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NMU Hockey Team Wins Ohio Road Trip Opener
 This story was written by NMU Sports Informtion BOWLING GREEN, Ohio - Northern Michigan University Hockey team made the trip down to Ohio for a Central Collegiate Hockey Association league game against Bowling Green State University, grabbing victory by a score of 6-3. David Keefer found his way to the sin early, notching a two-minute minor for hooking. Bowling Green came out strong on the powerplay but Charlie Glockner stood tall. The Falcons found the back of the net just 4:41 into the first period as Alex Barber rifled one past the Northern netminder off a dish from Gabriel Chicoine. NMU answered back quickly, as Vincent de Mey energized the 'Cats with a goal in front of the net, Tanner Vescio notched an assist on the play. Northern plays on with 13:33 left to play in the first. BGSU made their way to the box, as Ryan O'Hara was called for a two-minute minor for tripping. The five on four did not last for long as Falcon forward Alex Barber was called for a two-minute minor. NMU's powerplay looked to take the early lead with the five on four. AJ Vanderbeck capitalized for the Wildcats, ripping one past the BGSU goalie. Hank Crone and Ben Newhouse notched apples on the play. 'Cats led 2-1 with 9:54 left in the first. NMU found their way onto the powerplay, as BGSU was hit with a two-minute bench minor for too many men at the 13:37 mark. The Falcons killed off the penalty but couldn't stop the Wildcats offensive power as Trevor Cosgrove lasered one past the netminder to push the NMU lead to two. Bo Hanson and Mikey Colella nabbed an assist on the play, 'Cats led 3-1 with 11:31 left in the second quarter. Andre Ghantous cut across the red line with 8:12 left to play in the second period when BGSU forward Ethan Scardina tripped Ghantous up for a two-minute minor for tripping. Northern's powerplay looked to push the lead to three, firing on all cylinders as Alex Frye one-timed one off the netminder's buttend. Bowling Green killed off the penalty and worked the puck back into Northern's defensive zone, striking the back of the net at the 5:56 mark off a nifty shot from Spencer Schneider with an assist to Adam Pitters. AJ Vanderbeck fired a cross-ice pass to Hank Crone as he added his name to the stat sheet once again, netting one past Christian Stover off the two on one rush with 3:02 left to play in the second. Hampus Eriksson notched the secondary assist on the play. Mikey Colella nabbed his 15th of the season with 2:11 left to play in the second period, slapping one past the Bowling Green netminder. Ben Newhouse and Trevor Cosgrove grabbed the assists on the play. Northern led 5-2. Bo Hanson skated his way over to the penalty box with 14:31 left in the third period, catching a two-minute minor for boarding. Northern stood tall on the penalty kill, holding the Falcon's strong powerplay off and killing the penalty with ease. Shortly after the penalty was killed off, NMU forward Garrett Klee was hit with a two-minute minor for slashing the goaltender. The Wildcats looked to kill off the penalty with 12:17 left to play. With one second left to kill on the penalty, BGSU forward Adam Conquest found the back of the net, scoring from the middle of the slot for an unassisted goal. Andre Ghantous found himself tied up with a Bowling Green player when he ripped one from the opposite blue line to score on the empty-net goal with 3:24 left to play in the third. GOALS
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