Falcons Begin New Year With Home-and-Home Series Against Buckeyes

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio- The Bowling Green Falcons (7-13-0, 5-7-0 CCHA) are set for a non-conference home-and-home series against the Ohio State Buckeyes (6-8-4, 0-8-2 B1G). The series begins in Columbus, Ohio on Friday, January 5 in Value City Arena, puck drop set for 7:00 p.m. The action continues in Bowling Green the following night on Saturday, January 6 in Slater Family Ice Arena at 7:07 p.m.

How to Follow
Friday's game will stream on Big Ten Network Plus, found HERE. Saturday's game will stream on FloHockey, found HERE. Subscription is required for both streaming services. Live stats for Friday can be found HERE, Live stats for Saturday can be found HERE. Both games will be broadcast on 88.1 FM WBGU, found HERE. The games will also have live updates on Bowling Green Hockey's official Twitter page, @BGSUHKY.

Slater Family Ice Arena Construction
Throughout the remainder of the Bowling Green home hockey schedule, exterior construction to the Slater Family Ice Arena will affect various entrances into the venue.

More information can be found HERE.

Ticket and Parking Information
Tickets for Friday's game at Value City Arena can be found HERE. Free public parking can be found at Bill Davis Stadium directly behind the Schottenstein Center, parking map can be viewed HERE. Tickets for Saturday's game in Slater Family Ice Arena can be found HERE and parking can be found HERE.

Ty's Take
"Our focus has been on these last 14 games, how do we prepare, what is our motivation, where do we think we are going to be, what are our goals? So this weekend with Ohio State is our opportunity to close out our non-conference portion of our schedule. Everybody knows that it is a big deal, this series with Ohio State. Home-and-home, both teams really enjoy this series; our guys get to go down to Columbus and play in the Schot and their guys get to come to the Slate and play in a really good environment here."

Coach Eigner's full press conference from Jan.3 can be found HERE.

Falcon Facts

Ryan O'Hara leads the Falcons production with 16 points (9g,7a). Brody Waters being close behind with 13 points (6g,7a). Ryan O'Hara, Brody Waters, and Josh Nodler all record seven assists on the season and lead that category while Ryan O'Hara leads the goal column with nine.
Freshmen Cole Moore has recorded a .918 save percentage and 2.79 goals against average through 14 games. Moore was named CCHA Goaltender of the Week on December 11 and was recently named the CCHA Rookie of the Month on January 3. Moore is the first Falcon this season to be named Player of the Month
The Falcons have recorded 10 power-play goals throughout the season and Brody Waters, Josh Nodler, and Gustav Stjernberg have all recorded two a piece. Josh Nodler's two power-play goals were tallied in the Ferris State game on December 9, that swept the series.
Bowling Green records a .544 faceoff win percentage and ranking sixth in the NCAA.
The Falcons penalty kill unit ranks 20th in the NCAA, recording a .838 percentage (12/74).

Opponent Outlook
Ohio State has a 6-8-4 overall record and 0-8-2 conference record, on the season. The Buckeyes are 6-0-2 in nonconference games and 4-0-1 in Columbus as they look to close non-conference play. Ohio State is coming off a non-conference win against Mercyhurst on December 30, that recorded their first win in three games.

Four Buckeyes record five goals and three record nine assists, which leads the point production. Stephen Halliday leads the leads the Buckeye point production with 14 points. Goaltender Logan Terness has a 5-7-3 record with a .897 save percentage and 3.33 goals allowed average. Kristoffer Eberly has also seen time in the cage with a 1-1-1 record and .917 save percentage and 1.97 goals allowed average.

Series Info
Bowling Green has a 94-77-9 in the all-time series. Last season, Ohio State swept the series 2-5 in Bowling Green and 4-9 in Columbus. The first meeting between the two Ohio teams was December of 1969 where the series was split, the Buckeyes took the first meeting and Falcons took the second.

Up Next
Bowling Green will resume CCHA play when they host Minnesota State for a weekend series in Slater Family Ice Arena Friday. The first game will be on Friday, January 19 at 7:07 p.m. and will be Faculty, Staff, and Adult Hockey League Night. With the action continuing on Saturday, January 20 at 7:07 p.m. and will serve as Pro Wrestling Night.

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