Bowling Green State University Athletics
Bowling Green Falls to St. Bonaventure
September 05, 2004 | Men's Soccer
Sept. 5, 2004
BOWLIG GREEN, Ohio - On the final day of the Kelme Classic the Falcons took on the St. Bonaventure Bonnies today at Cochrane Stadium. The Bonnies were victorious over Loyola yesterday, coming back from a two-goal deficit. In goal for the Bonnies was Sean Eyde and for the Falcons it was Tyler Dollins. In the beginning of the game it was Dave Belfort with a shot attempt that was saved by Eyde. The first goal came in the first half at the 18:49 mark by Nick Lopez for St. Bonaventure. Shortly after the initial goal, the Bonnies returned with another goal by Kevin Omokhua at the 19:38 mark. At the end of the first half St. Bonaventure was leading the Falcons 2-0. Second half was plagued with fouls, a game total of 23 for the Bonnies and 16 for the Falcons. Kevin Omokhua scored the third goal for the Bonnies off an assist from Andy Garcia. With a foul on St. Bonaventure and a yellow card on John Darrah for the Bonnies, the Falcons were set up for a penalty kick. To kick for the Falcons was P.J. Behan who placed the ball directly in the left side of the net to give the Falcons their first goal. Goal was scored at the 84:45 mark. However, the Bonnies didn't wait long to answer back. With just over five minutes left to play a goal by Mike Hanna, assisted by Josh Henderson, sealed the win for the Bonnies at 4-1. Head Coach Fred Thompson's Remarks On The Game " I want to say congratulations to St. Bonaventure. This was a great start for them." "Today was difficult to watch. I am looking for improvement in each game. It seems like when we hit a rough patch our wheels fall off and this is a major concern for me." "We don't have much time to work on this. We have one practice before a game on Wednesday. I am hoping that we can learn from previous games and apply it to the next." " After next weekend we will be able to get more training in. Right now we are focused on keeping them healthy, loose, and focused." The Falcons next game will be Wednesday on the road against Detroit Mercy at 5 p.m. Kelme Classic Champions: IUPUI All Tournament Team: Coby Krat-IUPUI, Vangel Nacovski-IUPUI, Mike Sullivan-IUPUI, Nic Wedig-IUPUI, Konrad Paszkowski-St. Bonaventure, Andy Garcia-St. Bonaventure, Kevin Omokhua-St. Bonaventure, Eric Spiess-Loyola, Joe Nierzwicki-Loyola, Paul Seip-Bowling Green, Omari Aldridge-Bowling Green Tournament MVP: Vangel Nacovski - IUPUI
