Bowling Green State University Athletics
Friday, January 30
Notre Dame, Ind.
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Photo by: Hailey Pettit-Mastroianni, BGSU Athletics
Falcons and Fighting Irish Set for a Home-and-Home Clash this Weekend
January 28, 2026 | Ice Hockey
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – Bowling Green heads back into non-conference play this weekend for home-and-home series with former CCHA foe Notre Dame on Friday and Saturday. The Falcons head to Compton Family Ice Arena in Notre Dame, Ind., on Friday for a 7 p.m. puck drop. The Fighting Irish (5-18-1, 1-13-0 B1G) come to Slater Family Ice Arena for a 6:07 p.m. puck drop on Saturday. BGSU (14-6-4, 11-4-3 CCHA) is coming off a series sweep at Bemidji State.
Saturday is an Orange Wave. Fans are encouraged to wear orange.
How to Follow
• Friday's game will be streamed live on Peacock and NBC Sports, while Saturday's game will air on CCHA TV via Midco Sports Plus. Audio will be available on 88.1 WBGU-FM. A subscription is required to watch. To learn more about subscriptions and pricing of Midco Sports Plus, it can be found here. Please note to receive CCHA and Bowling Green Hockey Content, you need to subscribe to one of two possible plans: Midco Sports Plus All In (29.99/month) or Midco Sports Plus 2 (24.99/month). Currently there are discounts on both plans that bring them down to $16.67 and $10.84 a month, respectively.
• Audio will be available on 88.1 WBGU-FM. Live stats will be available at BGSUFalcons.com. The games will also have live updates on Bowling Green Hockey's official X and Instagram page @BGSUHKY and @BGFalconHockey.
• Tickets to Saturday's game at Slater Family Ice Arena are sold out. Fans can still purchase tickets via Seat Geek.
Clear Bag Mandate
• For fans attending the this weekend's games at Slater Family Ice Arena, a clear bag mandate will be in effect. For more information, please click here to see the mandate.
Parking
• Due to the number of events in and around athletic facilities on Saturday, BGSU will provide free shuttles from overflow Lots to the Slater Family Ice Arena for the Notre Dame Hockey Game. Please continue to follow the normal ingress routes for hockey and follow the directions of parking staff and police officers. You may be directed to overflow LOT L and LOT 13 and be shuttled to the ice arena. Please plan ahead and pre-purchase your Parking Pass online. Here is the hockey parking map.
Opponent Outlook
• Notre Dame comes into the weekend after a home split with Ohio State. The Fighting Irish picked up a 6-1 win over the Buckeyes the last time out, which is Notre Dame's first B1G win of the season.
• The win snapped a 10-game losing streak dating back to a 5-4 win at Merrimack on Nov. 26.
• Sutter Muzzatti leads Notre Dame with 21 points (10-11-21), while Evan Werner and Muzzatti share the team lead with 10 goals each.
• Muzzatti, Paul Fischer and Cole Knuble share the team lead with 11 assists.
• Nicholas Kempf is saving 89.1 percent of shots between the pipes and posting a 3.66 goals against average.
Falcon Facts
• The Falcons trail in the all-time series advantage 40-59-8 in a series that started in 1969.
• The teams last met in a home-and-home series in November 2019, when BGSU swept the weekend with 5-1 victories in both games.
• Breck McKinley is tied for 11th nationally in defensemen scoring with 20 points.
• He is also tied for third in the nation in assists by a defenseman with 18.
• Quinn Emerson leads BGSU with 25 points on seven goals and 18 assists.
• Jaden Grant and Tyler Hotson lead BGSU with eight goals.
• Emmerson and McKinley lead BGSU with 18 assists.
• Jacob Steinman leads BGSU between the pipes with a 91.5 save percentage to go with a 2.41 goals against average. Tyler Palmer had a team-best 2.16 goals against average.
Next Up
• BGSU returns to CCHA play when No. 15 St. Thomas comes to Slater Family Ice Arena Feb. 6-7. Puck drop for the Friday game is 7:07 p.m. and the Saturday game is 6:07 p.m.
Saturday is an Orange Wave. Fans are encouraged to wear orange.
How to Follow
• Friday's game will be streamed live on Peacock and NBC Sports, while Saturday's game will air on CCHA TV via Midco Sports Plus. Audio will be available on 88.1 WBGU-FM. A subscription is required to watch. To learn more about subscriptions and pricing of Midco Sports Plus, it can be found here. Please note to receive CCHA and Bowling Green Hockey Content, you need to subscribe to one of two possible plans: Midco Sports Plus All In (29.99/month) or Midco Sports Plus 2 (24.99/month). Currently there are discounts on both plans that bring them down to $16.67 and $10.84 a month, respectively.
• Audio will be available on 88.1 WBGU-FM. Live stats will be available at BGSUFalcons.com. The games will also have live updates on Bowling Green Hockey's official X and Instagram page @BGSUHKY and @BGFalconHockey.
• Tickets to Saturday's game at Slater Family Ice Arena are sold out. Fans can still purchase tickets via Seat Geek.
Clear Bag Mandate
• For fans attending the this weekend's games at Slater Family Ice Arena, a clear bag mandate will be in effect. For more information, please click here to see the mandate.
Parking
• Due to the number of events in and around athletic facilities on Saturday, BGSU will provide free shuttles from overflow Lots to the Slater Family Ice Arena for the Notre Dame Hockey Game. Please continue to follow the normal ingress routes for hockey and follow the directions of parking staff and police officers. You may be directed to overflow LOT L and LOT 13 and be shuttled to the ice arena. Please plan ahead and pre-purchase your Parking Pass online. Here is the hockey parking map.
Opponent Outlook
• Notre Dame comes into the weekend after a home split with Ohio State. The Fighting Irish picked up a 6-1 win over the Buckeyes the last time out, which is Notre Dame's first B1G win of the season.
• The win snapped a 10-game losing streak dating back to a 5-4 win at Merrimack on Nov. 26.
• Sutter Muzzatti leads Notre Dame with 21 points (10-11-21), while Evan Werner and Muzzatti share the team lead with 10 goals each.
• Muzzatti, Paul Fischer and Cole Knuble share the team lead with 11 assists.
• Nicholas Kempf is saving 89.1 percent of shots between the pipes and posting a 3.66 goals against average.
Falcon Facts
• The Falcons trail in the all-time series advantage 40-59-8 in a series that started in 1969.
• The teams last met in a home-and-home series in November 2019, when BGSU swept the weekend with 5-1 victories in both games.
• Breck McKinley is tied for 11th nationally in defensemen scoring with 20 points.
• He is also tied for third in the nation in assists by a defenseman with 18.
• Quinn Emerson leads BGSU with 25 points on seven goals and 18 assists.
• Jaden Grant and Tyler Hotson lead BGSU with eight goals.
• Emmerson and McKinley lead BGSU with 18 assists.
• Jacob Steinman leads BGSU between the pipes with a 91.5 save percentage to go with a 2.41 goals against average. Tyler Palmer had a team-best 2.16 goals against average.
Next Up
• BGSU returns to CCHA play when No. 15 St. Thomas comes to Slater Family Ice Arena Feb. 6-7. Puck drop for the Friday game is 7:07 p.m. and the Saturday game is 6:07 p.m.
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