Drew Evans
7:05
Western Michigan wins the opening draw and we're underway here at Lawson Arena.
7:11
Falcons to the power play as Cam Lee heads off for tripping. BG and WMU scoreless with 16:27 to play in the first.
7:15
Falcons get a couple shots on Cain but no goals on the board yet. WMU leads shots 6-3 here at the first media timeout of the first period.
7:18
Falcons to the penalty kill now. Ford is whistled for hooking. WMU is buzzing right now too.
7:21
Excellent penalty kill by the Falcons, allowed just two shots on net and spent most of the time chasing the puck in… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
7:23
Broncos burn their timeout after their players were caught on the ice after a long shift and icing.
7:26
With 8:14 to play in the first we've reached the second media timeout. Falcons are leaning heavily on Ryan Bednard… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
7:30
Rauhauser skates off for elbowing with 5:59 to play in the first period. Falcons back to the PK.
7:31
WMU GOAL: Broncos take a 1-0 lead. Rueschhoff with a re-direction that Bednard had no chance on.
7:34
Last media timeout of the first period. Broncos lead the Falcons 1-0 with 5:00 to play in this opening frame. Shots… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
7:36
Letourneau whistled for a pretty obvious interference penalty at center ice. Falcons back to the PK: their third of the period.
7:37
BGSU GOAL: Falcons score shorthanded. Tim Theocharidis shows some jets and buries a backhand pass from Lukas Craggs.
7:40
Falcons are back to full strength and now heading to the power play. Samuelsson will head off for holding.
7:41
BGSU GOAL: Power play goal now for Connor Ford who re-directs a shot from Rauhauser. Falcons now lead 2-1 with 1:58… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
7:46
First period is over with the Falcons leading the Broncos 2-1. Shorthanded goal by Theocharidis and power-play goal… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
7:48
Here's some #analysis: that shorthanded goal by Theocharidis can't be understated enough. BG was drowning before that gave BG a spark.
8:02
Second period underway as Western Michigan wins the period's opening face-off. Falcons will now be skating right-to… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
8:08
BGSU GOAL: Cam Wright goes top-shelf to give the Falcons a 3-1 lead.
8:08
Wright's goal came off a nice assist from behind the net by Justin Wells.
8:09
Lukas Craggs is called for a penalty and they're reviewing to see if it'll be a major or not.
8:10
Craggs' penalty is just a minor. Falcons have a two-minute penalty to kill now.
8:13
Great play by Lukas Craggs who had a breakaway. He forces a holding penalty and the Falcons will head to the power… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
8:16
Falcons' power play over and it was of the ugly variety. Broncos had a few shorthanded chances on that series.
8:18
Bednard just saved a massive goal from Cotter. He went post-to-post and gets the leg pad on it. Still a 3-1 BG lead… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
8:20
Falcons back to the penalty kill as Rauhauser is called for hooking. Momentum has flipped back to the Broncos.
8:20
WMU GOAL: Passolt buries a wide-open slot shot to cut the Falcons' lead to 3-2.
8:22
Halfway through this game and it's BG leading 3-2 but WMU is coming hard. Shots are 26-10 in favor of Western Michigan.
8:26
Stephen Baylis is skating to the locker room with athletic trainer Dan Fischer.
8:28
Rauhauser off for slashing but he might have saved a goal with that slash. WMU to the power play.
8:30
Pohlkamp for BG and DiPietro get in a shoving a match after the whistle and will each sit in the box. It'll remain… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
8:31
Falcons kill the penalty and are back to full strength. They're clinging to a 3-2 lead with 4:37 to play in the sec… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
8:36
Falcons burn their timeout after an icing call. Neither team has their timeout for the remainder of regulation.
8:42
Two periods have been played here in Kalamazoo. BG is holding onto a 3-2 lead over Western Michigan despite being badly outshot 29-11.
8:48
BG is 1/3 with three shots on the power play. WMU is 2/6 with seven shots on the man-advantage.
8:56
Bowling Green has been outplayed for most of the game tonight but some stellar goaltending by Bednard has kept them… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
8:58
Broncos wins the opening face-off as we start the third period with the Falcons skating left-to-right across your d… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
8:59
Stephen Baylis did not skate back out with the team for the third period. His night appears to be done.
9:00
BGSU GOAL: Taylor Schneider sends a turnaround goal past Cain to extend the Falcons' lead to 4-2. That's Schneider's first collegiate goal.
9:02
Falcons heading to the power play as McGing is whistled for tripping.
9:05
Broncos back to full strength. BG leads WMU 4-2 with just under 15 minutes to play in this game.
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