Stat Facts
- Alex Barber's game-winning goal in overtime was just the second goal of his career with the Orange and Brown. This is the first OT winner of his career. He now has four points on the season.
- With one goal and two assists on the night, Lukas Craggs now has ten goals on the 2018-19 campaign. This leads the team as he is the first Falcon this season to hit double digits in the score column.
- Brandon Kruse turned in a four point weekend with his goal and an assist in tonight's contest. He leads the Falcons in points with 22 total so far. Kruse is tied for fifth in the nation in scoring.
- Max Johnson's goal this evening tallied him a three point weekend. He second in team scoring with 20 points. His 20 points have him tied for number 11 in the nation in scoring.
- By scoring in the first overtime period, Bowling Green took the full three point win in conference play over Ferris State. The Falcons are in third place in the WCHA with 22 points. This was BGSU's first victory in the first overtime period of a conference game this season.
Coach Bergeron's Take
- "I actually thought we may have played a little bit better last night. I thought we were resilient again tonight. We gave up that goal early in the third and found a way to tie it up right away and then stuck with it. We had some guys banged up so we shortened our bench and relied on people to play some more minutes than they normally play. Some guys played a lot more minutes than they normally play. My overall thoughts are finding a way to win in this place and take five to six points over the course of the weekend. We'll rest here and get through exams, and get ready for next weekend."
- Takeaways from the weekend, "What we take away is that this group will dig in and keep fighting. We weren't't necessarily at our best, but we were good enough. I don't want to downplay doing what we did in this building. I think we did a good job this weekend. That's what we take away and what we feel good about moving forward."
Up Next
- The Falcons will return to the ice next weekend to host a two game series with Minnesota State University, Mankato in Slater Family Ice Arena (Dec. 14, 15). Following next weekend, Bowling Green will not play again until Dec. 30 when they host an exhibition game against the University of Windsor.
Follow the Falcons
- For more information on the hockey program, follow the Falcons on Twitter (@BGFalconHockey and @BGAthletics) and on Instagram (bgfalconhockey) as well as on the web right here at BGSUFalcons.com.
Team Stats
BGSU
FSU
Shots
27
22
PPG
0
1
SHG
0
0
Penalties
6
7
Penalty Mins
12
14
Faceoffs Won
37
21
Game Leaders
Skaters
+/-
+3
Goals
1
Sh
7
A
2
+/-
+3
Goals
1
Sh
3
A
1
+/-
+2
Goals
0
Sh
1
A
2
+/-
+1
Goals
1
Sh
2
A
0
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