Bowling Green State University Athletics
Falcons Host Detroit Saturday Afternoon
November 28, 2000 | Women's Basketball
Nov. 28, 2000
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GAME #5 - BGSU vs. Detroit - Sat., Dec. 2, 2000
Anderson Arena - Bowling Green, Ohio - 1:00 p.m.
BGSU PROBABLE STARTERS:
F 22 Francine Miller 5-11 Jr. Kalida, Ohio 16.0 ppg 7.0 rpg F 31 Afra Smith 5-9 Sr. Madison, Wis. 6.0 ppg 3.5 rpg C 32 Karen Stocz 6-0 So. Cortland, Ohio 2.0 ppg 1.5 rpg G 12 Lindsay Austin 5-7 Fr. Cincinnati, Ohio 6.3 ppg 2.8 apg G 24 Angie Farmer 5-9 Sr. Wayland, Mich. 11.3 ppg 2.5 rpg
THE GAME: The Bowling Green State University women's basketball team, after opening the season with four games in an eight-day span, will play just one game this week. The Falcons (2-2) will host the University of Detroit Mercy in a Saturday (Dec. 2) contest. Tipoff is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. at BGSU's venerable Anderson Arena (5,000).
Following the UDM game, the Falcons will resume a busy schedule, as Saturday's contest begins a two-week stretch which sees BGSU play six games. The Falcons will return to the road to face St. Bonaventure Tuesday, Dec. 5. Starting time for that game is 7:00 p.m.
COACH DEE KNOBLAUCH: Falcon head coach Dee Knoblauch is in her third season at her alma mater, and has a record of 26-33. Knoblauch (pronounced: kuh-NOB-low), a 1983 graduate of the University, assumed the reins of the Falcon program on August 21, 1998.
Knoblauch, in her 14th season as a head coach, has an overall record of 208-152 (.578). She came to BGSU after 11 seasons at Mount Union College in Alliance, Ohio. Over her final five years there, she led the Purple Raiders to a 116-32 mark (.784), including three NCAA Tournament appearances and two NCAA Division III "Final Four" berths.
As a player, Knoblauch was a two-time All-MAC Second-Team selection, and she was named to the Academic All-MAC First Team as a senior. She led the league in assists in each of her last two seasons, and still holds all of the school records in that category.
ABOUT THE FALCONS: BGSU sports a 2-2 record on the young season, having split a pair of games at Auburn's Kroger Classic last weekend (Nov. 24-25). The Falcons topped Charleston Southern by an 80-76 count Friday (Nov. 24), before falling to the nationally-ranked hosts, 94-61, the following day.
The Falcons opened the 2000-01 campaign with a 95-88 win over Youngstown State on Nov. 18. In that game, four of the Falcons' five starters hit double digits in the scoring department.
Last Tuesday (Nov. 21), however, the Brown and Orange fell at Eastern Kentucky by an 89-61 final. The hosts went on a game-ending 40-16 run to break a four-point game wide open.
Junior Francine Miller leads the team in scoring, with 16.0 points per game, while senior Angie Farmer also is in double digits, averaging 11.3 points.
Junior Dana Western is third on the squad, with 7.5 points per game off the bench, while freshman Lindsay Austin (6.3 ppg), senior Afra Smith and sophomore Kim Griech (6.0 ppg each) are close behind.
Miller (7.0 rpg) currently leads the team in rebounding, followed by redshirt freshman Pam Brown (5.8 rpg) and true freshman Kelly Kapferer (4.5 rpg). Miller and Austin are tied for the team assist lead, averaging 2.75 helpers each, while Smith (2.5 apg) is third on the team.
Miller and Austin also are tied for the team lead in steals (1.5 spg), while Miller's four blocks in four games paces the Brown and Orange in that category.
BGSU is shooting .403 from the floor, while the opponents have a field-goal percentage of .407. The Falcons are shooting .808 from the free-throw line, having made 80 charity tosses in 99 attempts through four games. The Falcons are shooting .378 from three-point range and averaging 7.75 triples per game, while the foes are shooting .244 from behind the arc.
BGSU finished the 1999-2000 season with an 11-17 overall record, and the Falcons ended MAC play with an 8-8 record after winning the last four games. The Brown and Orange saw a five-game winning streak come to an end with a loss to Western Michigan in the quarterfinal round of the Mid-American Conference Tournament.
