Lakers salvage split in convincing fashion

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio - After playing three nail-biters against Bowling Green State this season, the Lake Superior State hockey team defeated the Falcons convincingly Saturday. 

Sophomore forward Rick Schofield scored two power-play goals and had two assists to lead the Lakers to an 8-4 win. LSSU split the weekend series and finished 2-1-1-1 against BGSU during the 2008-09 regular season.

Schofield scored a 5-on-3 power-play goal at 16:04 of the first period and tallied a 5-on-4 goal 27 seconds later to give the Lakers a 3-1 lead. LSSU went on to lead 4-1 at the end of a penalty-ridden first period and 6-3 after two periods.

Josh Sim, with a power-play marker, and Dan Barczuk also scored first-period goals for the Lakers. Freshman Kyle Pobur tallied his first collegiate goal at 2:04 of the second period. Pat Aubry and Will Acton rounded out the even-strength scoring, and Nathan Perkovich finished it off for LSSU with an empty-net goal at 18:31 of the third period.

LSSU's Steven Kaunisto, Simon Gysbers and Steve Oleksy also had two assists each, while Perkovich, Matt Cowie, Troy Schwab, Chad Nehring, Acton and Tyson Hobbins had one each.

Lake Superior State (7-11-8 overall, 4-8-6-1 Central Collegiate Hockey Association) out-shot BGSU 36-34 and held the Falcons to 1-for-5 on the power play. The Lakers were 3-for-5 with the man-advantage, including 3-for-4 in the opening period. They gave up a short-handed goal to Falcon Brandon Svendsen in the second period.

Laker goalie Brian Mahoney-Wilson allowed three goals and totaled 16 saves before leaving the game with an injury at 16:23 of the second period. Pat Inglis totaled 14 saves, including 12 in the third period, and gave up one goal.

David Solway led BGSU (9-14-3 overall, 6-11-1-0 CCHA) with two goals and one assist. Falcon starting goalie Jimmy Spratt stopped 12 of 16 shots in the first period. Nick Eno had 16 saves during the final two periods.

BGSU was 0-for-3 on the power play in the third period. LSSU had no power-play chances during the final stanza.

The Lakers play host to Michigan State at 7:05 p.m. Friday at Taffy Abel Arena.

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