Career Nights From Rose and O'Hara Give Falcons Road Win Over Spartans

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EAST LANSING, Mich. – The Bowling Green Falcons earned a 3-1 road victory over the Michigan State Spartans on Friday (Oct. 8). BGSU was paced by two Ryan O'Hara goals and an outstanding performance in net by senior Zack Rose. The senior made 38 saves, matching his career-high. The victory moves the Falcons to 2-1-0 overall, with the Spartans dropping to 0-1-0.

Scoring Plays

After a scoreless first, the Falcons took only 86 seconds to score in the second. The Falcons worked the puck deep in the zone, where Austen Swankler controlled it on the left side of the goal line. He found an open Alex Barber in front of the crease and the captain knocked in Bowling Green's first goal of the night. Swankler and Eric Parker earned the assists.
The Spartans took even less time in the third period to even the score. Just 20 seconds in, Daniel Russell scored his first career goal, firing a shot from the left side. Assists went to Jagger Joshua and Matt Basgall.
A minute later, Bowling Green regained the lead with a goal from Ryan O'Hara. The sophomore swiped the puck away from a Spartan and beat Dylan St-Cyr for the unassisted score.
O'Hara scored his second unassisted goal of the night after the Spartans pulled St-Cyr. The forward intercepted a pass and fired the puck into the net, securing the non-conference victory for the Orange and Brown.

Falcon Facts

Ryan O'Hara scored his second and third goals of the year, bringing his career total to seven. The sophomore has four points this season and 12 in his career. He also scored his first game-winning goal of the season, which was the second of his career.
Tonight marked the first multi-goal performance of O'Hara's career and second multi-point game of his career.
Alex Barber scored his first goal of the season, giving him 36 in his career. This ties Chase Gresock for the most among current Falcons. It was his 86^th career points, tying Taylor Schneider for the team lead.
Austen Swankler notched his second assist of the year, giving him a team-best five points. The sophomore has 20 assists and 31 points in his career.
Eric Parker tallied his second assist of the year, pushing his career total to 14. The sophomore defenseman has 15 career points.
Zack Rose played all 60 minutes in net, matching his career-high with 38 saves. 17 of those came in the third period.

Ty's Take
"Tonight was a good experience for our guys in terms of playing in a hostile environment. Tomorrow will be our first opportunity back home. Our guys got a chance to see the momentum that Michigan State got from their crowd and how fun it is to play on home ice. Now we get a chance to do that tomorrow at Slater Family Ice Arena.

Up Next
The Falcons and Spartans wrap up the series in Bowling Green tomorrow (Oct. 8). Puck drop is scheduled for 7:07 p.m. ET. The game will be an Orange Out, tickets are still available HERE.

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