SCOUTING UDM: Detroit enters the week with a 1-1 record ... the Titans will host Valparaiso Tuesday (Nov. 28) and play at Michigan State Thursday (Nov. 30) before heading to BGSU for Saturday's game ... UDM opened the season with a 79-73 loss at Duquesne (Nov. 18), but rebounded for an 85-81 win over visiting Western Michigan Wednesday (Nov. 22) ... at Duquesne, junior guard Michelle James scored a career-high 34 points ... classmate Molly Peterman, a forward, had 27 points and 11 rebounds in the win over WMU, while senior guard Shari Hill had 21 points ... Hill leads the team in scoring with 19.0 points per game, followed closely by James (18.5 ppg) and Peterman (17.5 ppg) ... sophomore guard Keneisha Moss is averaging 12 points per contest ... Peterman leads the team with 9.0 rebounds per contest, while Hill and James each are averaging 3.5 assists per outing ... sophomore center Michelle Bortz rounds out the probable starting five ... the Titans will play a total of seven MAC schools this season ... UDM welcomed back eight letterwinners, including all five starters, from last year's team that finished 18-9 overall and 9-5 in the Midwestern Collegiate Conference ... head coach Anne Rexford is in her second year, both at UDM and overall, and has a record of 19-10.
THE SERIES: The Falcons trail Detroit, 8-6, in the all-time series between the schools, and the Titans broke a four-game Falcon winning streak with last year's come-from-behind, 76-67 win in the Motor City (Dec. 11, 1999). BGSU has won the last three games at Anderson Arena, including an 82-73 decision two years ago, and the Falcons have an all-time home record of 4-3 vs. the Titans.
BG & DETROIT - GAME-BY-GAME:
12/29/77 at Detroit 72, BGSU 51 2/12/79 Detroit 65, at BGSU 40 1/28/80 at Detroit 85, BGSU 50 2/11/81 Detroit 69, at BGSU 39 11/24/81 at Detroit 63, BGSU 46 11/29/82 at BGSU 65, Detroit 61 1983-84 BGSU 66, at Detroit 61 11/27/84 Detroit 66, at BGSU 62 11/26/85 at Detroit 73, BGSU 72 12/8/87 at BGSU 94, Detroit 63 12/21/96 BGSU 66, at Detroit 64 11/22/97 at BGSU 75, Detroit 51 11/22/98 at BGSU 82, Detroit 73 12/11/99 at Detroit 76, BGSU 67
LAST TIME OUT: The Falcons split a pair of games to post a second-place finish in Auburn's Kroger Classic last weekend (Nov. 24-25) ... Friday, the Brown and Orange pulled out an 80-76 win over Charleston Southern ... redshirt freshman Pam Brown hit a jumper in the lane to break a 73-73 tie with 1:05 left ... true frosh Emily Pohl hit all four of her free-throw attempts in the final 30 seconds ... junior Francine Miller had a game-high 23 points to lead five Falcons in double figures, and she added 11 rebounds for a double-double ... Brown also had a double-double, with 12 points and 12 boards ... senior Angie Farmer scored 17 points ... on Saturday, nationally-ranked Auburn scored the first 12 points of the game and never looked back, en route to a 94-61 decision ... the Lady Tigers had a commanding 53-14 halftime lead ... BGSU outscored AU by a 47-41 margin in the second half, and had a 16-0 run late in the contest ... Miller and sophomore Megan Jerome each had 18 points, including 16 in the second half ... Jerome was 4-for-4 from the field, including 3-of-3 from three-point land, and made all seven of her free-throw attempts ... Miller was named to the all-tournament team.
JEROME HITS VS. AUBURN: Sophomore Megan Jerome had the best game of her Falcon career Saturday (Nov. 25) at Auburn ... Jerome scored 18 points to tie for team honors ... she had 16 points in the second half vs. the nationally-ranked Lady Tigers ... Jerome hit all four of her shots from the field, including a 3-for-3 performance from three-point land ... she went 7-for-7 from the free-throw line ... Jerome's previous career scoring high was nine points, set on two occasions last season ... she also had five rebounds in the game, just one off her career high in that department.
DOUBLE TROUBLE: Junior Francine Miller had 23 points and 11 rebounds in BGSU's win over Charleston Southern Friday (Nov. 24) ... the double-double was her first of the season and the 11th of her career ... nine of those double-doubles came last year, including four in MAC play and another in the first round of the conference tournament.
