| Bowling Green Curises to 5-1 Victory, Series Sweep of Ferris State |
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| BIG RAPIDS, Mich. – The Bowling Green Falcons (11-5-4, 8-3-3 CCHA) closed out the weekend at Ferris State with another strong, complete performance, skating to a 5-1 victory over the Bulldogs (4-20-0, 3-13-0 CCHA) on Saturday night at Ewigleben Ice Arena to secure the series sweep, the season sweep, and six CCHA standings points for the weekend. Bowling Green once again controlled the flow of play, using balanced scoring, disciplined defense, and steady goaltending to earn its second road win in as many nights. BGSU outshot FSU for the second straight game, 40-19, and scored three power-play goals. Quinn Emerson led BGSU with four points (1-3-4), while Ty Higgins added three assists, as eight different Falcons recorded at least one point. HOW IT HAPPENED • BGSU opened the game with a 3-0 run. Gustav Stjernberg started the scoring as he ripped one off a pass from Emerson just 5:10 into the game. Ben Doran was credited with the second assist. • Just 41 seconds into the second period, Breck McKinley found Ben Doran streaking toward the goal for a power-play tally to put the Falcons up 2-0. • Dominik Rymon capped the run with a goal off assists from Emerson and Ty Higgins with 12:48 remaining in the second period. • Ferris State scored its lone goal on the power play with 2:48 left in the second period on a goal by Jack Mesic, who accounted for FSU’s only two goals of the weekend. • Ferris State finished the second period down two players due to a roughing penalty and an additional roughing call after the whistle. BGSU opened the third period on the power play, and just nine seconds into the frame, Jaden Grant won the opening faceoff, settled on the crease, and finished a pass from Emerson, with Higgins also credited on the play. • Emerson capped the scoring with a slapshot off a Higgins pass, with Jeremie Minville earning the secondary assist, with 6:45 remaining. FALCON NOTES • BGSU recorded goals from five different skaters, highlighting the team’s offensive depth. • The Falcons outscored Ferris State 8-2 over the weekend. • Emerson posted a career-high four points (1-3-4). His three assists also tied a career high he first set against Ferris State on Nov. 14, 2025. • Higgins notched a career-high three assists and now has six assists in four career games. • Jaden Grant scored a goal for the third consecutive game. • Jacob Steinman earned the win between the pipes, stopping 18 shots. The 18 saves marked the fewest shots he has faced in a game this season. |
BEMIDJI, Minn. – The Michigan Tech hockey team earned a CCHA sweep of Bemidji State after a 4-3 victory at the Sanford Center on Saturday. It was the Huskies’ third win of the season over the Beavers as Tech improved to 14-8-2 overall and 9-3-2 in the CCHA.
“We started the game so well, and then it got a little goofy in the third,” Tech coach Bill Muckalt said. “I’m proud of the way we stayed composed. We’re figuring out how to hold the lead and close out the game. We’re getting contributions up and down the lineup right now, and guys are doing the little things right.”
Similar to Friday night, the Huskies jumped out to a lead in the first period. Tyler Miller took a shot through traffic that found the back of the net 106 seconds into the game. Tom Leppa and Matthew Van Blaricom assisted on Miller’s third of the season.
Brayden Boehm added to the lead with his first of two on the night at 13:44 of the first. He finished off a backhanded cross-ice pass from Reid Daavettila while Michael Cicek also assisted.
BSU (9-10-3, 7-4-3 CCHA) got on the board 3:22 into the second on a goal by Tory Lund.
Tech responded when Brayden Boehm buried his sixth of the season on a 2-on-1 with Jack Anderson at 7:35 of the second. Reid Daavettila and Michael Cicek were again credited with the assists.
The Beavers weren’t going to go back underwater. Oliver Peer scored his 13th of the season to again make it a one-goal game at 10:39 in the second.
Later in the period, Luca Fasciano scored his second of the season with a blast from the point on the power play. Max Koskipirtti and Isaac Gordon assisted on the goal with 2:55 left before the second intermission.
Reilly Funk scored the lone goal in the third, capitalizing on a 5-on-3 power play and redirecting the puck at the side of the net.
The Huskies were whistled for four penalties in the third and were down 6-on-3 for the final moments of the game with the goaltender pulled.
Owen Bartoszkiewicz made 26 saves to earn the win—his 14th of the season and the 25th of his career. He made a pair of tremendous saves midway through the third and at the very end. Max Hildebrand stopped 25 shots for the Beavers.
Tech finally returns to the John MacInnes Student Ice Arena next weekend, hosting No. 15 Minnesota State for a CCHA showdown.
