Barber's Golden Goal Gives Falcons Extra CCHA Point

Saturday, January 8

St. Paul, Minn.

8:07 PM

Bowling Green State University

11-8-3, 8-5-1

St. Thomas

1-21-0, 1-15-0

OT 1

Bowling Green

St. Thomas (MN)

Photo by: Isaiah Vazquez/BGSU Athletics

January 08, 2022 | Ice Hockey

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By: by David Dietrich, BGSU Strategic Communications

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Bowling Green Falcons (11-8-3, 8-5-1-1) defeated the St. Thomas Tommies (1-21-0, 1-15-0) in overtime by a score of 2-1. The Tommies scored in the first period to take an early lead, but the Falcons responded with a power play goal by Nathan Burke. The game remained tied at the end of regulation, but Alex Barber scored the golden goal to give BGSU the win just 14 seconds into overtime.

Scoring Plays

St. Thomas was on the board first, scoring less than two minutes into the opening frame. Matthew Jennings knocked in the puck from the left side after a feed from Cameron Recchi. Recchi and Logan Ommen earned the assists.
Bowling Green tied the game early in the second period with Nathan Burke's power play goal. Less than 15 seconds into the power play, Burke redirected Austen Swankler's shot to even the score. Swankler and Alex Barber were credited with the assists.
Alex Barber obtained the puck after the overtime faceoff and skated through the Tommies' defense, slotting his shot for a golden goal victory.

Falcon Facts

Alex Barber notched a goal and assist, marking his seventh multi-point performance of the season and team-best 18^th multi-point effort of his career. Barber's golden goal was his team-leading third game-winning goal of the season.
Barber has nine goals and 12 assists for 21 points this season. In his career, the captain has 34 goals and 47 assists for 81 points.
Nathan Burke extended his team lead in goals to 13, scoring the Falcons' first goal for the second consecutive night. Burke leads the Falcons with five power play goals this season.
Austen Swankler tallied his team-best 15^th assist of the season, giving him a team-high 22 points.
Zack Rose made his first start since Dec. 10, 2021. The junior spent the entire game in net and made 15 saves.
Sam Craggs played in the 166^th game of his BGSU career, moving him into seventh place on the all-time list. He trails Joe Quinn by one game and Todd Flichel by four games.

Ty's Take
"We didn't get off to the start we wanted tonight, but I felt we played a good 2nd period to get back in it. We got a real good performance from Zack Rose and Alex Barber made a really good play in OT."

Up Next
The Falcons return to Slater Family Ice Arena next weekend for a series against Bemidji State. The series begins on Friday, Jan. 14, and concludes on Saturday, Jan. 15. Puck drop for both games is slated for 7:07 p.m. ET.

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