Falcons Earn CCHA Point Against No. 8 Mavericks

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MANKATO, Minn. – The Bowling Green Falcons (2-5-0, 1-2-0 CCHA) earned a point in the CCHA standings on Friday (Oct. 28), battling No. 8 Minnesota State (4-3-0, 1-0-0 CCHA) to overtime before falling by a score of 3-2. The Mavericks scored a goal in each of the first two periods, but Adam Pitters sparked the Falcons with an early third period tally. With a late power play opportunity, BGSU pulled goaltender Christian Stoever to skate with a 6-on-4 advantage. The move was successful, as Austen Swankler scored the power play goal to tie the game. Both teams earned a point in the CCHA standings as regulation expired, but the Mavericks took the third point on Brendan Furry's overtime goal.

Scoring Plays

An early defensive battle wielded just three shots on goal for each team through the first 17:33. With 2:30 remaining in the opening frame, Ryan Sandelin fired a shot from the left circle. Lucas Sowder's redirect attempt from the left crease was unsuccessful, but Ondrej Pavel was there to knock in the rebound, giving the Mavericks a 1-0 lead.
Minnesota State added to the lead four minutes into the second frame. The Falcons looked to clear the puck, but Steven Bellini collected it at the red line and sent it to Jake Livingstone. His cross-ice pass from the blue line found Tanner Edwards just inside the top of the left circle. Edwards fired a shot that was saved by Stoever, but the rebound went directly to Edwards, who found the back of the net on his second attempt.
The Falcons cut their deficit in half early in the third period. Hunter Lellig sent the puck from one end of the ice to the other, where it was collected by Brayden Krieger. He sent a pass to a crashing Adam Pitters, who had his initial shot saved. The rebound fluttered back to him, as he spun and collected it to fire in the first goal of the game for BGSU.
With less than a minute remaining in regulation, the Falcons had a 6-on-4 advantage after pulling Stoever on the power play. MSU won a neutral zone face off, but Austen Swankler poked it away to Nathan Burke. He dumped it back to Anton Malmstrom, who sent it from the blue line to the right circle, where Swankler sent a one-timer top shelf for the game-tying power play goal.
Brendan Furry scored the golden goal for the Mavericks with under a minute to go in overtime. He received it at the top of the right circle from Sowder, who had circled the zone after a breakaway opportunity. Furry's shot slipped through to give MSU the extra CCHA point.

Falcon Facts

Austen Swankler scored his team-best fifth goal of the year, giving him seven points, also a team-best. It was a power play goal, his second of the season. Swankler has five power play goals, 13 total goals, and 33 points in his 42-game career.
Adam Pitters scored his first goal of the season, which was also his first point. He has five goals and 17 points in his career, which has spanned 82 games.
Hunter Lellig logged an assist, his first point as a Falcon. In his collegiate career, he's totaled 11 assists and 13 points in 104 games.
Brayden Krieger tallied an assist for the third consecutive game. He has three this season and eight in his career.
Anton Malmstrom earned his first point of the year with an assist on the Swankler goal. The assistant captain has four assists and eight points in his career.
Nathan Burke notched his first assist and point of the season. The senior has eight assists and 24 points in his BGSU career, giving him 23 assists and 52 points in his collegiate career.
Christian Stoever made 29 saves, including 14 in the third period and overtime.
The Falcon penalty kill unit was a perfect 5-for-5, with the power play unit going 1-for-3.
Bowling Green blocked 17 shots, with five players registering two.

Ty's Take
"Our effort tonight was really good, and our guys stayed with it. Once we got that first goal our bench got some more energy. To tie it up late was great."

Up Next
The Falcons and Mavericks play the second game of the series tomorrow (Oct. 29). Puck drop is set for 7:07 p.m. ET at the Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center.

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