Northern Michigan scored three goals in the final 9:28 to rally past Bowling Green 4-3 on Friday night at the Berry Events Center in Marquette. Aapo Katavisto scored the winner with 1:10 remaining and added an assist, and the Wildcats improved to 4-7-0. Bowling Green fell to 6-5-0.
How it happened
Brody Waters gave Bowling Green the lead at 6:01 of the first period. Girts Silkalns tied it 6:13 into the second with his first goal of the season, assisted by Darik Olson, but Ben Doran put the Falcons back in front on a power play at 9:33. Ty Cheveldayoff made it 3-1 at 5:31 of the third.
Northern Michigan answered quickly. Coster Dunn scored at 10:32, set up by Katavisto and Peter Cisar, and Grayden Slipec tied it at 12:21 off a pass from Michael Burchill. Katavisto then finished a feed from Mathew Ward at 18:50 for his first goal of the season.
Notes
- Oliver Auyeung-Ashton made 27 saves for Northern Michigan. Bowling Green’s Jacob Steinman stopped 28 of 32 shots.
- Northern Michigan outshot Bowling Green 32-30, including 12-8 in the third period.
- Dunn led the Wildcats with five shots. Defenseman Evan Depatie finished plus-2 with four shots.
The teams finish the series Saturday at 6:07 p.m. at the Berry Events Center, streaming on Midco Sports+.
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