Falcons Fall To Northern Michigan

Friday, February 18

Bowling Green, Ohio

7:07 PM

Bowling Green State University

14-14-3, 11-11-1

Northern Michigan

16-13-1, 10-12-1

Northern Michigan

Bowling Green

Photo by: Stephen Linsky, BGSU Athletics

February 18, 2022 | Ice Hockey

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By: by David Dietrich, BGSU Strategic Communications

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – The Bowling Green Falcons (14-14-3, 11-11-1-2) dropped their Friday night contest against the Northern Michigan Wildcats (16-13-1, 10-12-1-3), falling 6-3 in Slater Family Ice Arena. Bowling Green scored first, but Northern Michigan answered with three consecutive scores. After a Falcon goal, the Wildcats scored two more times to extend the lead. Another BGSU goal trimmed the NMU lead to two goals, but the visitors clinched the game with an empty-net goal.

Scoring Plays

The Falcons struck five minutes into the first, with Alex Barber scoring on a rebound. The senior secured the puck after a Wildcat turnover, then dumped it to Gabriel Chicoine. After Chicoine's shot was saved, Barber knocked it in for an early BGSU lead. Chicoine earned the lone assist.
The Wildcats answered quickly, as Vincent de Mey also scored on the rebound. After a faceoff win in the offensive zone, de Mey fired in Tanner Vescio's saved shot. Vescio and Brett Willets were credited with the assists.
Northern Michigan took the lead on a first period power play goal, scored with a two-man advantage. AJ Vanderbeck scored on a one-timer from the left circle, with assists going to Ben Newhouse and Hank Crone.
The NMU lead extended in the second period as Trevor Cosgrove scored right after the Falcons killed a penalty. Cosgrove scored from the middle of the offensive zone before the BGSU skater returned to the zone. Assists were earned by Bo Hanson and Michael Collela.
BGSU trimmed the deficit to one with a goal by Spencer Schneider. At the end of an NMU power play, Max Coyle deflected a Northern Michigan pass, then Adam Pitters found Schneider near the blue line. Schneider skated to an open area in the offensive zone and lit the lamp to cut the Wildcat lead in half.
NMU pushed the lead to two again with a goal by Hank Crone. Crone was fed the puck by Vanderbeck, who earned the primary assist. Hanson was credited with the second assist.
The Wildcats scored again in the second, with Michael Collela finding twine. David Keefer sent the puck to Newhouse, who deflected it to an open Colella for the period's final goal.
Adam Conquest scored Bowling Green's final goal, an unassisted score in the third period. The junior gained possession after Northern Michigan turned it over in the BGSU offensive zone, then fired a shot from in front of the crease.
The final goal of the night was scored by Andre Ghantous, who tallied an empty-net score from long distance. It was an unassisted score.

Falcon Facts

Alex Barber scored his 10^th goal of the season, pushing his season point total to 23. The captain has 35 goals and 83 points in his career.
Spencer Schneider scored his second goal of the season, giving the freshman six points.
Adam Conquest's goal was his second of the season. It was a power play score, his first of the year. The junior has six goals in his career.
Gabriel Chicoine notched his 17^th assist of the year, the most among Falcon defenseman. The senior has 18 points on the season and 73 points in his collegiate career.
Adam Pitters and Max Coyle tallied assists for the second straight game. Pitters has six assists and eight points on the year, while Coyle has four assists and five points.
Sam Craggs played his 175^th career game, giving him sole possession of third place in program history.
Christian Stoever spent 58:52 in net, making 31 saves. It was his eighth 30-plus save performance of the season.

Ty's Take
"We started out well. We scored the first goal, had a power play early to put some pressure on them, then we got away from it. We gave up a goal off a face-off, took a penalty, took another penalty, now we're down five-on-three. One of the leading goal-scorers in the country is in a position to shoot a puck, now we're down 2-1 after a good start. It's frustrating for sure."

Up Next
Bowling Green and Northern Michigan will take the ice again at 7:07 p.m. tomorrow (Feb. 19). Before the game, the Falcons will recognize seniors Alex Barber, Nathan Burke, Gabriel Chicoine, Sam Craggs, Evan Dougherty, Coale Norris, Taylor Schneider, and Trevor St-Jean.

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