Northern Michigan swept Bowling Green at the Berry Events Center this weekend, winning 4-3 on Friday and 5-3 on Saturday against the CCHA’s first-place team. It was the Wildcats’ first home sweep since March 2024, and it lifted them to 5-7-0 overall and 3-3-0 in the conference. Bowling Green fell to 6-6-0 and 4-2-0.
The weekend
Friday took a third-period rally. Down 3-1, the Wildcats got goals from Coster Dunn and a power-play redirect from Grayden Slipec to tie it, and Aapo Katavisto scored his first career goal with 1:10 left to win it. Girts Silkalns also scored his first goal of the season that night.
Saturday started the other way, with a 2-0 lead after one period on first goals of the season from Medrick Bolduc and freshman defenseman Evan Depatie. Bowling Green tied it in the second, but Michael Burchill and Branden Piku restored the lead and Peter Cisar finished it with an empty-net goal. Slipec had a point in both games, and Oliver Auyeung-Ashton was in goal Saturday with 22 saves.
What’s next
Northern Michigan visits Ferris State in Big Rapids for a CCHA series starting Friday, Nov. 20.
Game recaps
- Northern Michigan Game Recap: vs. Bowling Green (Nov. 13)
- Northern Michigan Game Recap: vs. Bowling Green (Nov. 14)
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