Falcons Suffer Setback In Sault Ste. Marie

Friday, February 25

Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.

7:07 PM

Bowling Green State University

14-16-3, 11-13-1

Lake Superior State

16-16-1, 12-13-0

Bowling Green

Lake Superior St.

Photo by: Jill Borthwick, BGSU Athletics

February 25, 2022 | Ice Hockey

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By: by David Dietrich, BGSU Strategic Communications

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – The Bowling Green Falcons (14-16-3, 11-13-1-2) dropped their Friday night game to the Lake Superior State Lakers (16-16-1, 12-13-0-1) by a score of 5-1. The Falcons were on the board first with a Coale Norris power play goal, but the Lakers answered with the game's next five goals. Three goals came from Logan Jenuwine, marking his first career hat trick. The Lakers added an empty net score to close the game, pushing them ahead of BGSU in the CCHA standings. The Falcons currently sit in sixth, trailing NMU by two points and LSSU by three points.

Scoring Plays

The Falcons capitalized on their first power play opportunity of the night, just before the halfway point of the first period. Taylor Schneider brought the puck above the left circle, then fed it to Alex Barber. The captain passed from the goal line to the right side of the crease, hitting an open Coale Norris who fired in the game's first goal. Barber and Schneider earned the assists.
With less than five minutes remaining in the opening frame, Lake Superior State evened the score. Several Lakers took shots from the left of the crease, with Brandon Puricelli finally chipping one into the net. Assists were credited to Dawson Tritt and Harrison Roy.
Late in the second, LSSU took the lead. With a BGSU power play winding down, a Falcon shot ended up in open ice. Logan Jenuwine exited the penalty box and capitalized on the breakaway opportunity, scoring an unassisted go-ahead goal.
Less than a minute later, the Lakers added to the lead with another Jenuwine goal. Josh Nixon took the puck behind the net, then dumped it to Louis Boudon. He found Jenuwine open in front of the net, who went top-shelf for his second goal of the night. Boudon and Nixon were credited with the assists.
Near the midpoint of the third, Jenuwine completed his hat trick with another score. The Lakers cleared the puck in the BGSU offensive zone and Jenuwine took advantage of another breakaway opportunity, firing a shot to the left side of the net. Assists went to Jake Willets and Miroslav Mucha.
The Lakers closed the scoring with an empty net goal. With both teams losing a player to a five-minute major, Bowling Green pulled the goalie for a 5-on-4 advantage. Jacob Nordqvist cleared the puck along the boards, sending it over a pair of Falcons. Miroslav Mucha collected it and found an open Louis Boudon, who sent the puck into the empty net for the final goal of the game.

Falcon Facts

Coale Norris tallied his tenth goal of the season, giving him 17 points. It was a power play goal, his fourth of the season and tenth of his collegiate career. The senior has 41 goals and 80 points in his five-year career.
Taylor Schneider extended his team lead in assists (20) and points (28). In his career, the senior has 48 assists and 81 points. He also leads the Falcons in power play points with 16, with 11 of those being assists.
Alex Barber notched his 15^th assist and 25^th point of the year. It was the 50^th assist of his career, giving him 85 points. The captain has 12 power play points this season, ranking second on the team.
Sam Craggs played his 177^th career game, the third-highest total in school history. If he plays tomorrow, he will tie the program record shared by Nelson Emerson and Greg Parks.
Christian Stoever spent 55:37 in net and made 17 saves.

Ty's Take
"This was another tough lesson for us. We started out well and scored the first goal of the game on the power play. Then had a defensive zone breakdown and we were tied 1-1 after one. The end of the second period was a key point. We had a power play and had some really good looks. Then we missed the net wide just as their guy was coming out of the box for a breakaway. Then we had another defensive zone mistake, and now we are down 3-1 after two periods. We need to come back tomorrow and be ready to play better."

Up Next
Bowling Green and Lake Superior State will conclude their series tomorrow (Feb. 26). Puck drop is set for 6:07 p.m. EST in Taffy Abel Arena. The Falcons are still in contention for the conference's fourth seed and the home-ice advantage in the CCHA Quarterfinals. A regulation win by BGSU and a regulation loss from Northern Michigan will put the Orange and Brown in fourth place.

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