Falcons Fall In Overtime To Split Series With Lake Superior State

Saturday, December 14

Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.

7:07 PM

Bowling Green State University

12-6-1, 7-4-1-1

Lake Superior State

6-15-1, 4-9-1-1

OT 1

Bowling Green

Lake Superior State

Photo by: Elsye Jones, BGSU Mkt. & Comm.

Falcons Fall In Overtime To Split Series With Lake Superior State

December 14, 2019 | Ice Hockey

Box Score

By: by Kyle Edmond, BGSU Athletics

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. - The No. 10 Bowling Green State University hockey team came up short against Lake Superior State in overtime on Saturday night (Dec. 14) at Taffy Abel Arena in a 3-2 final. Connor Ford and Alex Barber netted goals for the Falcons, but it was just shy of the needed amount for the win as the Lakers three goals claimed the win in overtime. The loss moves the Falcons to 12-6-1 on the season while being 7-4-1 in conference play.

Next Home Game: The Falcons return to Slater Family Ice Arena on Dec. 30 to take on Miami for the second game of a home-and-home series with a 7:37 p.m. puck drop. Bowling Green captured a victory in the first meeting that began the season, winning 7-4 on Oct. 6.

Scoring Plays

Lake Superior State scored the first goal of the night, 7:10 into the game. Max Humitz scored the goal, being assisted by Louis Boudon.
In the second period, Bowling Green tied up the game with a 5v3 power play goal by Connor Ford off a rebound, his ninth of the season. Alex Barber and Brandon Kruse were credited with assists on the stat sheet for the goal, being Barber's 13th assist and Kruse's 12th.
With a Falcon in the box, Alex Barber found the back of the net to give Bowling Green the lead with a short-handed goal, his fifth of the season with Ford on the assist.
With 7:43 remaining in the game, Humitz tallied his second goal of the night for the Lakers, tying the game again. Pete Veillette and Arvid Henrikson had the assists.
In overtime, it was Hampus Eriksson for the Lakers that netted the deciding goal. He was assisted by Brayden Gelsinger and Jacob Nordqvist.

Other Key Plays

The first power play of the game came with just 32 seconds remaining in the first period, being a slashing call against Brandon Kruse.
A slew of penalties in the first half of the second period led to the teams trading power play minutes with many overlapping.
The penalties led to a 5v3 advantage for the Falcons that turned into Ford's goal to tie the game up at 1-1.
With the second period closing, the Lakers fired a few attempts on goal, but Eric Dop was able to knock away all the tries, sending the teams to the locker room with a tied game and one period left to play in regulation.
A penalty sent Cameron Wright to the box early in the third period to give the Lakers a power play, but it would be the Falcons that scored during the two minute span.
The next penalty would also be by a Falcon, sending T.J. Llyod to the box, but again Bowling Green survived the two minutes.
With 4:30 remaining, the Orange and Brown nearly broke the tie with a breakaway attempt from Casey Linkenheld, but the shot just missed being a goal.
A hooking call against Lake Superior gave the Falcons a power play with 1:27 left to play. The power play carried over to overtime, but Bowling Green was unable to score during the advantage.

Falcon Stat Facts

After Kruse and Max Johnson dressed for the 100th games of their respective careers last night, Ford did so tonight, being the fifth active player to surpass the mark.
With the goal in the second period, Ford now has nine goals on the season, six of which have been on the power play.
Barber's goal was the third short-handed goal of the season for the Orange and Brown with Rauhauser and Letourneau netting the previous two.

Quote From The Coach

"We started a little slow, then got better in the second period. The power play got us on the board to tie the game, then we made a really good play short-handed in the third to give us the lead. LSSU kept pushing and we turned the puck over that led to their tying goal. Unfortunately, we could not convert on our power play in overtime, which hurt, and LSSU made a nice play on the winning goal."

Up Next

The Falcons will have a break before returning to the ice with the next game being at home against Miami on Dec. 30. Puck drop is set for 7:37 p.m. and will be the second game of the home-and-home series between the Falcons and RedHawks, with BGSU taking the first meeting by a score of 7-4 on Oct. 6 in Oxford, Ohio.

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