DOUBLE TROUBLE, PART TWO: Redshirt freshman Pam Brown, in just her third game in the Brown and Orange, had the first double-double of her career in the win over Charleston Southern ... Brown's totals of 12 points and 12 rebounds were the best of her brief career in each category.
DOUBLE DIGITS: Through just four games this season, the Falcons have had eight different players hit double figures in scoring on at least one occasion ... a total of eight different players hit double digits in that category last year.
BENCH STRENGTH: The Falcons won over Charleston Southern despite having just two starters hit the scoring column ... the Falcons got 40 points from the starters (23 from Francine Miller, 17 from Angie Farmer) and 40 points from the bench ... leading the charge off the bench was Pam Brown, with her 12 points and 12 boards ... junior Dana Western had 11 points and nine rebounds, while freshman Emily Pohl had her first double-digit scoring game, with 10 points ... BGSU's bench outscored CSU, 40-33, and held a 32-15 edge on the boards.
REBOUNDING A KEY: BGSU came back from a five-point halftime deficit vs. Charleston Southern, largely on the strength of the Falcons' rebounding effort ... BGSU held a 31-18 margin on the boards in the second half, en route to a 55-46 advantage for the game ... the Brown and Orange had 12 offensive rebounds in the second stanza, and 20 on the day.
60 GAMES AND COUNTING: The Falcons have made at least one three-point field goal in every game during the Dee Knoblauch Era ... BGSU has drained a triple in each of the last 60 games, a school record ... the last time the Falcons were held without a trey was on March 1, 1998 ... the previous school record was 29-straight games on two occasions - most recently, in the 1993-94 (last five games) and 1994-95 (first 24 games) seasons.
STILL SHOOTING (AND MAKING) THE "THREE": The three-point shot is a staple of a Dee Knoblauch-coached team ... last winter, the Brown and Orange set a new NCAA Division I record for three-point field goals made per game ... BGSU sank 259 treys in 28 contests, for an average of 9.25 per game ... through four games this season, the Falcons are averaging 7.75 three-pointers made per contest.
FREE-THROW SUCCESS, TOO: Nearly lost in all the three-point hoopla last season was the fact that the 1999-2000 Falcons also led the nation in free-throw percentage ... BGSU converted charity tosses at a school-record .773 rate, making 340 free throws in 440 attempts ... this season, the Falcons are doing even better, sinking charity tosses at an .808 clip (80-of-99) ... additionally, the Falcons are making 20 free throws per game after averaging 12.1 last year.
MAKING UP FOR LOST TIME: In the first 12 seasons after the three-point shot was adopted (1986-87 to 1997-98), Bowling Green teams made a total of 666 three-pointers in 1,890 attempts ... over the last two years, BGSU's totals are nearly 60 percent of the totals during those first 12 years ... Knoblauch's teams made 394 treys in 1,110 tries (see graphic on this page).
WRITE THOSE RECORDS IN PENCIL: Entering last season, the school record for three-pointers made in a game was 12 ... BGSU hit double digits in that category no fewer than 12 times last year, including a 16-for-38 performance -- both school records -- in a win over Akron (Jan. 26) ... the Falcons hit double digits for the first time in 2000-01, making 11 treys in the win over Charleston Southern ... the Falcons had nine three-pointers in the Auburn game the next day.
FIRST TITLE GAME IN A WHILE...: The Falcons advanced to the championship game of the Kroger Classic last weekend ... that marked the first time that Bowling Green advanced to the championship contest of an in-season tournament since the 1992-93 season ... that year, the Falcons advanced to the championship game of the Boilermaker Classic before losing by three points to host Purdue ... BGSU has not won an in-season tourney since capturing the Illini Classic during the 1988-89 campaign ... it should be noted, however, that the Falcons have won the Mid-American Conference Tournament four times during that stretch.
YOUNG AT THE POINT: It is safe to say that the Falcons will start a freshman at the point-guard spot whenever the team takes the floor ... both of the team's point guards are frosh ... Lindsay Austin has started each of the first four games ... Emily Pohl, the other freshman point guard, has seen her share of action, though ... Austin is averaging 23.5 minutes per game, with Pohl averaging 16.3.
INJURY REPORT: Senior center Jackie Adlington went down in the first half of the season-opening win over Youngstown State ... Adlington, who started that contest, broke her foot and is expected to be sidelined for a total of at least four weeks.
KAPFERER SOLID AT EKU: Freshman Kelly Kapferer has displayed a knack for rebounding in the season's early going ... Kapferer is averaging 4.5 rebounds per game, good for third on the team ... she had nine rebounds in the win over Charleston Southern, the highest total of her brief career.
