BGSU, Niagara Need Overtime To Settle Score In Sold Out Slater

Friday, October 16

Bowling Green, Ohio

7:07 p.m.

Bowling Green State University

2-3-0

Niagara

2-3-0

Team	1	2	3	OT 1	F
Niagara	1	1	0	1	3
Bowling Green	1	1	0	0	2

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Tyler Hotson Penalty Shot Goal vs. Niagara -- Oct. 16, 2026

Photo by: Hailey Pettit-Mastroianni, BGSU Athletics

October 16, 2026 | Ice Hockey

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Hotson Has Hot Streak With Pair Of Goals

By: by Kyle Edmond, BGSU Athletics

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio - The Bowling Green State University hockey team hosted the Niagara Purple Eagles in front of a sold out Slater Family Ice Arena Friday night (Oct. 16). The Falcons and Purple Eagles played a tight contest through the whole night, ending each period of regulation in a tie; 1-1 after the first and 2-2 after both the second and third. In the final minute of overtime, Niagara broke the stalemate with a goal to claim the 3-2 final. For Bowling Green, Tyler Hotson led the way, scoring both goals for the Falcons including one as a penalty shot.

How It Happened

After nearly six minutes of back-and-forth skating to start off, Niagara was called for slashing on a breakaway by Tyler Hotson, granting Hotson a penalty shot. He made it count, netting the first score of the night for a 1-0 lead.
Niagara managed to answer soon after for a 1-1 tie with 9:19 remaining in the first period. The score held through the end of the period, but a late Niagara penalty created BGSU power play that carried a minute and 39 seconds over to the second period.
Niagara managed to survive the Bowling Green penalty by mere seconds, but the goal came nonetheless. Just seconds after the Purple Eagles returned to full strength, Tyler Hotson sent the puck into the net for his second goal of the night with assists coming from Noah Morneau and Connor Levis.
With just under two minutes remaining in the second period, Niagara tied the score. After a review, the goal was upheld for a 2-2 tie heading into the second intermission.
The two teams continued to skate tied up through the end of the third period. A late third period penalty granted Niagara a power play that carried to a 4-on-3 advantage to start the overtime frame.
Bowling Green successfully fended off the power play, but a goal late in the overtime frame for Niagara, coming with less than 30 seconds remaining, made the difference in the 3-2.

Falcon Stat Leaders
Goals: Tyler Hotson (2)
Assists: Connor Levis, Noah Morneau (1)
Points: Tyler Hotson (2)
Blocks: Ivan Korodiuk (2)
Shots: Tyler Hotson (5)
Saves: Tyler Palmer (26)
Plus-Minus: 3 Players (+1)
Faceoffs Won: Noah Morneau (10)

Falcon Stat Facts

Tyler Hotson's first period penalty shot was the first attempted penalty shot for the Falcons in nearly two years with the last being by Brett Pfoh on Nov. 15, 2024 against St. Thomas.
Hotson's penalty shot marked his third goal of the season, giving him a goal in three-straight games now for the Orange and Brown. Later adding another goal, Hotson now has four goals over the last three games.
Hotson tallied his first multi-goal game of the season and his third as a Falcon. It also marked his first multi-point game of the year and 16th of his career.
Coming off a five-point weekend at the Ice Breaker Tournament, Noah Morneau continued his point streak with an assist on Hotson's second goal. Morneau now has an assist in four consecutive games for the Falcons.
Similarly, Connor Levis tallied an assist on Hotson's second goal as well. Levis now has at least one point in every BGSU game so far this season, including an assist in four of the five games played.

Up Next
The Falcons and Purple Eagles will continue the weekend series on Saturday (Oct. 17) in front of another sold out Slater Family Ice Arena. Bowling Green and Niagara are set for a 6:07 p.m. puck drop to conclude the series.

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