The Bowling Green State University hockey team welcomed the Providence Friars to the BGSU Ice Arena Friday night, however the visitors would take game one of the weekend series by a score of 8-2.
Providence College scored the first goal of the game when Ian O'Connor put one home against BGSU junior goaltender Nick Eno four minutes into the contest.
Bowling Green quickly retaliated after senior Tommy Dee would score his first goal of the season from a James Perkin pass less than three minutes later. After receiving the soft pass from his fellow senior, Dee took a one-on-one opportunity with Providence goaltender Alex Beaudry, faked right and wrapped the puck around Beaudry and into the net.
Dee would strike again while the Falcons were on a power play opportunity mid-way through the first period. At the 12:22 mark, Dee zipped one into the net for his second goal of the night. Credited with assists on the goal were freshman Reed Rushing, his first collegiate point, and senior David Solway, fresh in the lineup after missing two games with an injury.
The Friars evened the game up at two goals apiece when Matt Bergland scored the first of his three goals on the night with 2:06 remaining in the first.
The flood gates opened in the second period when Providence rattled off five second period goals. Bergland scored his second goal of the game after flipping the puck over Eno’s right shoulder on a four-on-four chance just over a minute into the second period, giving the Friars a 3-2 edge. Providence winger Chris Eppich sent a laser in top shelf on Eno five minutes later making the score 4-2, Friars. Centerman Aaron Jamnick scored his second goal of the season on a Providence power play late in the second period. Providence 4, Bowling Green 2.
After PC’s fourth goal, the decision was made to pull Eno in favor of freshman goalie Andrew Hammond, though he would not fare as well against the Friars either.
The scoring continued after Bergland completed the hat trick by taking a one-timer from the top of the left circle beating Hammond for the fifth Providence goal. Both Eppich and Jamnick scored a second goal to make the score 8-2 in favor of Providence. The final PC goal by Jamnick would complete a streak of seven unanswered goals by the Friars over the last 43:06 of the game. Bergland finished with a career-high four points on three goals and an assist.
After the game, head coach Dennis Williams commented on his team’s play. “Every time you looked up something was coming back down on us.” He continued, “Pucks that were going in were weird ones. It was unfortunate. It just seemed like everything thrown at the net was going in.”
Despite the loss, Williams also realized that his own opponent’s success can help teach the Falcons a valuable lesson. “We can learn from that,” said Williams. “We got to get pucks to the net. We should have 45 shots on net. That’s something that we can take from that game that happened to us. Let’s learn from what made them successful tonight.”
The Falcons were outshot on the nigh 45-18, with the Falcons only registered four shots in both the second and third periods. Bowling Green went one-for-six on the power play and only put two shots on goal in their last five power play opportunities after launching four shots on their first. The Friars finished two-for-five with the man advantage.
Eno finished with 18 saves on 22 shots in his 26:14 of play while Hammond saved 19 on 23 shots after taking over in net mid-way through the second period. Their counterpart, Beaudry, finished with 16 saves on 18 BGSU shot attempts.
The Falcons will be back in action tomorrow against the Friars as a part of Parents Weekend at BGSU. Drop of the puck is set for 7:05 p.m. EST at the BGSU Ice Arena. The game will also be broadcast by BCSN on tape delay and will air following the Toledo Walleye game.
Providence College scored the first goal of the game when Ian O'Connor put one home against BGSU junior goaltender Nick Eno four minutes into the contest.
Bowling Green quickly retaliated after senior Tommy Dee would score his first goal of the season from a James Perkin pass less than three minutes later. After receiving the soft pass from his fellow senior, Dee took a one-on-one opportunity with Providence goaltender Alex Beaudry, faked right and wrapped the puck around Beaudry and into the net.
Dee would strike again while the Falcons were on a power play opportunity mid-way through the first period. At the 12:22 mark, Dee zipped one into the net for his second goal of the night. Credited with assists on the goal were freshman Reed Rushing, his first collegiate point, and senior David Solway, fresh in the lineup after missing two games with an injury.
The Friars evened the game up at two goals apiece when Matt Bergland scored the first of his three goals on the night with 2:06 remaining in the first.
The flood gates opened in the second period when Providence rattled off five second period goals. Bergland scored his second goal of the game after flipping the puck over Eno’s right shoulder on a four-on-four chance just over a minute into the second period, giving the Friars a 3-2 edge. Providence winger Chris Eppich sent a laser in top shelf on Eno five minutes later making the score 4-2, Friars. Centerman Aaron Jamnick scored his second goal of the season on a Providence power play late in the second period. Providence 4, Bowling Green 2.
After PC’s fourth goal, the decision was made to pull Eno in favor of freshman goalie Andrew Hammond, though he would not fare as well against the Friars either.
The scoring continued after Bergland completed the hat trick by taking a one-timer from the top of the left circle beating Hammond for the fifth Providence goal. Both Eppich and Jamnick scored a second goal to make the score 8-2 in favor of Providence. The final PC goal by Jamnick would complete a streak of seven unanswered goals by the Friars over the last 43:06 of the game. Bergland finished with a career-high four points on three goals and an assist.
After the game, head coach Dennis Williams commented on his team’s play. “Every time you looked up something was coming back down on us.” He continued, “Pucks that were going in were weird ones. It was unfortunate. It just seemed like everything thrown at the net was going in.”
Despite the loss, Williams also realized that his own opponent’s success can help teach the Falcons a valuable lesson. “We can learn from that,” said Williams. “We got to get pucks to the net. We should have 45 shots on net. That’s something that we can take from that game that happened to us. Let’s learn from what made them successful tonight.”
The Falcons were outshot on the nigh 45-18, with the Falcons only registered four shots in both the second and third periods. Bowling Green went one-for-six on the power play and only put two shots on goal in their last five power play opportunities after launching four shots on their first. The Friars finished two-for-five with the man advantage.
Eno finished with 18 saves on 22 shots in his 26:14 of play while Hammond saved 19 on 23 shots after taking over in net mid-way through the second period. Their counterpart, Beaudry, finished with 16 saves on 18 BGSU shot attempts.
The Falcons will be back in action tomorrow against the Friars as a part of Parents Weekend at BGSU. Drop of the puck is set for 7:05 p.m. EST at the BGSU Ice Arena. The game will also be broadcast by BCSN on tape delay and will air following the Toledo Walleye game.
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