Erin Kielmeyer - Women's Soccer Coach - Bowling Green State University Athletics

BGSU wins MAC Tournament championship - Nov 4 2018

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Erin Kielmeyer

Title:
Volunteer Assistant for Player Development
Email:
eekielm@bgsu.edu

Two years. Two titles.

Erin Kielmeyer recently wrapped up her second year on the BGSU women's soccer staff in 2019, having helped the Falcons to two of the greatest seasons in program history. Kielmeyer, a Bowling Green native, is the program's assistant coach for sports performance and player development.

(NOTE: On Jan. 7, 2020, Kielmeyer was named to Matt Fannon's staff at Iowa State University --> CLICK HERE)

In her role on the staff, Kielmeyer collects and analyzes sport science data to help prevent injuries; interprets data to help the coaching staff determine appropriate training loads for each player; and collaborates with the athletic training and strength & conditioning staffs to help provide the best possible care for BGSU's women's soccer student-athletes.

In Kielmeyer's first season with the program, BGSU won both the Mid-American Conference regular-season and tournament titles, tying the school record for overall wins and shattering the program mark for conference victories.

The 2018 Falcons went 14-5-3 overall and 10-1-0 in MAC regular-season play. BGSU captured the league regular-season crown for the second time in history, and won the league tournament title for the third time ever.

Then, in 2019, the Falcons again posted 14 total wins including 10 conference regular-season victories. BGSU (14-6-3, 10-1-0 in '19) became the first program in MAC history to win 10 conference matches in back-to-back seasons.

In Kielmeyer'stwo years with the Falcons, BGSU went 28-11-6 overall, 20-2-0 in MAC regular-season matches and 24-2-2 in all contests vs. conference foes.

In 2018, BGSU broke the school records for most home wins in a season and most consecutive victories at home. The Falcons went 10-1-2 at Cochrane Stadium, breaking the previous single-season record of eight home victories (8-1-1 in 2008).

In 2018, BG scored 43 goals, tying the school record set the previous season. Four Falcons each had at least five goals and 19 points. Goalkeeper Kathleen Duwve was on a school-record pace for lowest GAA in a season prior to the NCAA Tournament match at Penn State, and ended the year with a GAA of just 0.79, including a miniscule GAA of 0.49 in MAC play, as she allowed only five goals in 927-plus minutes in league regular-season action.

Then, in 2019, the Falcons shattered the one-year-old record for goals in a season, finding the net 46 times. Five players had double-figure scoring totals, and three Falcons had eight or more goals and 22 or more points.

Kielmeyer brought a wealth of coaching experience to the Falcon program. She has been a coach with the Pacesetter Soccer Club since 2017, working with teams ages 13-15 as well as with the academy youth programs.

She was the head girls soccer coach at Maumee High School in 2017, helping the Panthers to a three-win improvement over the prior season. After MHS had gone 4-10-1 in the 2016 campaign, Kielmeyer guided the team to a 7-10-0 record, with the team showing better results in 10 games over the previous season.

Kielmeyer also spent four years with the Metro Futbol Club of Toledo, coaching a variety of teams with that program.

A four-year letterwinner at Bowling Green High School, she also played with Pacesetter and the PSC Impact.

Kielmeyer graduated from BGSU in May of 2017, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in biochemistry. A member of the BGSU Honors College, she completed an honors thesis titled "Kicking Your Way to a Better You: Building Girls' Confidence Through Soccer."

Kielmeyer is currently pursuing a Masters of Education degree in kinesiology at BGSU. She has earned a United Soccer Coaches Advanced National Diploma.