Falcons Top Nationally-Ranked UConn To Claim Ice Breaker Tournament Title

Saturday, October 10

Storrs, Conn.

6 p.m.

Bowling Green State University

2-2-0

No. 16/14 UConn

1-1-0

Team	1	2	3	F
Bowling Green	0	1	4	5
UConn	0	1	1	2

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Falcons Top Nationally-Ranked UConn To Claim Ice Breaker Tournament Title

October 10, 2026 | Ice Hockey

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Steinman Records Career-High 39 Saves, Morneau Adds Two-Goal Three-Point Night

By: by Kyle Edmond, BGSU Athletics

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio - The Bowling Green State University hockey team picked up their second win of the weekend, claiming a 5-2 victory over No. 16/14 UConn. The win secured the Ice Breaker Tournament championship for the Falcons, defeating both Sacred Heart and UConn on their home sheets in back-to-back nights. Now 2-2-0, the Falcons will return home to Slater Family Ice Arena this upcoming weekend to host Niagara.

Bowling Green was led by goaltender Jacob Steinman with a career-high 39 saves for the Falcons. Offensively, he was supplemented by Noah Morneau's three-point night, recording two goals and an assist to pace the Falcons to the 5-2 finish while Brody Waters added a career-high three assists to the effort.

How It Happened

Like games before, the Falcons started off with smooth skating for the first five minutes before a cross-check against BGSU brought on the first whistle of the game with UConn going on a power play.
Bowling Green held off the UConn power play, which preceded more scoreless skating in the first period, holding to the end of the first 20 minutes with the teams heading to the locker room at 0-0. Jacob Steinman tallied 14 saves in the frame.
UConn broke the tie, scoring 17 seconds into the second period to take a 1-0 lead.
The Falcons earned their first power play opportunity with 15:59 on the clock in the second period. Bowling Green capitalized on the chance with Ty Higgins finding the back of the net after strong puck movement, tying the score at 1-1 with assists from Brayden Crampton and Dominik Rymon.
The 1-1 tie held through the end of the period, but after time expired UConn was called for roughing, creating a power play to begin the third period.
In the final seconds of the power play to start the third period, Tyler Hotson converted a shot off the rebound from a knee to put the Falcons in front, 2-1, with assists credited to Conner Levis and Brody Waters.
With 16:32 on the clock, the Huskies were called for spearing, a five-minute major penalty. However, halfway through the power play, UConn worked out on a break for a short-handed goal, tying the game at 2-2.
The power play continued for the Falcons with Bowling Green reclaiming the lead on a Noah Morneau goal, 3-2. Morneau was assisted on the score by Waters and Levis, the second assists of the night for both players.
Down the stretch, the Huskies pulled their goalie with the Falcons scoring two empty net scores. The first came from Rymon with assists from Brandon Whynott and Morneau while the second being a goal from Morneau with assists from Whynott and Waters.

Falcon Stat Leaders
Goals: Noah Morneau (2)
Assists: Brody Waters (3)
Points: Noah Morneau, Brody Waters (3)
Blocks: Brayden Crampton (4)
Shots: 4 Players (3)
Saves: Jacob Steinman (39)
Plus-Minus: 4 Players (2)
Faceoffs Won: Ben Doran (13)

Falcon Stat Facts

In goal, Jacob Steinman logged a career-high 39 saves for the Orange and Brown, the most by a Bowling Green goalie since Christian Stoever posted 43 on Jan. 1, 2025 against Bemidji State.
Noah Morneau registered his first goal of the season with a power play score in the third period. For Morneau it marked his 10th goal as a Falcon and second on the power play. Morneau added an empty net goal and an assist for a three-point night, his third multi-goal game as a Falcon and fifth multi-point outing.
Brody Waters added a trio of assists for Bowling Green, his first multi-point game of the season. Waters now has 14 multi-point games with the Falcons with this marking his second multi-assist outing. It's also his first three-assist game with BGSU.
Connor Levis continued his streak of having at least one point in every game so far this season, recording a pair of assists. Levis tallied multi-assist games in both games over the weekend, having two against Sacred Heart Friday night (Oct. 9) as well.
Scoring Bowling Green's first goal of the night, Ty Higgins recorded his first goal of the season and second of his BGSU career with both career goals coming on the power play.
For the second straight night, Tyler Hotson scored a goal for the Falcons with both coming on the power play.
Recording two assists for the Orange and Brown, Brandon Whynott tallied his first multi-point game as a Falcon.
Logging an assist on the Higgins goal, Brayden Crampton registered his first point of the season.
With the win, Bowling Green remains unbeaten against UConn all-time with a record of 4-0-1.

Up Next
The Falcons will return home for their next contest, hosting Niagara for a two-game series next weekend. Bowling Green and Niagara will begin the series on Friday (Oct. 16) with a 7:07 p.m. puck drop.

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