Western Collegiate Hockey Association Final Five
■ Game 1: No. 3 BGSU v. No. 2 Minnesota State, 4:07 p.m.
■ Game 2: No. 4 Ferris State v. No. 1 Michigan Tech, 8:07 p.m.
■ Where: Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, Mich.
■ Records: BGSU 22-13-6; Minnesota State 20-12-7; Ferris State 17-14-6; Michigan Tech 23-8-5
■ TV: Fox Sports Detroit Plus
■ Radio: 88.1
■ Series: Minnesota State leads BGSU 8-4-3; BGSU leads Ferris State 60-57-11; Michigan Tech leads BGSU 13-9-3
■ Notes: The Falcons return to the WCHA semifinals for the third year in a row, but BG looks for its first tournament win after losing in the semifinals each of the past two seasons. … The winners of the semifinal games today will meet for the Broadmoor Trophy on Saturday starting at 6:07 p.m., with the winner also earning an NCAA tournament berth. … Bowling Green went 1-1-2 against Minnesota State this season. … BG won twice against Ferris State, but posted a 1-2-1 record against Michigan Tech. … Minnesota State is led by junior defenseman Casey Nelson, the WCHA’s defensive player of the year after leading all league defensemen with a plus-16 rating in 27 games. … Mavericks goalie Cole Huggins led the WCHA with a 1.46 goals-against average. … Ferris State is led by Corey Mackin, a forward who was the WCHA’s freshman of the year after scoring 21 points in league play. … Bulldogs goalie Darren Smith had a 2.24 goals-against average. … Michigan Tech is led by senior Alex Petan, the WCHA’s player of the year after getting a league-best 16 goals and 29 points in WCHA play. … Huskies goalie Jamie Phillips ranked third in the league with a 1.87 goals-against average. … Bowling Green’s Stephen Baylis saw a seven-goal point streak snapped in BG’s win over Bemidji State on Sunday. … The freshman forward has four points in the playoffs. … Junior defenseman Sean Walker was plus-3 for the Bemidji State series, the best mark on the team. … The WCHA tournament has been called the “Final Five” for more than 20 years, and the league decided not to change the name even when the format switched to four teams playing three games in 2014.
First Published March 18, 2016, 4:12 a.m.
