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  James Unger
James Unger

Player Profile
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Walton Hills, Ohio

Height / Weight:
6-2 / 195

Position:
Forward

Birthdate:
01/08/1985

Experience:
4L

Pre College:
Topeka/USHL

Career: Finished his Falcon career with 78 points (40g, 38a) in 129 career games. He also recorded 16 power-play goals and had 78 penalties with 189 penalty minutes.

2006-07: Battled a wrist injury for the first half of the season...in his final game as a Falcon he set a CCHA playoff record by scoring four goals in the first period versus UNO. He was the first Falcon to score four goals in a period in 10 years, while also scoring his first-ever hat trick. He finished the year with 10 points (7g, 3a) in 21 games.

2005-06: Finished fourth on the team with 27 points (12g, 15a) • had four points (2g, 2a) in the two game sweep of Nebraska-Omaha (Nov. 4-5) • had three points (1g, 2a) and was a plus - in a 8-4 win over Northern Michigan • match his season-best versus UConn in the championship contest at the UConn Classic with three points (1g, 2a) • finished third on the team with six power-play goals.


2004-05: Played in 36 games •tallied career-highs in points (28), goals (15), assists (13), PPGs (6), and PIM (58) •among squad members, finished second in goals, tied for second in PPGs, third in PIM, and fourth in points •had a career-high four points and three assists on Nov. 13 at Nebraska-Omaha •had a career-high two goals on Feb. 19 vs. WMU •had a career-best four-game point streak from Feb. 18-26 (4-2--6) • also had two three-game point streaks earlier in the year •had a point in 10 of his last 14 games (9-4--13) •GWG came Feb. 25 vs. Michigan State.

2003-04: Played in 37 games • tied for first among freshmen in goals (6) and tied for second among freshmen in scoring (6-7--13) • scored goals in back-to-back games against Northern Michigan (2-1--3), including game winner on Feb. 27 • member of BGSU's first line for second half of the season • finished second on the team in SOG (95) • earned an assist in 3-2 win vs. Lake Superior (Feb. 13) • scored a goal and an assist against Alaska Fairbanks on Jan. 23 • posted the first multiple-point effort of his career Jan. 9 vs. Notre Dame (1-2--3) • scored the first goal of his career at Notre Dame Oct. 17 • made his collegiate debut Oct. 10 at Northern Michigan.

Pre-College: Spent two seasons with the Topeka Scarecrows of the United States Hockey League • finished the 2002-03 season with 19 goals and 26 assists for 45 points, good for second on the Topeka squad • in four playoff games, he tallied three points on one goal and two assists • during the 2001-02 season, Unger scored four goals and three assists for seven points in 43 games • he joins former Scarecrow teammate Alex Rogosheske on the Falcon squad.

Personal: Full name--James Glenwright Unger • born January 8, 1985, in Garfield Heights, Ohio • son of Paul and Marcia Unger • has one older brother (Paul) and one sister (Michelle) • majoring in business • shoots right • graduate of Washburn High School (`03).

Longest Point Streak: 4 games -- 02/18/05 vs. WMU to 02/26/05 vs. MSU (4-2--6)
Longest Goal Streak: 3 games -- 02/18/05 vs. WMU to 02/25/05 vs. MSU (4-1--5)
Longest Assist Streak: 2 games -- three times

Unger's Career Stats
Year         GP    G    A    PTS    PN/MN     PPG/SHG/GWG
2003-2004    3     6    7     13    21/42        3/0/2
2004-2005    36   15   13     28    18/58        6/0/1
2005-2006    35   12   15     27    31/73        6/0/0
2006-2007    21   7     3      10    8/16         1/0/1
Career       95   40   38     78    78/189      16/0/4