Falcons Travel To Marquette For Final Regular Season Series

MARQUETTE, Mich.- The Bowling Green Falcons (13-18-1, 11-10-1 CCHA) are set for the final series of the season against the Northern Michigan Wildcats (10-14-6, 8-10-4 CCHA). The two will faceoff at 7:07 on Friday, March 1 in Berry Events Center. The action will continue Saturday, March 2 for the regular season finale. This will be the second meeting of the two this season, the first being Nov. 24-25 where the weekend ended in a split. The Falcons took the first game in a dominating 6-2 finish while the Wildcats captured the second game 0-2.

How to Follow
Friday and Saturday will be live streamed on FloHockey found HERE. Live stats can be found HERE. The games will also have live updates on Bowling Green Hockey's official Twitter page, @BGSUHKY.

Ticket Information
Tickets for Friday and Saturday in Berry Events Center can be found HERE.

Falcon Facts

Ryan O'Hara leads the Falcons point production with 18 points through 26 games (10g, 8a). Spencer Kersten (8g, 7a) and Josh Nodler (5g, 10a) are tied at second with 15 points each. Nodler leads the Falcons in assist.
Seth Fyten leads the Falcons with a +6 ranking on the season, while Gustav Stjernberg is close behind with a +3 ranking.
The Falcons have recorded 18 power-play goals throughout the season, Seth Fyten leads with three through 22 games played.
Bowling Green records a .532 faceoff win percentage, ranking 12th in the NCAA and leads the CCHA. Josh Nodler (471) ranks 10th in the CCHA for faceoff wins Jaden Grant at 17th (386) and Spencer Kersten close behind at 18th with 378.
The Falcons penalty kill unit ranks 23rd in the NCAA and second in the CCHA, recording a .825 percentage (21/117).
Cole Moore was named CCHA Rookie of the Week, on Wednesday (Feb. 28). Moore received his fifth CCHA award of the season and second Rookie of the Month nod. Moore recorded a 3-2 record in the month of February and averaged a 32.2 saves per game this past month and a .941 save percentage, totaling 161 saves.

Opponent Outlook

Northern Michigan holds a 10-14-6 overall record on the season and a 8-10-4 CCHA record. The Wildcats are 8-4-2 at home and 2-10-4 on the road. The Wildcats' last matchup was Feb. 23-24 where they faced Ferris State. Northern Michigan took the first game 3-2 and finished the second game in a 1-1 SOL 0-1.

Artem Shlaine leads the Wildcats with 10 goals while Andre Ghantous leads in assists (20) and points (28). Goaltender Beni Halasz records a .896 save percentage and 2.97 goals against average, Halasz holds a 7-10-6 record the season. Charlie Glockner has recorded time for the Wildcats as well. Glockner records a .885 save percentage and 3.26 goals against average.

Series Info
The all-time series between Bowling Green and Northern Michigan is 59-60-11. In the most recent matchup, the two split the weekend in Slater Family Ice Arena. The Falcons took the first game, 6-2 while the Wildcats took the second game 0-2 in November. The first matchup between the Falcons and Wildcats was in 1976 where the Falcons swept the weekend.

Up Next
Bowling Green will be back in action for the final game of the season on Saturday, March 2 at 6:07 p.m. against the Northern Michigan Wildcats.

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