BGSU WINS HOME OPENER, AGAIN: The Falcons kept a rather impressive streak going in the Youngstown State game ... BGSU has now captured 12 of the last 13 home openers ... the only loss among the last 13 home-opening contests came to nationally-ranked Notre Dame, an eventual national semifinalist, in 1996.
A FEW MORE NOTES FROM THE YSU GAME: BGSU's total of 35 free throws made against Youngstown State fell just one shy of the school record ... the Brown and Orange made 36 against both Eastern Michigan (March 6, 1990) and Kent (Jan. 12, 1997) ... the Falcons shot .509 from the field against YSU ... BGSU made 50% or more of the team's shots from the floor only three times in 28 games last year, going 2-1 in those contests ... the Falcons won despite allowing over 80 points for the first time since a 98-93 overtime win over Eastern Michigan on Feb. 20, 1999 ... BGSU was 0-10 when allowing 80 or more points last winter.
TRIPLE YOUR FUN: Several current Falcons are ranked among the BGSU career three-point leaders ... senior Angie Farmer is ranked second on the all-time BGSU list for career three-point percentage (.426, 120-of-282), while junior Francine Miller is third (.413, 81-of-196), while ... sophomore Kim Griech has moved up to fourth on that list (.392, 31-of-79) ... Farmer is in second place all-time with 120 three-pointers made, while Miller is now fourth with 81 ... Farmer has moved into second place with 282 career three-point attempts, while Miller is seventh with 196 triple tries.
CAPTAIN'S LOG: BGSU seniors Angie Farmer and Afra Smith have been chosen as team captains for the 2000-2001 season.
FALCON PLAYER NOTES
JACKIE ADLINGTON: Senior from Toledo, Ohio ... broke her foot in the YSU game ... likely will be sidelined for several weeks ... started the YSU contest ... played seven minutes vs. the Penguins, with two rebounds, two assists and a steal ... started the first exhibition game at center ... scored six points vs. the Premier All-Stars, and had six rebounds and a pair of assists in 19 minutes ... missed the second exhibition game ... was out of town visiting a sick friend.
ANDREA AULT: Freshman from Urbana, Ohio ... has not seen action as of yet.
LINDSAY AUSTIN: Freshman from Cincinnati, Ohio ... has started the first four games at point guard ... averaging 6.3 points and 2.8 assists per game ... had three points and season-best totals of four rebounds and five assists at Auburn ... scored seven points at EKU ... had 15 points, four assists and three steals in 29 minutes in her collegiate debut, vs. YSU ... went 3-of-3 from the field and 9-of-11 from the free-throw line.
PAM BROWN: Redshirt freshman from Warren, Ohio ... has played in all four games ... averaging 4.5 points and 5.8 rebounds ... second on the team in the latter category ... made the first start of her career in the Auburn game ... against Charleston Southern, set season highs in both points and rebounds, with 12 of each ... the double-double was the first of her brief career ... is averaging 14.3 minutes per game ... had four points at EKU, and her five rebounds tied her for the team lead ... saw the first playing time of her career, with two rebounds in five minutes vs. Youngstown.
ANGIE FARMER: Senior from Wayland, Mich. ... has started all four games ... averaging 11.3 points ... shooting .467 from the field and .474 (9-of-19) from three-point range ... scored 17 points vs. Charleston Southern ... went 5-of-8 from behind the arc in that game ... against YSU, tied for team honors with 20 points ... also had five rebounds and four assists ... in exhibition play, had all 11 of her points in the game's final 3:33 vs. Premier All-Stars, including three triples ... scoring outburst sparked a game-ending 15-3 run for BG.
KIM GRIECH: Sophomore from Tallmadge, Ohio ... has come off the bench in three games ... averaging 6.0 points and 16.7 minutes ... shooting .556 (5-of-9) from the field, and is 5-of-8 (.625) from three-point distance ... scored nine points, all on treys, against Auburn ... made three of her four long-range tries in that game ... had five points off the bench at EKU ... missed the YSU game due to a sprained ankle ... had eight points off the bench in the first exhibition, adding two rebounds ... had two points in the second game.
RACHAL HAMILTON: Redshirt sophomore from Castalia, Ohio ... played three minutes against Auburn ... made her only shot attempt, a three-pointer, in that game ... saw her first action of the season at EKU, playing two minutes ... had a rebound and a steal.
