Shorthanded Success Gives Falcons Series-Opening Win Over Beavers

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BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – The Bowling Green Falcons (13-12-0, 10-7-0 CCHA) notched their 10^th conference victory and extended their win streak to five with a sensational Friday night victory over the Bemidji State Beavers (9-7-5, 7-3-3 CCHA). BGSU was boosted by a pair of shorthanded goals, then a late even-strength goal from Ryan O'Hara. Taylor Schneider closed the game with an empty net tally as time expired. The win gives the Falcons 32 points in CCHA play, putting them at the top of the standings.

Scoring Plays

The Beavers started the scoring with 12:43 to play in the first period. Lleyton Roed threw the puck at the net as he entered the zone, then it wrapped around the boards to Adam Flammang. He fired a wrist shot from the right boards, which snuck through traffic for the score. Roed and Elias Rosen had the assists.
Early in the second, the Falcons evened it with a shorthanded goal. BSU goaltender Mattias Sholl collected the puck after BGSU cleared it, then looked to send it up the ice to an open skater. Quinn Emerson skated at Sholl and was able to get his stick on the puck, knocking it directly in front of him. He swung it past a lunging defender and into the open net for the unassisted goal.
Near the midpoint of the third period, the Orange and Brown penalty killers struck again, scoring another shorthanded tally. Once again, it began with Emerson, who controlled Sholl's pass the leaked into the neutral zone. As he attacked the left side, he placed a perfect pass on the stick of a crashing Jaden Grant, who sent a one-timer from between the circles into the net.
In the waning seconds of that same power play, Bemidji State tied the game. Kaden Pickering worked the puck out of the left corner and up to Rosen at the blue line. His cross ice pass found Kyle Looft, who whistled the puck through for a power play goal.
With less than five minutes remaining in regulation, Bowling Green regained the lead. Ben Wozney scooped the puck from the boards in the defensive zone, finding Ryan O'Hara. He pushed it up to Austen Swankler, who skated around a defender as he entered the zone. With just one hand on the stick, he dumped it back to O'Hara, who beat Sholl stick-side for the game-winning goal.
Like the previous game, the Falcons clinched the win with a buzzer-beating empty net goal. After an incredible sprawling save from Christian Stoever, the teams faced off with 11.9 seconds remaining. The Beavers won it, but Nathan Burke deflected a shot from the right circle. It was chipped up the ice by Alex Barber, then Taylor Schneider won the race and lit the lamp with his 99^th career point.

Falcon Facts

Quinn Emerson scored his second shorthanded goal of the season, tying Taylor Schneider for the team lead. He also had an assist, marking his first career multi-point game. The freshman has a season line of three goals and four assists for seven points.
Taylor Schneider scored his eighth goal of the year, putting him at 16 points. It was his 41^st career goal, tying Chase Gresock for the team lead. It also marked his 99^th career point.
Austen Swankler notched an assist, extending his nation-best scoring streak to 15 games. He has 10 goals and 18 assists for 28 points in this stretch. On the season, he has a CCHA-best 20 assists and 35 points. He ranks second nationally in points. In his career, he has 38 assists and 61 points in 60 games.
Ryan O'Hara scored his 10^th goal of the season, giving him 24 points. It was the game-winning goal, his third of the season and fourth of his career. He has scored in seven straight games, totaling three goals and five assists for eight points. In his career, he has 14 goals and 32 points.
Jaden Grant scored his first career shorthanded goal, which was his third goal of the season. He has seven points on the season.
Ben Wozney recorded his 11^th assist of the year, pushing his point total to 13 this season. This marks his third consecutive game with a point, tallying two goals and three assists in this stretch. He has 15 assists and 17 points in his career.
Alex Barber had an assist, his 11^th of the season. He now has 16 points this season, 61 assists in his career, and 101 career points.
Nathan Burke tallied an assist that extended his scoring streak to four games. He has three goals and two assists for five points in this stretch. This season, he has seven assists and 18 points. As a Falcon, he has 14 assists and 41 points. In his collegiate career, he has 29 assists and 69 points.
Christian Stoever made 26 saves and picked up the win, his ninth of the season. This matches his total from the 2021-22 campaign. He has 601 saves this year, ranking fourth in the nation.

Ty's Take
"It was really intense out there. The crowd was awesome. I think everybody who was here was entertained and enjoyed it. Some of the guys were saying in the locker room and on the bench, 'It's a great atmosphere out here, let's give them something to be excited about.' Our guys were engaged and invested."

Coach Eigner's full postgame press conference can be found HERE. The postgame press conference with Jaden Grant and Quinn Emerson can be found HERE.

Up Next
The Falcons and Beavers conclude the series at 7:07 p.m. ET tomorrow (Jan. 14). The theme of the night will be Hockey is For Everyone. Tickets can be purchased HERE and parking can be purchased HERE.

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