Bowling Green Dealt First Road Loss Of The Season

Thursday, January 21

Bemidji, Minn.

6:07 PM

Bowling Green State University

14-3-0

Bemidji State

4-4-2

Bowling Green

Bemidji St.

January 21, 2021 | Ice Hockey

Box Score

By: by Kyle Edmond, BGSU Athletics

BEMIDJI, Minn. - The No. 5 Bowling Green State University hockey team came up short against Bemidji State on Thursday night (Jan. 21) in a 2-1 final. Brandon Kruse scored the lone goal for the Falcons while Eric Dop tallied 36 saves between the pipes. The win is the first on the road for the Falcons this season and moves their record to 14-3 on the season. Since the game was a non-conference matchup, Bowling Green still remains 1-1 in the WCHA.

Next Home Game: The Falcons will return to the Slater Family Ice Arena on Jan. 29 and 30 to host Michigan Tech in a two-game WCHA series. Both games will also be streamed on FloHockey.

Scoring Plays

The Beavers were the first to net a goal in the game with a score from Lukas Sillinger, coming unassisted.
Bowling Green later answered in the first period with their own unassisted goal. Brandon Kruse was able to find the back of the net on a two-on-one breakaway score to knot it up.
With less than a minute left in regulation Bemidji State found Ethan Somoza who was able to score the game-winning goal.

Falcon Stat Facts

For the second straight game, Eric Dop logged 36 saves between the pipes, just one off of his career-high of 37.
Brandon Kruse tallied the lone point of the night for the Falcons, registering a goal in the first period. The goal went down as his 128th career point, now needing just one to tie Doug Ross for 48th all-time.
The loss was the first on the road this season for Bowling Green after an 8-0 start away from the Slater Family Ice Arena. Winning the last four road games of the 2019-20 season, the Falcons had won 12 straight on the road, setting a new program record.
There were just penalties called in the game, one for each team, a season-low for the Falcons.

Ty's Take

"Eric Dop played really well for us tonight and gave us a chance to win. Bemidji is a really difficult team to play against and tonight was a good example of that."

Up Next

The Falcons will conclude their non-conference series against Bemidji State tomorrow afternoon (Jan. 22). The game is set for a 3:07 p.m. puck drop and will serve as the final regular season meeting against Bemidji State.

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