Bowling Green State University Athletics
Erika Flanders Named MAC Player Of The Week
September 03, 2001 | Women's Soccer
Sept. 3, 2001
CLEVELAND, Ohio - Bowling Green State University women's soccer goalkeeper Erika Flanders (Mason, Ohio/Mason) has been named the Mid-American Conference Player of the Week, the league office has announced. Flanders earns the honor for the first time in her Falcon career.
Flanders, a junior, posted a 1-0-1 record and a goals-against average of 0.43 in the season's opening weekend. She allowed only one goal in 210 minutes of action as the Falcons won a 2-0 match at Wisconsin-Green Bay Friday (Aug. 31) and posted a 1-1 tie at Michigan State Sunday (Sept. 2).
Flanders had a school-record 17 saves in the match at MSU, breaking her own mark of 14 (set against Ohio State, Oct. 27, 1999). She made nine saves at UWGB to earn her first shutout of the season and the school-record seventh of her career.
In last weekend's action, Flanders had a save percentage of .963, stopping 26 of 27 opponent shots on goal.
After two years plus two matches, Flanders holds nearly every BGSU goalkeeping record. She has career totals of 16 wins, 235 saves and the seven shutouts.
The Falcons will open the home portion of the schedule with a Friday (Sept. 7) match against Samford University. Kickoff is set for 4:00 p.m. at BGSU's Cochrane Field. The Falcons will begin MAC play with a Sunday (Sept. 9) match vs. arch-rival Toledo, beginning at 1:00 p.m. at Cochrane.
