Gresock and Swankler Score Three Points Each in Falcon Loss to No. 14 OSU

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Bowling Green Falcons (8-12-0, 7-7-0 CCHA) dropped their Saturday night contest to the No. 14 Ohio State Buckeyes (12-7-1, 5-5-0 Big Ten). The high-powered Ohio State offense jumped out to a 4-0 lead after one period, which extended to an 8-1 lead after two. The Falcons tallied three goals in the third, but the Buckeyes added another to close the game at 9-4.

Austen Swankler (2G-1A) and Chase Gresock (1G-2A) each had three points, while Salvatore Evola made 20 saves in his second collegiate game. Pete Eigner made his first career appearance at goaltender, stopping four shots in two minutes.

Scoring Plays

Ohio State started the scoring 71 seconds into the game. A rush from the Buckeyes led to a shot from Matt Cassidy that hit the pipe on the right side. It rebounded directly to Joe Dunlap, who knocked it in for the game's opening score. Assists went to Cassidy and Scooter Brickey.
Less than a minute later, OSU added to the lead with another goal on the rebound. This time, Tate Singleton had his shot saved by Christian Stoever. The puck snuck past Stoever and sat in the crease, then Davis Burnside skated behind him and shoved it across the goal line. Singleton and Stephen Halliday earned the assists.
Halfway through the first, the Buckeyes scored a power play goal. OSU forced a turnover as the Falcons attempted to enter the zone, with Dominic Vidoli poking it to Joe Dunlap. He made a nifty move to his backhand as he skated between the circles, flicking in the puck for his second goal of the night. Vidoli had the lone assist.
A couple minutes later, Ohio State tallied another goal. Jake Wise won a faceoff in the left circle of their offensive zone, with Michael Gildon securing the puck. His shot from the bottom of the circle went top shelf for the goal, with Wise earning the lone assist.
Two minutes into the second period, the Buckeyes netted a goal off the rush. Singleton attacked on the right side of the zone, then sent a pass to Patrick Guzzo, who snuck behind the defense and fired it into the net. Singleton and Dunlap had the assists.
Later in the second, OSU scored on the power play. After working the puck around the zone, Cole McWard sent a pass to Halliday. His shot from the right dot hit twine, with assists going to McWard and Mason Lohrei.
With exactly three minutes left in the second, the Buckeyes scored on a 2-on-1 chance. Singleton secured the puck after a faceoff in the BGSU offensive zone, then raced up the ice with Burnside. Singleton's pass to Burnside gave him a look on the left side, which he knocked in for the goal.
The Falcons scored their first goal of the night with two and a half minutes left in the second. Chase Gresock sent the puck at the net from the right corner, where it bounced off of Jakub Dobes. As it soared in midair, Austen Swankler chipped it into the net for Bowling Green's first score. Gresock and Ryan O'Hara had the assists.
Before the period ended, Ohio State scored. This time it was Brickey connecting on a shot from the blue line, with assists going to Cassidy and Dunlap.
Early in the third, Swankler tallied another goal. It came immediately after a Falcon power play expired, as Swankler knocked in a loose puck after Ethan Scardina's shot was foiled by his stick snapping.
Later in the third, Chase Gresock scored for the Falcons. Swankler skated around the net before putting a pass on the stick of Gresock, who knocked it in from the right side of the crease.
With just over five minutes remaining, BGSU scored on the power play. Alex Barber fired a shot from the left circle, which deflected to Nathan Burke. He scooped it in for the power play tally.
With 2:29 left, Ohio State scored the game's final goal. Cam Theising connected on a shot from above the right circle for an unassisted score.

Falcon Facts

Austen Swankler scored a pair of goals and notched an assist, giving him a team-best 12 goals and 11 assists on the year. He also leads the team in points at 23. This marked his sixth multi-point game and third multi-goal game of the year, which are both team-highs. This was second three-point effort of the season, tying Taylor Schneider for the team lead. In his career, the sophomore has 20 goals, 29 assists, 49 points, 12 multi-point games, and five multi-goal games. He has tallied a point in each of the last 10 games he's played, totaling seven goals and eight assists for 15 points in this stretch.
Chase Gresock tallied a goal and two assists, giving him five goals and 11 assists for 16 points. He is tied with Swankler for the team lead in assists and ranks second on the team in points. This marked his third multi-point game of the season and second with two assists. This was his first three-point performance as a Falcon. In his career, the senior has 40 goals and 49 assists for 89 points. His career goal total is tied with Alex Barber for the most on the team.
Nathan Burke scored his team-best fifth power play goal, giving him eight goals and 13 points on the year. In his BGSU career, he has 24 total goals, 11 power play goals, and 36 points. In his collegiate career, he has 36 total goals, 13 power play goals, and 63 points.
Alex Barber notched his eighth assist and 13^th point of the season. In his career, the captain has 58 assists and 98 points.
Ryan O'Hara notched his seventh and eighth assists of the season, giving him 14 points. This marked his third multi-point effort of the year and first with multiple assists. He has 12 assists and 22 points in his career.
Ethan Scardina tallied his second assist of the year, giving him nine points. He has 10 assists and 23 points in his career.
Salvatore Evola played 47:05 between the pipes and made 20 saves.
Christian Stoever spent 10:26 in net and made eight saves.
Pete Eigner made his collegiate debut, making 4-of-4 shots in 2:29 played.

Up Next
Bowling Green has a weekend off before closing 2022 with a home series against RPI. The Falcons and Engineers face off at 7:07 p.m. ET on Dec. 29-30.

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