Notre Dame sophomore netminder Morgan Cey stopped 33 of 35 Bowling Green shots as the Irish skated past the Falcons, 3-2, snapping Notre Dame’s nine-game winless streak.<\/p>\n
This was a well-played game,” said Fighting Irish coach Dave Poulin. “The wins have not been coming easily for us lately.”<\/p>\n
The Irish (10-13-6; 8-10-3 CCHA) got back to on-ice action after being idle last week. For Notre Dame, the return to league play was a great time to get back on the winning track.<\/p>\n
“The week off couldn’t have come at a better time for us,” said Poulin.<\/p>\n
The week off helped the Irish, and so did the play of Cey and senior forward John Wroblewski.<\/p>\n
“Morgan made some tremendous saves tonight,” said Poulin. “He’s been good all year, but he hasn’t gotten a break all year.”<\/p>\n
It was a break late in the opening period that kept the Irish in the game. Already leading 1-0, BG left winger Mark Wires had a breakaway chance late in the period, but a stellar save by Cey kept the Falcons from going into the locker room with a 2-0 lead.<\/p>\n
Wroblewski also played a big part for the Irish. The senior picked up a goal in the second period to give the Irish a lead, then fed the game-winning pass to Aaron Gill in the third off a faceoff.<\/p>\n
“[Wroblewski] has gotten better pretty much every day he’s been here,” said Poulin. “He’s one of the most coachable kids I’ve ever coached. He’s been a tremendous offensive player for us.”<\/p>\n
For Bowling Green coach Scott Paluch, the loss was disappointing.<\/p>\n
“We did a lot of things necessary to win the game tonight, said Paluch. “It was a tough way to lose. The game winner was a line of scrimmage play — a faceoff — Notre Dame wins the draw and puts it in the back of the net to win the hockey game.”<\/p>\n
A bright spot for the Falcons was the play of senior goalie Tyler Masters, seeing his first action in nearly a month and stopping 34 of 37 shots..<\/p>\n
“Tyler has been real sharp in practice. It was time [to start him]. He made some really good saves early in the game. He did a real good job of corralling the loose pucks,” said Paluch.<\/p>\n
“I’ve felt comfortable in the net,” said Masters. “This was a good way to start getting back into the games. I feel strong. I’m in the best shape of my life. It’s a hard position to be in when you’re not playing. It’s hard to stay focused.”<\/p>\n
BG wasted no time jumping out to a 1-0 lead against the Irish. Junior winger Roger Leonard picked up a feed from Ryan Minnabarriet and shoveled it past Cey just 1:41 into the opening period to give the Falcons the early lead.<\/p>\n
The Irish tied the game at 1 halfway through the second as freshman Tim Wallace netted his fourth goal of the season, beating Masters over the shoulder.<\/p>\n
Notre Dame took a 2-1 lead just over three minutes later as Wroblewski netted his 13th of the season, a power-play goal at 12:36 of the period.<\/p>\n
Bowling Green tied the game at the 15:15 mark of the period, as Steve Brudzewski beat Cey on the doorstep for his 11th marker of the year.<\/p>\n
Gill picked up the game winner at the 10:14 mark of the third period on a one-timer that beat Masters glove side.<\/p>\n
The Falcons netted one power-play goal in three attempts, while the Irish were 1-4 with the man-advantage.<\/p>\n
With the win, the Irish further distanced themselves from the 11th-place Falcons; the teams are now separated by nine points in the CCHA standings.<\/p>\n
“It’s not good enough to play well,” said Poulin. “The competition in this league is too good, too even. This win was big for us to get us going in a positive direction.”<\/p>\n
The two teams will face off again on Saturday night at the BG Ice Arena. The opening faceoff is set for 7:05 p.m.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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