Falcons Fly to Five Straight Wins with 3-1 Victory over Lake Superior State Lakers
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – The Bowling Green Falcons (10-7-2, CCHA 6-4-2) defeated the Lake Superior State Lakers (8-11-1, 6-6-0) by a score of 3-1 for their fifth straight win and second sweep against CCHA foes in as many opportunities. In the win, graduate Ethan Scardina scored the eighth goal of his career against Lake Superior State and recorded his first multi-point game of the season. The Falcons recorded their third CCHA sweep of the season tying the number of sweeps earned a season ago.
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – The Bowling Green Falcons (10-7-2, CCHA 6-4-2) defeated the Lake Superior State Lakers (8-11-1, 6-6-0) by a score of 3-1 for their fifth straight win and second sweep against CCHA foes in as many opportunities. In the win, graduate Ethan Scardina scored the eighth goal of his career against Lake Superior State and recorded his first multi-point game of the season. The Falcons recorded their third CCHA sweep of the season tying the number of sweeps earned a season ago.
Notables
- BGSU records their fifth straight win and second sweep against CCHA foes in as many opportunities
- Senior Ben Wozney recorded two assists on the night for his first multi-point game since Jan. 7, 2023, against Lake Superior State when he recorded 1 goal and 2 assists
- Three Falcons tallied multi-point games: graduate Ethan Scardina (1G, 1A, 2P), senior Ben Wozney (0G, 2A, 2P), junior Eric Parker (0G, 2A, 2P)
- Senior Christian Stoever stopped 37 shots with a .973 save percentage
- Junior Brett Pfoh tied a career-high in blocks with four, previously set this season at RIT on Oct. 19, 2024
- Head Coach Dennis Williams improves to 5-2-1 against the Lake Superior State Lakers in his Bowling Green coaching career
By The Numbers
- Goals: Multiple Tied (1)
- Assists Two Tied (2)
- Points: Multiple Tied (2)
- Blocks: Two Tied (4)
- Shots: Ville Immonen (4)
- +/-: Multiple Tied (+2)
- Saves: Christian Stoever (37)
- Face-offs: Jaden Grant (10)
How It Happened
- The Falcons opened the scoring about 10 minutes into the game off a tip in by junior Brett Pfoh. Graduate Ethan Scardina took a shot down the right-hand side that was initially saved. BGSU cycled the puck up to senior Ben Wozney who took a shot from the blue line. The puck was deflected twice by Scardina and then Pfoh to make the score 1-0.
- Sophomore Ben Doran would double the Orange and Brown lead on the power-play at 15:37 in the first period. Graduate Ville Immonen initially won the face-off back to junior Eric Parker on the blue line. Parker passed it across to Wozney who found Doran on the left dot. Doran took a shot that beat the Lake Superior State goaltender on the short side.
- BGSU out-shot the Lakers 15-10 in the first period
- The Lakers would get one back at 7:05 in the second to make the score 2-1 in favor of the Falcons.
- Scardina would net the insurance at 7:57 in the third period. Junior Quinn Emerson took the puck around the net before finding Scardina waiting in the slot to tap in the goal for his second of the year.
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