Falcons Advance to CCHA Mason Cup Semifinals for the First Time Since 2011-2012 Season

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Falcons Advance to CCHA Mason Cup Semifinals for the First Time Since 2011-2012 Season

March 09, 2025 | Ice Hockey

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By: By: Krissy Kowalski, BGSU Athletics

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – The Bowling Green Falcons (18-13-4, CCHA 12-10-4) defeated the Michigan Tech Huskies (16-17-3, CCHA 12-11-3) by a score of 4-0 to advance to the CCHA Mason Cup Semifinals for the first time since the 2011-12 season. BGSU wins their first post season series since the 2019-2020 season and the first at home since 2018-19.

Notables

Head Coach Dennis Williams advances to the CCHA Mason Cup Semifinals in his first season under the helm of the Falcons
The Falcons exact revenge over the Michigan Tech Huskies, who knocked them out in the CCHA Mason Cup Quarterfinals a season ago
The Falcons win their first post season series since the 2019-2020 season when BGSU swept Alaska Fairbanks in Fairbanks, Alaska
The Orange and Brown win their first home post season series since the 2018-19 season when the Falcons swept the Michigan Tech Huskies
Sophomore Ben Doran recorded his first three-point game of his career with one goal and two assists
Senior Christian Stoever recorded his third shutout of the season
Graduate Ethan Scardina and junior Jaden Grant finished the game with two points

By The Numbers

Goals: Multiple Tied (1)
Assists: Two Tied (2)
Points: Ben Doran (3)
Blocks: Two Tied (2)
Shots: Jaden Grant (4)
+/-: Multiple Tied (+2)
Saves: Christian Stoever (27)
Face-offs: Ethan Scardina (13)

How It Happened

The Falcons opened the scoring at 12:12 into the game. Junior Quinn Emerson scored his second goal in as many games. Sophomore Ben Doran won the initial face-off back to senior Ryan O'Hara. O'Hara took the puck around the net and passed it to Emerson on the backside of the net to tap it in to take a 1-0 lead.
Two minutes later, the Orange and Brown doubled their lead off on graduate Ethan Scardina's sixth goal of the season on the power-play. Junior Jaden Grant passed it across to Doran in the slot. Doran passed it back to Grant. Grant took an initial shot that was saved. Scardina collected the rebound and quickly put it in under the bar.
Much like game one of the Mason Cup Quarterfinals, neither team was able to add a goal in the second period with the Falcons outshooting the Huskies 9 to 7.
BGSU added a goal to the lead at 8:40 in the third period to make it a three-goal game. Grant fought for the puck along the board with a Huskies player. Grant hit it out to freshman Maxwell Martin. Martin took the puck around the net for a wrap around. The initial shot was saved but the rebound came right back to Martin and shot it over the Michigan Tech goaltender to give BGSU a 3-0 lead.
Bowling Green added the insurance goal on an empty netter at 15:38 in the third period, for Doran's third point of the night and Scardina's second.

Up Next
The Falcons advance to the CCHA Mason Cup Quarterfinals on March 15, where they will take on either the Minnesota State Mavericks or the St. Thomas Tommie's on the road for a single elimination game.

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