Bowling Green, Ohio - The Bowling Green Women's Hockey team (0-2 Overall) will play their home opener this Friday, October 10th, and Saturday, October 11th against Central Michigan University (1-3 Overall). The games will be played at Slater Family Ice Arena.

"I thought our team played well this past series against Lawrence Tech. First games are always difficult, but it was good to see the team chemistry right off the start," said Senior Captain Emma Wanyek. "These upcoming games against Central Michigan should help set the standard for what we are striving for. Every year the CMU series is always competitive, and I wouldn't expect anything different this year."

Last Time on the Ice

The Falcons took both of their games on the chin last weekend against Lawrence Tech. The Falcons lost (2-0) and (5-1). During the first game, the Falcons could not get their offense going; however, a strong Falcon defense held the Chippewas to only 2 points. The strong Chippewas offense stayed persistent in the second game of the series where the Falcons lost (5-1). Overall, it was a strong defensive match from the Falcons, just without the offense to make it count.

Milestone Markers

• Bowling Green aims to secure their first home win of the season.
• Bowling Green is looking to bounce back after two early losses. 
• Bowling Green is currently two games in, and they are searching for more than just a win. They're chasing their first statement performance. A game that doesn't just break the losing streak but sends a message about what this team is capable of.

About Central Michigan University

Last year, Central Michigan went (17-13-2) overall. They started with an early season loss (3-0) against the Kensington Valley Ravens, followed by tying the Hamilton Hawks (2-2). Later in their season, the Chippewas faced the Bowling Green Falcons a total of four times going undefeated with wins over BG (4-0), (5-1), (7-2), and (5-2). In February, Central Michigan's Captain Kylie Del Re, for the first time in CMUWH program history, reached 100 points. 

This season Central Michigan has started their season off being (1-3). Their season began with a (5-3) win over Michigan State on September 28^th but lost their second game to them (3-2). The following week, Navy came out swinging with a (4-2), and a (1-0) victory over the Central Michigan Chippewas. 

Bowling Green vs. Central Michigan University

Bowling Green, Ohio | Slater Family Ice Arena

Friday, October 10th | 9:00 p.m.

Up Next

Bowling Green will play their second game with Central Michigan University at Slater Family Ice Arena in Bowling Green on Saturday, October 11^th at 6:00 p.m. Then, they are back on the road playing the University of Pennsylvania at Penn Ice Rink on Friday, October 17th at 7:10 p.m. and Sunday, October 19^th at 7:15 p.m.

Follow the Falcons

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• Instagram: @bgwomenshockey
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