BOWLING GREEN — A 3-0 deficit in the first period was too much to overcome for Bowling Green State University hockey, which lost 4-1 to St. Thomas on Friday at the Slater Family Ice Arena in the Falcons’ first Central Collegiate Hockey Association matchup of the season.
BGSU lost by 3 despite a 43-23 advantage in shots on goal.
The visiting Tommies got a power-play goal from Liam Malmquist and an even-strength strike from Cooper Gay to lead 2-0 with 7:46 left in the first period. A crucial blow came with 2:58 remaining in the period when Malmquist got a short-handed goal to put the Falcons down 3.