BGSU Hockey Records First Win in December Against Northern Michigan, 2-0.
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – The Bowling Green Falcons (6-7-2, CCHA 3-2-2) tallied their first win in the month of December with a 2-0 victory over the Northern Michigan Wildcats (1-15-1, CCHA 0-10-1). In the win, junior Quinn Emerson recorded his first multi-point game of the season and fifth of his career. Senior Christian Stoever started in net for the Falcons for the second time this season and first shutout of the season and fourth of his career.
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – The Bowling Green Falcons (6-7-2, CCHA 3-2-2) tallied their first win in the month of December with a 2-0 victory over the Northern Michigan Wildcats (1-15-1, CCHA 0-10-1). In the win, junior Quinn Emerson recorded his first multi-point game of the season and fifth of his career. Senior Christian Stoever started in net for the Falcons for the second time this season and first shutout of the season and fourth of his career.
Notables
- Senior Christian Stoever recorded his first shutout and first win of the season, stopping all 24 shots he faced
- Junior Quinn Emerson recorded a goal and an assist in the win for his first multi-point game of the season and fifth overall
- After tonight's game, sophomore Ben Doran claimed sole ownership of second among all BGSU goal scorers with four on the season
- After tonight's game, graduate Ville Immonen claimed sole ownership of second among all BGSU assisters with five on the season
- BGSU has shutout a CCHA team for the second time this season, not letting Ferris State score on Nov.1, 2023
- In the win, Bowling Green recorded 72 shot attempts and has their first win against the Wildcats in over a year since, Nov. 24, 2023.
By The Numbers
- Goals: Two Tied (1)
- Assists: Multiple Tied (1)
- Points: Quinn Emerson (2)
- Blocks: Dalton Norris (2)
- +/-: Quinn Emerson (+2)
- Saves: Christian Stoever (24)
- Face-offs: Two Tied (10)
How It Happened
- Neither team was able to find the back of the net in the first period. Going into the first break, Bowling Green was leading in shots 22-17 and in the faceoff battle 12-8.
- Halfway thru the second period, at 10:40, junior Quinn Emerson on the boards found sophomore Ben Doran on a low angle at the bottom of the right circle. Doran took a shot that found the back of the net to give the Falcons a 1-0 lead.
- Bowling Green went into the second intermission up a goal on the Northern Michigan and lead in the shots on goal battle 17-4 in the second period.
- In the waning seconds of the third period, Northern Michigan pulled their goalie for the extra skater. Doran was able to track down the puck to waive off the icing call and found graduate Ville Immonen on the boards. Immonen passed the puck to junior Jaden Grant who found Emerson in front of the net for the empty net goal to secure a 2-0 victory for the Falcons.
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