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Falcons Head to Sioux Falls for a Weekend Clash with No. 18 Augustana
February 11, 2026 | Ice Hockey
This weekend marks the only regular-season series between the Vikings and Falcons during the 2025-26 campaign. Augustana sits one spot ahead of BGSU in the CCHA standings (third) by just two points, 42-40. Michigan Tech is in second place with 45 points, while St. Thomas is in first place with 47 points.
How to Follow
• Both games 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.
• Augustana is coming off back-to-back losses at then-No. 20 Michigan Tech. The Vikings lost the opener in overtime, salving one CCHA point for the weekend.
• Leonid Bulgakov leads Augustana with 14 goals. Owen Baumgartner leads the Vikings with 15 assists, while Brett Meerman has a team-high 25 points.
• Josh Kotai leads the CCHA with a 93.3 percent save percentage and is posting a 2.09 goals against average.
Falcon Facts
• The Falcons trail the all-time series 0-3-1, which began during the 2023-24 season when Augustana joined the CCHA.
• Breck McKinley is tied for 12th nationally in defensemen scoring with 22 points.
• He is also tied for second in the nation in assists by a defenseman with 20.
• Quinn Emerson leads BGSU with 30 points on nine goals and 21 assists.
• Emerson and Noah Morneau lead BGSU with nine goals.
• Emerson leads BGSU with 21 assists.
• Jacob Steinman leads BGSU between the pipes with a 92.0 save percentage to go with a 2.16 goals against average.
Next Up
• BGSU returns to Slater Family Ice Arena Feb. 20-21 when No. 16 Minnesota State comes to Bowling Green. The Friday, Feb. 20 game is a 7:07 p.m. start and First Responders night. The Saturday, Feb. 21 game is a 6:07 p.m. and is Senior Day, along with SICSIC unveil.
