BOWLING GREEN, Ohio | The University of Alabama in Huntsville hockey team skated to a 2-2 tie with No. 11 Bowling Green on Saturday afternoon in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association series finale at the Slater Family Ice Arena, with the Falcons grabbing the extra WCHA point in the second overtime period. UAH moves to 1-13-2 (1-9-2-0 WCHA), while BGSU sits at 11-5-1 (6-3-1-1 WCHA).
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Turning Point
- A late goal in the second period by Bowling Green's Connor Ford tied the game at 2-2, which helped the Falcons force overtime on the way to a regulation tie and an extra point in the 3-on-3 overtime period with 1:17 remaining.
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Scoring Breakdown
- Bowling Green was on the board first in the opening period at the 17:43 mark as Max Johnson struck for the first goal.
- The Chargers quickly rebounded at 19:00 of the first as
Jack Jeffers notched a one-timer goal off an assist by
Tyr Thompson.
- UAH pulled ahead in the second period at 6:20 as
Christian Rajic sent in a shot off a feed from
Josh Latta for the 2-1 lead. Both Latta and
Austin Beaulieu notched assists on the play.
- The Falcons knotted the game back up at 2-2 with a power-play goal at 17:52 of the second period by Ford, which would stand as the game's final score.
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Inside the Box Score
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Mark Sinclair stopped 36-of-38 shots sent his way in the series finale, as his record moves to 1-9-2 in goal in 2019-20.
- The Chargers totaled 20 shots on goal in the tie, led by Jeffers and Rajic with four shots on goal apiece.
- Defensemen
Tanner Hickey,
Max Coyle and
Drew Lennon each had two shots on goal.
- Six Chargers had one point on offense in the game.
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Ben Allen registered a team-high two blocks on the defensive end, as the squad totaled eight blocks as a team.
- UAH held BGSU to one goal in four power-play chances.
- Nine UAH players had +1 ratings on the ice.
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Noteworthy
- Jeffers, Rajic and Thompson are now tied for the team lead with four goals apiece.
- Latta increased his team-leading assist total to seven.
- Sinclair has 35 or more saves in three games this season, as he collected 81 stops overall during the BGSU series.
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Next Time Out
- UAH heads to Ferris State next Friday and Saturday for a two-game WCHA series in Big Rapids, Michigan. Puck drops at 6:07 p.m. CT for the opener, followed by a 5:07 p.m. CT start time for the finale.