Spotlight Is On No. 18 Bowling Green At No. 2 Minnesota State This Weekend

No. 18 Bowling Green Falcons (4-3-0, 1-1-0 WCHA)
vs.
No. 2 Minnesota State (5-0-1, 2-0-0 WCHA)

GAME INFORMATION	Friday, Nov. 1, 8:07 p.m. ET
GAME INFORMATION	Saturday, Nov. 2, 7:07 p.m. ET
LOCATION	Mankato, Minn. (Mankato Civic Center)
WATCH	FloHockey.TV
RADIO	Falcon Radio Network
LIVE STATS	msumavericks.com
LISTEN ONLINE	BGSUFalcons.com
GAME NOTES	Bowling Green
GAME NOTES	Minnesota State

>>TY TIME

>>FALCONS ON TAP

The Bowling Green State University hockey team will continue WCHA play this weekend with a two game series against the Mavericks of Minnesota State University, Mankato.
These will be the first two of four scheduled regular season meetings between the Falcons and Mavericks. Minnesota State travels to Bowling Green in January.
Both of these contests will be held inside the Mankato Civic Center this Friday (Nov. 1) and Saturday (Nov. 2) night. Friday's game is scheduled for 8:07 PM eastern time, and Saturday's game will begin an hour earlier at 7:07 PM eastern time.
Friday's matchup is FloHockey's "Spotlight" game of the month.

>>VERSUS MINNESOTA STATE

All-time, Minnesota State holds a 12-8-3 advantage over Bowling Green. Very even in recent years, Bowling Green has a 7-6-2 record against the Mavericks over the last six seasons including their three meetings last year.
The 2018-19 campaign added a sizeable chapter in the history between these two programs. One of the highlights of Bowling Green's season a year ago was a two game sweep of Minnesota State in December. The Falcons bested the Mavericks in two contests both ending in 4-1 final scores in Slater Family Ice Arena. It was believed to be Bowling Green's first sweep of a top 3 opponent since the weekend of Feb. 7-8, 1992 when the Falcons swept No. 1 Michigan in a home-and-home series.
The script was flipped by the Mavericks when the two met for a third time in the 2019 WCHA Championship game. The Falcons dropped the contest 3-2 in overtime. Frederic Letourneau and Alec Rauhauser tallied goals for Bowling Green in the contest building a 2-0 lead. MSU would tally two goals with an extra attacker within the final two minutes of play to tie the game before regulation time expired. The Mavericks scored the game-winning goal in overtime. Following this game, both squads fell in the first round of the 2019 NCAA Tournament.

>>LAST TIME OUT

Most recently Bowling Green split their first WCHA series of the season this past weekend with Michigan Tech (Oct. 25-26). The Falcons earned a three to one win over Michigan Tech on Friday (Oct. 25 ) night. Bowling Green out shot the Huskies 26 to 21 in the game. MTU grabbed an early lead in the first period before the Falcons tied the contest with a power play goal. BGSU went on to tally two more man-advantage goals to subdue Michigan Tech.
Bowling Green then dropped the second game of the series with Michigan Tech on Saturday (Oct. 26) night by a final score of four to two. BGSU out shot the Huskies 27 to 25 in the contest. Michigan Tech grabbed a lead in the second period of play before Max Johnson tied it for the Falcons. MTU tallied two more in the second, and one in the third. T.J. Lloyd cut the lead to two with the first goal of his career with BGSU.

>>STATISTICAL STANDOUTS

The Falcons were perfect on power play chances in Friday's (Oct. 25) win over Michigan Tech. BGSU's two good series in a row in man advantage opportunities brought their power play conversion percentage up to .219 entering this weekend.
Connor Ford tallied two power play goals in Friday's (Oct. 25) contest. This was his first multi-goal game of the season and the fourth of his career. Last season he was tied for the national lead in power play scoring at 10 with along with his teammate Max Johnson. Ford has tallied four points over the last two games, tying him for the team lead in points with Alec Rauhauser (7).
Alex Barber tallied three assists in the split against Michigan Tech. The sophomore leads the roster is assists with six one month into the season. With six points total he is second on the roster in total points.
Falcon freshman T.J. Lloyd recorded his first career goal for Bowling Green in the third period of Saturday's (Oct. 26) game. He is the first freshman on the roster to light the lamp for the Falcons this season. Lloyd now has three points on the season, which leads the freshman class.
A native of Paradise, Newfoundland, freshman goaltender Zack Rose became just the second player from the province of Newfoundland to suit up in the Orange and Brown. The first was Denis White of St. John's, Newfoundland who played for Bowling Green during the 2001-02.

>>NATIONALLY RANKED

Bowling Green is ranked No. 18 in this week's USCHO poll (Oct. 28). This following their split with Michigan Tech. The Falcons rose to No. 17 last week (Oct. 21) after sweeping Western Michigan. Bowling Green is also receiving votes in the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine poll.
This will be the first time Bowling Green has faced a top-ten or top-five opponent in the 2019-20 season in Minnesota State (No. 2 in both polls).

>>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).

>>FloHockey

All Falcon Hockey WCHA games and home non-conference games can once again be streamed live via FloHockey.TV. Additionally, all WCHA regular season, preseason, exhibition and nonconference games hosted by a league school and the entirety of the annual WCHA postseason tournament can be streamed on the platform. Fans will also have access to FloSports' additional college hockey coverage, which includes select Big Ten Conference hockey games through the company's distribution deal with the Big Ten Network.
Featuring live streaming of premier events, original video programming and weekly studio shows, FloSports is a leading provider in the collegiate space, including partnerships with the Big Ten Conference, the Big 12 Conference, Conference USA, the Mountain West Conference and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).
To access live and on-demand coverage of WCHA games, visit FloHockey.tv and become a monthly or annual PRO subscriber. Either subscription unlocks access to premium content across the entire FloSports network. Watch the games on all screens by downloading the FloSports app on iOS, Roku or Apple TV 4.

>>LIVE STATS

Live stats for all Bowling Green home games 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.

>>FOLLOW THE FALCONS

Calendar