Falcons Drop Overtime Battle to Bulldogs

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BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – The Bowling Green Falcons (15-18-2, 12-12-2 CCHA) dropped a heartbreaking 4-3 overtime contest to the Ferris State Bulldogs (13-18-4, 9-14-3 CCHA) in Game 1 of the CCHA Mason Cup Quarterfinals. The Falcons jumped out to a 2-0 lead, but the Bulldogs tied it with a goal late in the first and another early in the second. FSU scored to take the lead with just over five minutes in regulation, but Taylor Schneider tied the game with 1:22 remaining to send it to overtime. The Bulldogs netted the game-winner over 14 minutes into the extra frame, taking a 1-0 series lead.

Scoring Plays

Bowling Green started the scoring with a power play goal from Dalton Norris. Nathan Burke kept the puck in the zone after a clearing attempt from Ferris State, then weaved a diagonal pass to Norris. His shot deflected off a defender's skate and into the net right before the power play expired.
A few minutes later, Austen Swankler added to the BGSU score. Ryan O'Hara's shot was blocked, but he made a strong effort to keep it in the zone before sending a cross-ice pass to Chase Gresock. He skated into the right circle before feeding a crashing Swankler, who chipped it into the net for the goal.
Ferris State scored their first goal with just over two and a half to play in the first. BGSU dumped the puck into the zone, but Drew Cooper was able to fire it out to Jacob Badal. He sent it through the neutral zone to Tyler Schleppe, who had his initial shot saved. The rebounded leaked out to Badal, who knocked it in for FSU's first tally.
Less than 30 seconds into the second, the Bulldogs tied it. Jason Brancheau skated behind the net and made a pass up the ice to Brenden MacLaren, who had his shot blocked. Several players poked at the puck before it slipped up the slot to Brancheau, who fired through traffic and found twine for the tying score.
With just over five minutes to play, the Bulldogs took the lead. Bradley Marek won a faceoff in the left circle, with Travis Shoudy gaining possession. He shot from the blue line and the puck made its way through the bodies and into the net.
With 1:22 to play and the Falcons bringing on an extra attacker, Taylor Schneider tied the game. Alex Barber sent the puck along the blue line to Zach Vinnell, who fired at the net. Nathan Burke's redirect attempt went wide, but Schneider was positioned perfectly to knock in the rebound from right of the crease.
With 6:23 to play, Ferris State attempted a centering pass. The puck sailed through the zone and off the skate of a player going off the ice, but play continued. Less than 30 seconds later, Nick Nardecchia scored the game-winner. He pushed in the rebound from a Ben Schultheis blue-line shot, with the call on the ice standing after a review for too many men.

Falcon Facts

Austen Swankler scored his team-best 19^th goal of the year, putting him at a CCHA-high 43 points. This ties the most points for a BGSU player in a single season since Max Johnson (2018-19), who reached that total in 41 games. Swankler has done it in 34 games. In his career, he has 27 goals and 69 points in 70 games. He is a nominee for the Hobey Baker award, fan voting is still open HERE.
Taylor Schneider scored his 11^th goal of the year, giving him 24 points. In his career, he has 44 goals and 107 points. He played his 181^st career game, tying the program record held by Sam Craggs.
Dalton Norris scored his second goal of the season, which was also his second power play goal. The freshman leads his class with 11 points this season.
Nathan Burke tallied two assists, his second multi-assist game and sixth multi-point game of the year. He has 12 assists and 29 points this season, bringing his point total as a Falcon to 52. In his collegiate career, he has 34 assists and 80 points.
Zach Vinnell notched an assist for the sixth consecutive game, putting his season total at 18. He leads all Falcon defensemen in assists and points (19). In his career, the senior has 43 assists and 52 points.
Chase Gresock registered his 20^th assist and 30^th point, putting his career totals at 58 assists and 103 points.
Ryan O'Hara recorded his 19^th assist of the season, giving him 30 points. The sophomore has 23 assists and 38 points in his career.
Christian Stoever played a career-high 73:36 in net, making 36 saves.

Ty's Take
"We had opportunities in overtime. We had three or four two-on-ones that we weren't able to cash in on. "

The full postgame press conference with Ty Eigner is available HERE. The postgame press conference with Dalton Norris is available HERE.

Up Next
The Falcons and Bulldogs continue the series at 7:07 p.m. ET tomorrow (March 4). With a win, BGSU extends the series to a winner-take-all third game, which would be played at 5:07 p.m. ET on Sunday, March 5. Tickets and parking for tomorrow's game can be purchased HERE.

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Alex Barber

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