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Bowling Green State University Athletics
BGSU Prepares For Busy Stretch
January 04, 2000 | Women's Soccer
Oct. 18, 1999
TOP STORIES:
* - BGSU junior Michelle Lisy scored a goal in each of last weekend's two matches ... she has become the school's career leader in that category, and now has 14 goals ... Lisy also is BG's all-time leader with 37 career points ... she has scored five of the team's last seven goals.
* - The Falcons play three matches in five days this week, part of a five-matches-in- 11-days stretch to end the regular season ... four of those contests will be played at Cochrane Field.
* - Freshman Jill Conover's assist in Friday's Eastern Michigan match was her eighth of the year ... that total breaks the school single-season record of seven, held by Stefanie Sizemore (1997) and Michelle Hoyng (1998).
THIS WEEK: The Bowling Green State University women's soccer team (5-6-3 overall, 2-4-3 MAC) completes a three-match homestand with a Wednesday (Oct. 20) contest against the University of Detroit Mercy (3-11-0). Kickoff is scheduled for 3:00 p.m. at BGSU's Cochrane Field.
On Friday (Oct. 22), the Brown and Orange will hit the road for the final time in the regular season, taking on Western Michigan University (8-6-1, 3-4-1) in a Mid-American Conference contest. That match is scheduled to begin at 3:00 p.m. at the WMU Soccer Complex.
On Sunday (Oct. 24), the Brown and Orange will return home to begin another three-match homestand. BGSU will face Indiana University (2-7-6) in a match scheduled to start at 2:00 p.m.
Cochrane Field is located off Stadium Drive, just west of Doyt Perry Stadium. Cochrane is located directly east of Keefe Tennis Courts, which are behind the BGSU Ice Arena.
TOM PICCIRILLO: BGSU head coach Tom Piccirillo is in his third season at the helm of the Falcons, and has a 19-29-4 record. His overall record, which includes five years at Tiffin and three seasons at Keuka (N.Y.), is 102-88-12. BGSU's Sept. 12 win over Niagara was Piccirillo's 100th victory as a collegiate head coach.
Julie Reule is in her third season as Piccirillo's assistant.
ABOUT THE FALCONS: Bowling Green is 5-6-3 on the season, and the Falcons are 2-4-3 in MAC play. Last week, the Brown and Orange lost a pair of home matches, falling to Eastern Michigan by a 4-2 count Friday (Oct. 15) before dropping a 2-1 decision to Central Michigan Sunday (Oct. 17).
After opening MAC play with a pair of wins, the Falcons are 0-4-3 in the last seven matches.
Through 14 matches, freshman Jill Conover paces the Falcons with 20 points, followed by junior Michelle Lisy, with 18. Junior Autumn Harris and sophomore Desiree Erb have scored eight and seven points, respectively, while three players -- junior Janice Mentrup, sophomore Beth Wechsler and freshman Susan Wallace -- have five apiece.
Freshman goalkeeper Erika Flanders has a 5-6-1 record and a goals-against average of 1.95. Sophomore Sarah Gawel is 0-0-1 with a 1.07 GAA.
BGSU finished the 1998 season with an overall record of 8-11-1. The Falcons went 4-5-1 in MAC play to finish sixth. In the MAC Tournament, BG posted a 1-0 win at third-seeded Eastern Michigan in the quarterfinals before losing to the number-two seed and eventual tourney champ, Northern Illinois, in the semifinals by a 2-1 count.
ABOUT THE OPPONENTS: Detroit is 3-11-0 overall, and the Titans have a 2-3 record in the Midwestern Collegiate Conference. UDM played just one match last week, dropping a 2-1 home contest to Wright State Sunday (Oct. 17). The Titans have faced four MAC squads this year, losing to Central Michigan (3-1), Buffalo (5-1), Toledo (4-0) and Western Michigan (2-1). Last year, Detroit went 6-13-0 overall and tied for second in the MCC with a 3-2 league mark. Mike Lupenec is 69-56-5 in his seventh year as a collegiate head coach, all with the Titans.
Western Michigan will enter Friday's match with an overall record of 8-6-1, and the Broncos are 3-4-1 in the MAC. WMU's 10 points in league play puts the team in seventh place, one point ahead of BGSU and two other squads. Last weekend, WMU dropped a 3-1 decision at Miami Friday (Oct. 15), but rebounded to defeat host Ball State, 3-0, Sunday (Oct. 17). A year ago, the Broncos were 6-10-2 overall and 3-6-1 in MAC play to place eighth. Head coach Mike Haines is 14-16-3 in his second year at WMU. He is 46-19-6 in his fourth year overall.
Indiana is 2-7-6 overall, and the Hoosiers will take a 1-4-4 Big Ten Conference mark into Friday's (Oct. 22) home match vs. Purdue. Last weekend, IU battled Illinois to a scoreless draw Friday (Oct. 15) before dropping a 1-0 decision to Iowa Sunday (Oct. 17). The Hoosiers have struggled offensively this season, with 11 goals in 15 matches. Last season, IU finished 14-8-1, including a third-place Big Ten finish with a 6-3 league mark. Head coach Joe Kelley is 66-61-8 in his seventh year, all in Bloomington.
THE SERIES: The Falcons lost the only previous meeting with Detroit, dropping a wild, 6-4 decision in the Motor City last Oct. 27. The Falcons fell despite getting a hat trick from Tracy Gleixner and a goal from Autumn Harris. Ashley Enser, Michelle Lisy, Janice Mentrup and Beth Wechsler each had an assist in the match.
