MARQUETTE, Mich. — Connor Ford recorded a power-play goal with 17 minutes, 25 seconds remaining in regulation Saturday as the Bowling Green State University hockey team beat the Northern Michigan Wildcats 1-0 to tie their best-of-3 Western Collegiate Hockey Association semifinal series at 1 at the Berry Events Center.
The 17th-ranked Falcons (23-11-6) played solid defense, killed off three power-play opportunities and converted on a man advantage to force a third game, which will take place at 7:07 p.m. Sunday.
The 19th-ranked Wildcats (24-14-3) outshot Bowling Green 23-20, but couldn’t find the back of the net against sophomore goaltender Ryan Bednard.