Falcon Hockey Splits Series with St. Thomas
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – The Bowling Green Falcons (15-10-4, CCHA 11-7-4) fell to the St. Thomas Tommies (12-13-5, CCHA 9-9-4) by a score of 2-1. BGSU recorded a season high 57 shots on goal. Senior Ryan O'Hara extended his goal scoring streak to three goals in three games with five points over two series.
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – The Bowling Green Falcons (15-10-4, CCHA 11-7-4) fell to the St. Thomas Tommies (12-13-5, CCHA 9-9-4) by a score of 2-1. BGSU recorded a season high 57 shots on goal. Senior Ryan O'Hara extended his goal scoring streak to three goals in three games with five points over two series.
Notables
- BGSU finishes the regular season against the Tommies with a record of 1-2-1
- The Orange and Brown recorded the most shots on goal in a game with 57 since March 13, 2021, when the attempted 50 shots against Northern Michigan in a 5-0 victory
- Senior Ryan O'Hara recorded his fourth goal all time against the Tommies
- O'Hara tied a career-high with 10 shots
- Sophomore Gustav Stjernberg finishes the series with two assists
- The Falcons out-shot the Tommies 57 to 19
By The Numbers
- Goals: Ryan O'Hara (1)
- Assists: Gustav Stjernberg (1)
- Points: Two Tied (1)
- Blocks: N/A
- Shots: Ryan O'Hara (10) (Tied Career-High)
- +/-: Multiple Tied (0)
- Saves: Cole Moore (19)
- Face-offs: Ethan Scardina (14)
How It Happened
- Neither team was able to find the back of the net through the first period with the Falcons out-shooting the Tommies 24 to 4.
- The Tommies found the game's first goal on the power-play 40 seconds into the second period to make it 1-0. The second period ended with a 1-0 lead for UST, even though BGSU out-shot the Tommies 17 to 7.
- St. Thomas doubled the lead at 8:16 in the third period after Lucas Wahlin got behind the defense for a breakaway goal.
- BGSU would get one back at 10:47 in the third period on the power-play. Sophomore Gustav Stjernberg and senior Ryan O'Hara passed the puck back and forth at the top of the slot. Stjernberg set up O'Hara for the one-time shot that beat the St. Thomas goaltender up high to make it 1-2.
Up Next
The Orange and Brown will take a break from CCHA competition with an away exhibition against the USNDTP in Plymouth, Mich., on Friday Feb. 14, 2025.
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