Bowling Green Continues Home CCHA Play Against St. Thomas

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – The Bowling Green Falcons (3-7-0, 2-4-0 CCHA) continue home conference play with a series against the St. Thomas Tommies (2-8-0, 1-3-0 CCHA). The Falcons and Tommies begin the series on Friday, Nov. 11, then conclude it on Saturday, Nov. 12. Both games are scheduled for a 7:07 p.m. ET puck drop in Slater Family Ice Arena.

How to Follow
Both games will be streamed on FloHockey, found HERE. The games will also be broadcast on 88.1 FM by BGRSO, which can be found online HERE. Use the WBGU Listen Now link, which is found on the right side of the desktop site and the bottom of the mobile site. Live stats for the games can be found HERE. The games will also have live updates on Bowling Green Hockey's official Twitter page, @BGFalconHockey.

Ticket, Parking, and Attendance Information
Tickets for Friday's game can be purchased HERE. Tickets for Saturday's game can be purchased HERE. Parking in the lots surrounding the Slater Family Ice Arena is limited and will be first come, first serve. Cash will be accepted. Overflow parking is located at the Perry Field House lot. Friday's game is Heroes Night, with the program recognizing military, police, fire, EMS, and hospital staffs. Saturday's game will be Youth Hockey Night, with Skate With the Falcons scheduled for postgame. Skates can be rented for $2, or you can bring your own. Before the game, autographed pucks will be available at the marketing table for the first 100 kids.

Falcon Facts

Christian Stoever was named CCHA Goaltender of the Week after stopping 71-of-75 shots for a .947 save percentage. He made 36 saves in Saturday's win, with 32 coming in the first two frames. Stoever leads the conference in total saves (228) and saves per game (32.6)
Taylor Schneider scored his second shorthanded goal of the season, giving him a share of the national lead. The Falcons have four shorthanded scores on the season, including Ethan Scardina's Friday tally. BGSU ranks second in the country in shorthanded goals.
Alex Barber, Max Coyle, Chase Gresock, and Brayden Krieger all tallied two assists in Saturday's win. Gresock and Krieger are tied for the team lead with five assists each, while Coyle is the only Falcon with multiple two-assist performances. Barber has a career point total of 88, tied with Taylor Schneider for the team lead.
Austen Swankler scored his team-best sixth goal of the season, giving him a team-high eight points. He is tied for fourth in the conference in goals and 13^th in the conference in points. He and Scardina have two power play goals apiece, tied for sixth in the league.
Jaden Grant and Nathan Burke registered power play goals, their first goals of the season. It marked Grant's first collegiate goal, bringing the freshman's point total to three. Burke has 30 goals in his career, with 17 coming during his 47 games as a Falcon.

Opponent Outlook
Last weekend, St. Thomas played a home-and-home conference series against #6 Minnesota State, dropping both games. The Tommies hosted Friday's contest, losing 7-2. The game was tied at 2-2 entering the final frame, with Cooper Gay scoring both goals, including one shorthanded. UST dropped a close second game, with Luke Manning notching a goal and assist. Mac Byers, Josh Eernisse, and Lucas Wahlin share the team lead in goals (3), with Ryan O'Neill tallying a team-best six assists. O'Neill and Wahlin each have a team-high 8 points. Aaron Trotter has spent the majority of the time in net, holding a 3.72 goals against average and .882 save percentage. Trotter has earned both of the Tommies' wins, defeating Alaska Fairbanks and Ferris State.

Series Info
The Falcons and Tommies have met four times, all last season. Bowling Green won all four games, including a road overtime victory. Alex Barber, who scored the game-winner in overtime, had six points in the four games against UST. Also tallying six points was Taylor Schneider.

Chalk Talk
On Friday, Nov. 11, Falcon Club members and season ticket holders are invited to a Chalk Talk with assistant coach Curtis Carr. The talk will begin at 6:15 p.m. in the Slater Family Ice Arena Center Ice Lounge.

Ty's Take
"We're going to need to be ready. St. Thomas is certainly going to come down here feeling confident because they just played really well against a really good Minnesota State team."

Coach Eigner's full press conference from Nov. 8 can be found HERE.

Up Next
Bowling Green goes on the road for the next series, playing two games against Ferris State. The first game begins at 7:07 p.m. ET on Friday, Nov. 18, with the second game scheduled for 6:07 p.m. ET on Saturday, Nov. 19.

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