Bowling Green State University Athletics
Saturday, February 20
Bowling Green, Ohio
5:05 PM
Bowling Green State University
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vs
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Notre Dame
Bowling Green takes the weekend set from Notre Dame with their 1-1 tie and shootout win on Saturday night.
Photo by: Todd Pavlack / BGSUHockey.com
Falcons Thrill With Late Tally and Shootout Win
February 20, 2010 | Ice Hockey
Box score
Dennis Williams post game press conference
Tomas Petruska post game press conference
Nick Eno post game press conference
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio -- Following up on the momentum generated by their 4-3 come-from-behind win Friday night, the Falcons took the ice for the series finale with the Notre Dame fighting Irish on Saturday evening. The Falcons would again find themselves down to their opponent late, but in similar fashion to the night prior the Falcons surged late forcing a shootout that they won, 2-1.
The Irish had a mission to put as many shots on Falcon goaltender Nick Eno (Howell, Mich.) as possible and achieved that with 17 shots on goal in the opening frame. However, Eno met their match by defending his cage without error, saving all 17 shots he faced in the first period. His opposition across the ice, Mike Johnson, also saved all the BGSU shots he faced, totaling to seven.
The Falcons had an opportunity to take an early lead but the goal, called as a score for David Solway, was reviewed and reversed the call, no-goal. Jerry Freismuth shot wide of the Irish net when Tommy Dee (Maple Grove, Minn.) and David Solway (Green Bay, Wisc.) teamed up to bring the puck out in front where Solway put a shot on Johnson. Initially ruled a goal, the ruling went under review and after much deliberation the goal was taken away after video evidence showed the puck never fully crossed the red line.
Thirty-one seconds into the second period the Irish took a 1-0 lead after a shot sailed wide of the Falcon net and was brought out in front by Kyle Palmieri. Palmieri circled around and took a perfectly placed shot top-shelf to Eno's stick side, beating the junior for the game's opening score.
After the goal, Eno stepped it up a notch having faced 14 shots on goal in the second period for two-period total of 31, saving 30.
At 5:28 in the second period, Calle Ridderwall put a shot on Eno that he successfully saved but Ridderwall followed his shot and wrapped around the net to put a second shot on goal. Eno, caught leaning toward the near-side, quickly recovered and stabbed his skate toward the far post meeting Ridderwall and the puck for a goal-preventing save.
Bowling Green would lit the scoreboards in the BGSU Ice Arena after a pair of coincidental penalties allowed UND and BGSU to skate four-on-four mid-way through the third period. On a charge down the ice toward the Irish zone, the Falcons took the puck behind Johnson and the Irish cage. Tomas Petruska (Presov, Slovakia) acquired the puck behind the net and circled around and crept in before taking a hard slap shot on Johnson that tickled the twine at 10:19 to tie the game at one.
Bowling Green again was denied of another goal opportunity when Petruska netted another puck near the three-minute marker, but again was waived off when it was confirmed that the cage had come off of its moorings prior to the shot being taken. The score remained tied at one goal as the third period ended with the Falcons having outshot the Irish 15-6 in the period.
Heading into overtime tied at one, Bowling Green led a charge that nearly ended the game mid-way through the extra set. After a Notre Dame turnover, David Solway led a three-on-one breakaway toward Johnson, but Solway's shot was corralled by the Irish keeper to eliminate the threat. Three combined shots on goal between the two teams were not enough to decide the game, so a shootout followed.
In the shootout, the Irish took the first shot and were denied when Palmieri came straight on at Eno with his shot but the junior padded it away for a successful save. David Solway led the Falcons off in the opening round. He moved from left to right before finally shooting to the far post, missing wide.
In the second round, Dan Kissel started left on Eno and then angled in for his shot and with a wrister that went low, the puck found a chink in Eno's armor to put the Irish up 1-0 in the shootout. Following was Bowling Green's James Perkin (Calgary, Alb.). On his approached, he shimmied left to right from within the blue line before deciding to go right with a back-handed shot that sounded the horns within the arena and tied the shootout at one.
The third and final round featured Ryan Thang for the Irish. On his run towards Eno, he lost the handle on the puck and could not get a shot off, giving the Falcons the last chance to win the shootout. For the Falcons, Petruska reentered the spotlight to try to earn his team the shootout win. After taking the puck at center ice, Petruska faded toward the far-side faceoff circle before approaching the net. With a special move on Johnson, his shot went low and to Johnson's left and rang the bell for the winning tally.
With the shootout win, the Falcons gained two additional points to give them a weekend total of five, tying a season-high they set on Jan. 22-23 when the Falcons played the Western Michigan Broncos and generated a win and shootout win that weekend. Their overall record now stands at 5-22-5 with a conference mark of 4-17-5-4.