MEGAN JEROME: Sophomore from Marion, Ohio ... has played in all four games off the bench ... averaging 5.3 points in just 8.5 minutes per game ... shooting .556 (5-for-9) from the field, and is 3-of-4 from three-point land ... exploded for 18 points, including 16 after halftime, against Auburn ... tied for team scoring honors in that game after having a perfect shooting day ... the 18-point total doubled her previous career high ... went 4-of-4 from the field, including 3-of-3 from three-point range ... also hit all seven of her free-throw attempts ... had five rebounds vs. the Lady Tigers, just one off her career high ... her three treys made and seven successful FTs set career standards ... scored two points, grabbed two rebounds and had an assist in six minutes at EKU ... played nine minutes vs. YSU, with one point and a pair of rebounds.
KELLY KAPFERER: Freshman from Jefferson, Ohio ... has played in all four games off the bench ... averaging 14.3 minutes, 3.8 points and 4.5 rebounds, ranking third on the team in the latter category ... had three points in each game at the Auburn tourney ... grabbed nine rebounds against Charleston Southern ... scored nine points off the bench at EKU ... also had four rebounds, two assists and two blocked shots ... had two rebounds and an assist in six minutes against YSU.
FRANCINE MILLER: Junior from Kalida, Ohio ... a Preseason All-MAC selection for 2000-01 after earning all-league first-team honors last year ... has started all four games this year ... leads the team with 16.0 points and 7.0 rebounds per game ... also tied for the team lead with 2.8 assists ... has four blocked shots (1.0 bpg) to pace the Falcons ... had her first double-double of the year, and the 11th of her career, with 23 points and 11 boards vs. Charleston Southern ... blocked three shots in that game, adding four assists ... scored 18 points, including 16 in the second half, against Auburn ... led the Falcons with seven rebounds ... held to just five points at EKU ... tied for team honors with five rebounds in that game ... had 18 points in just 19 minutes vs. YSU ... went 5-of-9 from the field and 7-of-8 from the line ... added five rebounds, four assists, a block and a steal ... scored the game's first seven points, but spent the rest of the contest in foul trouble.
EMILY POHL: Freshman from Fowler, Mich. ... has played in all four games off the bench ... averaging 3.8 points and 1.5 assists in 16.3 minutes ... had her best game of the young season against Charleston Southern ... scored 10 points and grabbed a pair of rebounds ... went 4-for-4 from the free-throw line in the final 30 seconds of that game to clinch the win ... had a season-best three assists vs. Auburn ... had two points in 18 minutes at EKU ... played 11 minutes vs. YSU, with two points, a rebound and an assist.
AFRA SMITH: Senior from Madison, Wis. ... has started all four games ... averaging 6.0 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists ... struggled in the Auburn tourney, going scoreless in each game ... had four points, three rebounds and a career-high seven assists at EKU ... assist total more than doubled her previous career best of three ... tied for team honors with 20 points against YSU ... had a team-high six rebounds to go along with two assists and two steals ... was 8-of-12 from the floor and 4-of-5 from the stripe.
KAREN STOCZ: Sophomore from Cortland, Ohio ... has played in all four games, starting two ... averaging 2.0 points and 1.5 rebounds ... made her first career start at EKU ... had two points and a pair of rebounds ... scored a career-best six points and added four rebounds vs. YSU ... her 19 minutes played also represented a career high.
STEFANIE WENZEL: Freshman from Sussex, Wis. ... has seen action in all four games off the bench ... averaging 2.8 points, 2.3 rebounds and 8.5 minutes played ... had two points, making her only shot attempt, vs. Auburn ... also had a steal in four minutes ... had four points, four rebounds, an assist and a blocked shot in 13 minutes at EKU ... scored five points and had five rebounds in just 13 minutes against YSU ... hit her only three-point attempt ... three of her boards came at the offensive end ... also had a steal ... did not see action in either exhibition game.
DANA WESTERN: Junior from Whitestown, Ind. ... has come off the bench in all four games, averaging 24.3 minutes ... averaging 7.5 points to rank third on the team ... also averaging 4.0 rebounds this year ... narrowly missed getting her first career double-double vs. Charleston Southern ... had 11 points and nine rebounds in that game ... rebound total set a career high ... played a career-high 34 minutes vs. the Lady Buccaneers, and tied her career best with three assists in that contest ... had a team-best 11 points off the bench at EKU ... went 5-of-8 from the floor in that game ... scored eight points vs. YSU.
