Northern Michigan beat Bowling Green 5-3 on Saturday night at the Berry Events Center in Marquette, sweeping the CCHA weekend series against the conference’s first-place team. It was the Wildcats’ first home sweep since March 1-2, 2024, also against the Falcons. Northern Michigan improved to 5-7-0 overall and 3-3-0 in the CCHA, and Bowling Green fell to 6-6-0 and 4-2-0.
How it happened
Junior Medrick Bolduc opened the scoring in the first period, tipping in a misdirected Bowling Green pass for his first goal of the season, with Jason Davenport and Ian Engel assisting. In the final minute of the period, freshman defenseman Evan Depatie circled the net on a power play and swatted in a loose puck for his first collegiate goal, from Branden Piku and Grayden Slipec. The Wildcats outshot the Falcons 24-13 in the first.
Bowling Green tied it in the second. Dominik Rymon scored shorthanded during a five-minute Falcons major, and Peteris Bulans made it 2-2 about three minutes later. Michael Burchill put Northern Michigan back in front before the intermission, with Peter Cisar and Engel assisting.
Piku made it 4-2 on the power play in the third, set up by Slipec. Brody Waters pulled Bowling Green within one with 25 seconds left during a 6-on-4, and Cisar sealed it with an empty-net goal in the final second.
Notes
- Sophomore goalie Oliver Auyeung-Ashton made 22 saves. Northern Michigan outshot Bowling Green 28-25.
- The Wildcats went 2-for-3 on the power play; the Falcons were 1-for-2.
- Five Wildcats had multi-point nights, including Piku and Cisar with a goal and an assist each and Slipec and Engel with two assists apiece.
- Coach Dave Shyiak praised his young group for understanding it takes “a total team effort.”
What’s next
Northern Michigan visits Ferris State in Big Rapids on Friday, Nov. 20, at 7:07 p.m.
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