The Falcons will prepare for their season finale series with the Michigan State Spartans on Feb. 26-27 in a home and home series. Follow Falcon hockey through the online home of Falcon athletics, BGSUFalcons.com
Dennis Williams post game press conference
Tomas Petruska post game press conference
Nick Eno post game press conference
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio -- Following up on the momentum generated by their 4-3 come-from-behind win Friday night, the Falcons took the ice for the series finale with the Notre Dame fighting Irish on Saturday evening. The Falcons would again find themselves down to their opponent late, but in similar fashion to the night prior the Falcons surged late forcing a shootout that they won, 2-1.
The Irish had a mission to put as many shots on Falcon goaltender Nick Eno (Howell, Mich.) as possible and achieved that with 17 shots on goal in the opening frame. However, Eno met their match by defending his cage without error, saving all 17 shots he faced in the first period. His opposition across the ice, Mike Johnson, also saved all the BGSU shots he faced, totaling to seven.
The Falcons had an opportunity to take an early lead but the goal, called as a score for David Solway, was reviewed and reversed the call, no-goal. Jerry Freismuth shot wide of the Irish net when Tommy Dee (Maple Grove, Minn.) and David Solway (Green Bay, Wisc.) teamed up to bring the puck out in front where Solway put a shot on Johnson. Initially ruled a goal, the ruling went under review and after much deliberation the goal was taken away after video evidence showed the puck never fully crossed the red line.
Thirty-one seconds into the second period the Irish took a 1-0 lead after a shot sailed wide of the Falcon net and was brought out in front by Kyle Palmieri. Palmieri circled around and took a perfectly placed shot top-shelf to Eno's stick side, beating the junior for the game's opening score.
After the goal, Eno stepped it up a notch having faced 14 shots on goal in the second period for two-period total of 31, saving 30.
At 5:28 in the second period, Calle Ridderwall put a shot on Eno that he successfully saved but Ridderwall followed his shot and wrapped around the net to put a second shot on goal. Eno, caught leaning toward the near-side, quickly recovered and stabbed his skate toward the far post meeting Ridderwall and the puck for a goal-preventing save.
Bowling Green would lit the scoreboards in the BGSU Ice Arena after a pair of coincidental penalties allowed UND and BGSU to skate four-on-four mid-way through the third period. On a charge down the ice toward the Irish zone, the Falcons took the puck behind Johnson and the Irish cage. Tomas Petruska (Presov, Slovakia) acquired the puck behind the net and circled around and crept in before taking a hard slap shot on Johnson that tickled the twine at 10:19 to tie the game at one.
Bowling Green again was denied of another goal opportunity when Petruska netted another puck near the three-minute marker, but again was waived off when it was confirmed that the cage had come off of its moorings prior to the shot being taken. The score remained tied at one goal as the third period ended with the Falcons having outshot the Irish 15-6 in the period.
Heading into overtime tied at one, Bowling Green led a charge that nearly ended the game mid-way through the extra set. After a Notre Dame turnover, David Solway led a three-on-one breakaway toward Johnson, but Solway's shot was corralled by the Irish keeper to eliminate the threat. Three combined shots on goal between the two teams were not enough to decide the game, so a shootout followed.
In the shootout, the Irish took the first shot and were denied when Palmieri came straight on at Eno with his shot but the junior padded it away for a successful save. David Solway led the Falcons off in the opening round. He moved from left to right before finally shooting to the far post, missing wide.
In the second round, Dan Kissel started left on Eno and then angled in for his shot and with a wrister that went low, the puck found a chink in Eno's armor to put the Irish up 1-0 in the shootout. Following was Bowling Green's James Perkin (Calgary, Alb.). On his approached, he shimmied left to right from within the blue line before deciding to go right with a back-handed shot that sounded the horns within the arena and tied the shootout at one.
The third and final round featured Ryan Thang for the Irish. On his run towards Eno, he lost the handle on the puck and could not get a shot off, giving the Falcons the last chance to win the shootout. For the Falcons, Petruska reentered the spotlight to try to earn his team the shootout win. After taking the puck at center ice, Petruska faded toward the far-side faceoff circle before approaching the net. With a special move on Johnson, his shot went low and to Johnson's left and rang the bell for the winning tally.
With the shootout win, the Falcons gained two additional points to give them a weekend total of five, tying a season-high they set on Jan. 22-23 when the Falcons played the Western Michigan Broncos and generated a win and shootout win that weekend. Their overall record now stands at 5-22-5 with a conference mark of 4-17-5-4.
The Falcons will prepare for their season finale series with the Michigan State Spartans on Feb. 26-27 in a home and home series. Follow Falcon hockey through the online home of Falcon athletics, BGSUFalcons.com
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