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Oct 4 (Sat)

6:07 p.m.

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Dajon Mingo

Position:
Defenseman
Height:
5-8
Weight:
173
Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Canton, Mich.
Prev School:
Des Moines (USHL)

2014-15 (Redshirt Junior): Made the transition from forward to a blueliner … Played in all 39 games, recording nine assists and 10 points on the year … Tied for fourth on the team with 35 blocks … Had two assists in a 5-0 win at Northern Michigan … Scored his lone goal and blocked five shots in a 5-5 tie with Northern Michigan … Recorded an assist in the team’s WCHA Final Five game against Michigan Tech … Had a goal and two assists, with a +4 on-ice rating and seven blocks in a weekend set at Northern Michigan Dec. 5-6.

2013-14 (Sophomore): Played in only 18 games for the Orange and Brown … Registered three goals and eight assists for 11 points on the year … Finished the year with 11 blocked shots and 49 shots on goal … Committed six penalties, earning 12 penalty minutes … Recorded his first point of the season with an assist at the BGSU Ice Arena against Alaska-Anchorage (11/1/13) … Tallied an assists on the road against No. 18 Minnesota State in the Falcons’ 4-3 win, helping BGSU hand the Mavericks their only home loss of the season (11/8/13) … Registered an assist on the road against No. 14 Ferris State in a 3-3 tie (11/15/13) … Tallied an assist at home against Minnesota State (11/23/13) … Recorded a single game career-high two goals on the road against No. 16 Lake Superior (11/30/13) … Tallied two points (1g, 1a) on the road against Michigan Tech in a 4-4 tie (12/14/13).

2012-13 (Freshman): Was one of only six Falcons to play in all 41 games during the season … Was named co-rookie of the year with fellow freshman Mark Cooper … Was third on the team with 22 points scored, was one of only five Falcons to reach the 20-point plateau … Scored eight goals, ranking fourth on the team ... Fourth on the team with two game-winning goals … Fifth on the team with 14 assists … Second on the team with 104 shots taken … Recorded a point in four-straight games to open the season, including his first career point/assist against Niagara (10/6/12) and his first career goal against Union (10/13/12) ... Scored a goal and added an assist for his first multi-point game of his career against Colgate (10/19/12) ... Recorded an assist in a 2-2 tie with WMU (11/10/12) ... Secured an assist against Notre Dame (12/15/12) ... Recorded a goal and an assist for his second multi-point game of the season against Niagara (12/29/12) ... Scored the game-winning goal against No. 10 WMU on Jan. 18 ... Recorded a goal against No. 6 Miami (1/26/13) ... Recorded a career-high three-point night (1G & 2A) in the Falcons’ 7-3 win over LSSU (2/2/13) ... Recorded two assists against Lake Superior (3/9/13).

Prior to BGSU: Dajon Mingo (Detroit, Mich.) most recently finished playing the 2010-11 season with the Des Moines Buccaneers of the United States Hockey League (USHL) ... He ended the season leading the team in goals scored (24) and was tied for second in both points (35) and on-ice rating (+7) ... Nine of his 24 goals were scored on the power play and three short handed, also team highs ... He finished the regular season in the top ten of the league in goals scored overall (tenth) and on the power play (seventh).

Personal: Majoring in human development and family studies.