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Oct 4 (Sat)

6:07 p.m.

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Brandon Hawkins

Position:
Forward
Height:
5-10
Weight:
195
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Macomb, Mich.
Prev School:
Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)

2015-16 (Sophomore): Played in 41 games for the Falcons, ranking second on the team with 28 points … Third on the Falcons with 13 goals and had a team-high 128 shots on goal … Tied for the team-best with four power play goals and added three game-winning goals … Tied for team lead with 10 points on the power play and had a team-high 29 shots on goal … Overcame a slow start to the season to score 21 points over the final 22 games of the season … Named WCHA Offensive Player of the Week Jan. 25 after a five-point weekend (three goals, two assists) in a pair of wins over Alaska Anchorage … Scored his first goal of the season as the unassisted overtime game-winner to defeat Alabama Huntsville 3-2 … Had three three-point games, including both games at Alabama Huntsville to close out the regular season … Had eight points in a three-game stretch to close the regular season, posting a goal in each contest and a +5 on-ice rating … Had a goal in the team’s 7-2 win over Bemidji State in game two of the first round of the WCHA Tournament.

2014-15 (Freshman): Member of the WCHA All-Rookie Team and the team’s co-Rookie of the Year Award … Also was named the team’s Jim Sears Most Valuable Player and earned the Sam Cooper Leading Scorer award … Played in all 39 games and led the Falcons with 16 goals and 30 points, adding 14 assists … Ranked in the top 10 in the WCHA and first among freshmen in scoring … His 16 goals were third in the WCHA and also led all freshmen … Had four goals and six assists on the power play for a team-best 10 power-play points … Also scored four game-winning goals, tied for fourth in the WCHA, and the only penalty shot goal of the season for the Falcons … Had a team-high 135 shots and recorded a +6 on-ice rating … Had an assist in his first collegiate contest, a 3-2 win over Miami … Recorded his first goal, a power-play marker, and added two assists in a 5-0 win at Alabama Huntsville … First 10 goals of his career came on the road but five of his final six of the season were at home … Had three two-goal games, including in a 4-1 win over Northern Michigan in game two of a WCHA First Round best-of-three sweep … Also had two goals in a 5-5 tie against Northern Michigan during the regular season and in a 7-2 win over Alabama Huntsville … Added an assist to record three points in that victory over Alabama Huntsville … Scored with just 2:40 remaining in regulation to lift the Falcons to a 3-2 win at Ohio State … Broke a 3-3 tie with a game-winner with less than eight minutes remaining in a 4-3 win at Alaska Anchorage … Blocked a season-high two shots in each of the Miami games to open the year.

Prior to BGSU: Played for the Texas Tornado (NAHL) and Sioux City Musketeers (USHL) … Named Rookie of the Year in the NAHL in 2012-13 … Totaled 35 goals and 23 assists for 58 points for the Tornado … Played 54 games for the Musketeers in 2013-14, tallying 26 goals and 22 assists for 48 points … Attended Eisenhower High School from 2009-12.

Personal: Full name – Brandon Rielly Hawkins … Son of Jessie and Melissa Hawkins … Mother (Melissa) played tennis at Michigan State University … Has two sisters named Molly (18) and Maggie (15).