The Falcons are 0-2-0 vs. Western Michigan in the all-time series between the schools, having lost a pair of 4-2 decisions. Harris and Stephanie Heller scored goals in a road loss two years ago (Oct. 5, 1997), with Mentrup picking up an assist. Last Oct. 4, Mentrup had a goal and an assist vs. the Broncos at Cochrane Field. Gleixner had BG's other goal, while Wechsler had an assist.
Indiana captured the only previous meeting with the Falcons, a 6-1 decision in Bloomington on Sept. 12, 1997. The Hoosiers outshot BGSU, 44-2, and had a 19-1 advantage in shots on goal.
RECAPPING LAST WEEK: Bowling Green lost two matches at home over the weekend ... BGSU fell to Eastern Michigan, at the time the MAC's lone undefeated team, by a 4-2 count Friday (Oct. 15) ... the Eagles scored the first three goals of the match ... junior Michelle Lisy got the Falcons on the scoreboard with her team-leading seventh goal of the year ... the goal, at the 77:55 mark, was assisted by freshman Jill Conover and sophomore Leslie Buse ... the visitors scored an insurance marker with just 6:20 left, and the Falcons could get no closer than the final two-goal margin ... junior Ashley Enser completed the scoring, converting a penalty kick with 1:48 remaining ... the Eagles outshot the Falcons, 18-13, including a 9-6 edge in shots on goal ... freshman Erika Flanders went all the way in goal for the Brown and Orange, making five saves ... on Sunday (Oct. 17), Central Michigan downed the Falcons, 2-1, to remain tied for first place in the MAC ... CMU opened the scoring at the 10:44 mark, but Lisy equalized with her team-leading eighth goal of the season at 21:39 ... sophomore Annmarie Aparo assisted on the play ... the match remained deadlocked until six minutes into the second half, when CMU's Leah McGrath one-timed a ball past Flanders ... the Falcons, who were outshot by a 16-8 count, could not get the tying goal in the remaining 40 minutes ... Flanders made six stops on the day ...the Chippewas held an 8-5 advantage in shots on goal.
FALCON NOTES: Junior Michelle Lisy continues to do her part for the Falcon offense ... Lisy scored a goal in each of last week's matches ... she now has eight goals this season, the second-highest total in school history ... Lisy has scored five of BG's last seven goals over the last four matches ... in her career, she now has 37 career points ... her goal vs. Eastern Michigan moved her past Tracy Gleixner for the BGSU career lead in that category ... Lisy now has 14 career goals, two ahead of Gleixner ... Krista Shamblin is third all-time with 10 career goals, while Stephanie Heller (eight) and Autumn Harris (seven) round out the top five ... Lisy's 37 points place her eight ahead of Gleixner, who had all 29 of her points last season ... Shamblin and Mentrup are tied for third all-time with 24 points, followed by Heller (23) ... Mentrup is the BGSU career assist leader, with 14 ... Beth Wechsler is second with 11, followed by Lisy (nine), freshman Jill Conover (eight) and Heller (seven) ... BG has posted a 1-0-1 record against the 1998 MAC regular-season co-champions, tying Ohio after beating Northern Illinois ... BGSU, a MAC Tournament semifinalist last year, went 2-0-1 against the other three semifinalists, but the Falcons are 0-4-2 against the rest of the league to date ... the Falcons' current seven-match winless streak ties the school record ... all time, BGSU is 3-1-0 in matches played in August, 9-12-1 in September, 5-15-3 in October and 2-1 in November.
FALCON QUICK FACTS
THIS WEEK
BGSU at Western Michigan
Indiana at BGSU
LAST WEEK
1999 RECORDS
HEAD COACH - Tom Piccirillo (third year)
ASSISTANT COACH - Julie Reule (third year)
BOWLING GREEN RECORDS
1999 MAC STANDINGS
Detroit at BGSU
Wednesday, October 20 - 3:00 p.m.
Cochrane Field
Friday, October 22 - 3:00 p.m.
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Sunday, October 24 - 2:00 p.m.
Cochrane Field
Eastern Michigan 4, at BGSU 2
Fri., Oct. 15 - Cochrane Field
Central Michigan 2, at BGSU 1
Sun., Oct. 17 - Cochrane Field
Overall: 5-6-3 (.464)
Mid-American Conference: 2-4-3
Alma Mater: Upsala, 1986
Record at BGSU: 19-29-4
Career: 102-88-12 (11th year)
Alma Mater: James Madison, 1995
All-Time: 19-29-4 (.404) (1997-present / third year)
MAC: 7-15-4 (.346) (1997-present / third year)
Team (Overall)______________MAC__Pts. Buffalo (13-1-1)___________7-1-0__21 Central Mich. (12-3-1)_____7-1-0__21 Miami (13-2-0)_____________6-2-0__18 Eastern Mich. (12-2-2)_____5-1-2__17 Ohio (6-8-1)_______________4-3-1__13 Northern Ill. (4-11-0)_____4-5-0__12 Western Mich. (8-6-1)______3-4-1__10 Bowling Green (5-6-3)______2-4-3___9 Kent (8-7-0)_______________3-5-0___9 Toledo (6-7-0)_____________3-5-0___9 Marshall (4-8-3)___________0-6-2___2 Ball State (1-14-1)________0-7-1___1 (three points for a win, one for a tie)
