Falcons Fall To No. 1 Minnesota State

Saturday, February 5

Bowling Green, Ohio

7:07 PM

Bowling Green State University

13-12-3, 10-9-1

#1 Minnesota State

27-5-0, 19-3-0

Minnesota State

Bowling Green

Photo by: Stephen Linsky, BGSU Athletics

February 05, 2022 | Ice Hockey

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By: by David Dietrich, BGSU Strategic Communications

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – The Bowling Green Falcons (13-11-3, 10-9-1-2) fell to the No. 1 Minnesota State Mavericks (27-5-0, 19-3-0-1) by a score of 5-0 on Saturday, Feb. 5. After a scoreless first period, MSU netted three goals in the second to gain a commanding lead. The Mavericks scored twice in the third period to clinch their 19^th conference victory of the season.

Scoring Plays

The Mavericks scored a power play goal early in the second period, with Ryan Sandelin scoring on a one-timer from the left side. He was fed the puck by Lucas Sowder, who earned one assist, with the other going to Sam Morton.
Sandelin found twine a few minutes later. Reggie Lutz received his own rebound, then found Sandelin through traffic for another score. Lutz and Morton earned the assists.
Julian Napravnik scored later in the period, using some nifty stick work to sneak the puck around from behind the net. Assists went to David Silye and Lucas Sowder.
Late in the third, Reggie Lutz made a move around the back of the net and slipped a shot through the right side. Morton and Sandelin earned the assists.
Toledo native Brendan Furry closed the scoring with a power play goal, going five-hole from the left side. Napravnik and Lutz were credited with the assists.

Falcon Facts

Sam Craggs played in his 172^nd career game for the Orange and Brown, moving him into a tie with Andy Gribble for fourth in program history.
Christian Stoever made 21 saves, his fifth consecutive start with 20 or more saves.
Bowling Green falls to 7-5-0-1 in the Slater Family Ice Arena.

Ty's Take
"At the start of the second period, it's 0-0. We were in a better spot tonight after one than we were last night. Then you take a penalty early you have to kill, but they're a good team. You cannot shoot yourself in the foot against good teams."

Up Next
Bowling Green will hit the road for a conference series with No. 15 Michigan Tech. It will be the first series of the season between the Falcons and Huskies. The series begins on Friday, Feb. 11 at 7:07 p.m. ET, then concludes at 5:07 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 12. Both games will be played at the Macinnes Student Ice Arena in Houghton, Michigan.

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