SAULT STE MARIE, Mich. — Bowling Green State University’s hockey team used a strong second period to down
Lake Superior State, 5-3, in a Western Collegiate Hockey Association game in Taffy Abel Arena, Friday
night.
The 15th-ranked Falcons improved to 15-8-6 overall and 12-4-5 in the WCHA to close within two points of
first-place Minnesota State.
Lake Superior State is 6-19-4, 4-14-3 and has lost six of its last seven games.
Bowling Green broke a 2-2 tie with second-period goals from Lukas Craggs, Brandon Kruse and Tyler Spezia.
Alec Rauhauser and Max Johnson also scored for the Falcons, while Casey Linkenheld had a pair of assists.
Rauhauser also had an assist.
Bowling Green dominated the second period offensively, outshooting the Lakers 13-2. The Falcons were able
to hold on despite being outshot 18-1 in the third.
Ryan Bednard had 24 saves for Bowling Green, including 17 in the third.
Lake Superior State had a 2-1 lead within the first four minutes of action. Johnson tied the game with a
power-play goal at 10:21 in the first. Craggs scored at 8:25 in the second period to put the Falcons
ahead for good.
The teams finish their series tonight at 7:07.
BOWLING GREEN 5, LAKE SUPERIOR STATE 3
GOALS BY PERIOD
BOWLING GREEN 2 3 0 —5
LSSU 2 0 1 —3
FIRST PERIOD
Scoring: 1, LSSU, Nellis 5 (Anderson, Riedell) 2:23; 2, BG, Rahauser 7 (Linkenheld, Wright) 2:51; 3,
LSSU, Gelsinger 3 (Cuglietta, Humitz) 3:17; 4, BG, Johnson 8 (Baylis, Rauhauser) (5-4 pp) 10:21.
SECOND PERIOD
Scoring: 5, BG, L. Craggs 8 (Wells, Schilling) 8:25; 6, BG, Kruse 6 (Spezia) 12:13; 7, BG, Spezia 6
(Pohlkamp, Linkenheld) 17:53.
THIRD PERIOD
Scoring: 8, LSSU, Kaelble (Torrel, Cuglietta) (5-4 pp) 12:02.
SAVES BY PERIOD
Bednard, BG 5 2 17 —24
Kossoff, LSSU 11 10 X —21
Mitens, LSSU X X 1 —1
Goalie statistics (goals allowed/minutes played): (BG) Bednard, 3/60; (LSSU)
Kossoff, 5/39:58; Mitens, 0/16:32; empty net, 3:30.
Penalties-Minutes: BG 5-10, LSSU 2-7.
Power plays: BG 1-2, LSSU 1-4.
Attendance: 1,186.
