Three Second Period Power Play Goals Lift Falcons To CCHA Opener Victory

Friday, October 23

Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.

7:07 p.m.

Bowling Green State University

3-4-0, 1-0-0

Lake Superior State

2-3-0, 0-1-0

Team	1	2	3	F
Bowling Green	1	3	2	6
Lake Superior St.	2	0	0	2

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October 23, 2026 | Ice Hockey

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Morneau Logs His Second Two-Goal, Three-Point Game Of The Season

By: by Kyle Edmond, BGSU Athletics

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. - The Bowling Green State University hockey team claimed a 6-2 win over Lake Superior State in the Falcons' CCHA opener. The Lakers recorded the first two goals of the game, but six unanswered goals, including three second period power play scores, pushed Bowling Green to the win. Noah Morneau led the way with three points, including two power play goals, while Jacob Steinman picked up the win between the pipes with 27 saves. With the win the Falcons move to 1-0-0 in conference play, winning their conference opener for the third straight year, starting 1-0 in the CCHA each season under head coach Dennis Williams.

How It Happened

The first goal of the game came early in the contest, setting the tone for the game. Lake Superior State netted the first goal of the night 2:23 into the first period for a 1-0 advantage.
Roughly four minutes of game time later, the Lakers added a second goal to push their advantage to 2-0.
Near the halfway point of the first period, coming four seconds shy of the 10-minute mark, the Falcons got on the board. Thomas Verdon scored the goal with assists coming from Ty Cheveldayoff and Jeremie Minville. The goal narrowed the gap to 2-1 at the end of the first period.
The Falcons worked to tie the game in the second period with a power play goal. Noah Morneau was the one to strike, coming six minutes into the period, for a 2-2 tie. Ben Doran and Brody Waters registered the assists on the goal.
Morneau's goal opened the power play flood gates for the Falcons, adding two more in the next four minutes. The next came off the stick of Tyler Hotson during a 5-on-3 power play with assists from Breck McKinley and Morneau.
Morneau kept it going with his second power play goal of the game just over a minute later, a score to stretch the Bowling Green advantage to 4-2, holding to the end of the second period. Waters and Doran added their second assists of the night on the goal.
The Falcons added another tally to the scoring column in the third period. Nearly six minutes into the frame, Jake Sloan tallied a goal, his second in as many games, with assists from Carson Campbell and Adam Zlnka.
In the final few minutes, Max Martin tallied another BGSU goal to secure the 6-2 final in favor of the Falcons with assists from Brayden Crampton and Sloan.

Falcon Stat Leaders
Goals: Noah Morneau (2)
Assists: Ben Doran, Brody Waters (2)
Points: Noah Morneau (3)
Blocks: Evan Bushy (2)
Shots: Noah Morneau (12)
Saves: Jacob Steinman (27)
Plus-Minus: 3 Players (+2)
Faceoffs Won: Noah Morneau (14)

Falcon Stat Facts

With the win, the Falcons have started 1-0 in conference play each season under Dennis Williams since he was hired ahead of the 2024-25 season. Williams is just the second coach in program history to win their first three conference openers during their tenure.
Scoring a pair of power play goals, Noah Morneau tallied his second multi-goal game of the season and has now scored three of his four goals this season on the power play after having one power play goal all of last season. Morneau added an assist as well for his second three-point game of the year.
Tyler Hotson registered a 5-on-3 goal for the Falcons that pushed Bowling Green in front in the second period. Hotson's goal was his team-leading fifth of the season with all five coming in the last five games. The goal also marked Hotson's second power play goal of the season.
For the second consecutive game, Breck McKinley recorded an assist, giving him three on the season and his first point streak of the year.
Jake Sloan recorded a goal for the second straight game for the Falcons, already matching his goal total from last season. He later added an assist for his first multi-point game of the season and the third of his BGSU career.
The goal for Thomas Verdon marked the first of his collegiate career as well as the first point of his collegiate career. Verdon's score also marked the first goal of the season by a BGSU freshman.
Assisting on fellow freshmen Verdon's goal, Ty Cheveldayoff tallied his first point as a Falcon as well.
Max Martin recorded the sixth BGSU goal of the game and his second of the season after logging one against Michigan in the season opener.
Brody Waters recorded a pair of assists for the Falcons, his fifth and sixth of the season and first points since logging a three-assist game in the win over UConn.
Ben Doran tallied his first two points of the season with an assist on both of Morneau's power play goals. Doran now has 65 career points, the most on the active roster in a Bowling Green uniform.

Up Next
The Falcons and Lakers will conclude the weekend series on Saturday (Oct. 24) with another 7:07 p.m. puck drop at Taffy Abel Arena. From there, BGSU will have a weekend off before returning to the ice with a home series against Bemidji State to open the month of November.

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