Bowling Green State University Athletics
BGSU Names Team Captains for 2006-07 Season
October 31, 2006 | Women's Basketball
Oct. 31, 2006
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (BGSUFalcons.com) - A trio of seniors -- Amber Flynn, Liz Honegger and Ali Mann -- have been named tri-captains of the 2006-07 Bowling Green State University women's basketball team, head coach Curt Miller has announced. The three were selected in a vote of team members as well as coaching staff.
"We are pleased with the selection of Amber, Ali and Liz as our captains," said Falcon head coach Curt Miller. "This experienced team has excellent veteran leadership, including these three senior post players. In the team voting at the end of preseason, it became clear who they believed were the leaders of this team."
Flynn was named the Falcons' Most Improved Player last year, and was one of the most improved players in the entire Mid-American Conference. The Cincinnati native scored a total of 158 points as a junior, after a combined 40 points in her first two years. Flynn averaged 5.1 points on the year, and scored 8.1 ppg in a 10-game span that culminated with the MAC Tournament's championship game, a BG win over Kent State.
Honegger earned All-MAC Second-Team honors last season, and also was named to the MAC's All-Tournament Team, earning both of those accolades for the second consecutive year. She averaged 13.3 points, 7.5 rebounds and blocked a school-record 52 shots in 2005-06. Honegger, a native of Lafayette, Ind., is the only player in school history with more than 40 blocks and 40 three-point field goals in a season, and she has achieved that milestone twice. A true testament of Honegger's versatility: she is the only player in MAC history to block at least 125 shots and make at least 125 triples in her career.
 Ali Mann (left) and Liz Honegger  |
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"Ali is our vocal and emotional leader," said Miller. "She has great leadership qualities and is a warrior that we would all follow into battle. Liz is a leader by example. She brings her hard work and determination each and every day. Liz has the ability to approach players on a one-on-one basis and provides encouragement to the young players. Finally, Amber has stepped forward and taken a huge leadership role on and off the court. Amber holds players accountable and isn't afraid to say things that teams need to hear."
In the three years since Flynn, Honegger and Mann arrived on campus, the Falcons have posted an overall record of 72-21 and a MAC ledger of 40-8. BGSU is 9-1 in MAC Tournament games in that time.
The Brown and Orange went 28-3 last year, setting school and MAC records for wins in a season, and posted a perfect 16-0 league ledger to win a conference regular-season title for the second consecutive year. BG then went on to win the MAC Tournament crown, also for the second-straight season.
The Falcons will host Findlay in an exhibition game Wednesday (Nov. 1), and admission is free. BGSU opens the regular season on Friday, Nov. 10, at Detroit, with the home opener coming two weeks later (Fri., Nov. 24) vs. Temple.
In other news, the USA Today/ESPN Division I Top 25 coaches preseason poll was released on Wednesday morning (Nov. 1), with the Falcons listed 30th (fifth team under 'receiving votes'). Defending national champion Maryland was ranked number one, with North Carolina, Oklahoma, Stanford and Tennessee rounding out the top-five teams.
Duke, a 2006-07 BGSU opponent, was ranked sixth in the preseason poll. Temple, the Falcons' opponent in the home opener on Nov. 24, received votes.
The complete poll is listed below, with each team's 2005-06 record in parentheses, total points (based on 25 points for first place through one point for 25th), ranking in last season's final poll (April 5) and first-place votes received...
Rank School ('05-06 record) Pts Last FPV
1 Maryland (34-4) 773 1 29
2 North Carolina (33-2) 709 3 1
3 Oklahoma (31-5) 686 8
4 Stanford (26-8) 655 7 1
5 Tennessee (31-5) 648 5
6 Duke (31-4) 632 2
7 Ohio State (29-3) 587 10
8 Connecticut (32-5) 557 6
9 Georgia (23-9) 487 13
10 LSU (31-4) 454 4
11 Rutgers (27-5) 448 9
12 Arizona State (25-7) 383 17
13 Purdue (26-7) 380 11
14 Texas A&M (23-9) 297 NR
15 Vanderbilt (21-11) 262 22
16 Kentucky (22-9) 255 NR
17 Michigan State (24-10) 204 16
18 Baylor (26-7) 192 14
19 DePaul (27-7) 178 15
20 New Mexico (22-10) 134 21
21 California (18-12) 114 NR
22 Southern Calif. (19-12) 100 NR
23 UCLA (21-11) 95 18
24 Brigham Young (26-6) 93 20
25 Washington (19-11) 92 NR
Others receiving votes (2005-06 record in parentheses): Boston College (21-12) 83; George Washington (23-9) 77; Utah (27-7) 77; Texas (13-15) 50; Bowling Green (28-3) 47; TCU (19-12) 46; Louisiana Tech (26-5) 45; Old Dominion (22-9) 39; Temple (24-8) 37; Louisville (19-10) 33; St. John`s (22-8) 20; Pittsburgh (22-10) 16; Kansas State (22-10) 13; North Carolina State (19-12) 12; Tulsa (25-7) 10; Florida State (20-10) 8; Texas Tech (15-14) 7; South Carolina (17-12) 6; Florida (21-9) 5; Hartford (27-4) 4; Rice (19-13) 4; South Florida (19-12) 4; Virginia Tech (21-10) 4; Mississippi (17-14) 3; Western Kentucky (26-7) 3; Drake (17-12) 2; Iowa (17-12) 2; Middle Tennessee (20-11) 2; Montana (21-7) 1.
The USA TODAY/ESPN Board of Coaches is made up of 31 head coaches at Division I institutions. All are members of the Women's Basketball Coaches Association. The board for the 2006-07 season: Agnus Berenato, Pittsburgh; Pam Borton, Minnesota; Beth Burns, San Diego State; Pokey Chatman, LSU; Debra Clark, Florida A&M; Cynthia Cooper-Dyke, Prairie View; Beth Couture, Butler; Mary Taylor Cowles, Western Kentucky; Leslie Crane, Western Illinois; Tricia Cullop, Evansville; Brian Giorgis, Marist; Kellie Harper, Western Carolina; Mary Hegarty, Long Beach State; Melissa McFerrin, American; Kevin McGuff, Xavier; Tina Martin, Delaware; Curt Miller, Bowling Green; Dan Muscatell, Sacramento State; Paul Nixon, Columbia; Jill Poe, St. Francis (Pa.); Jeri Porter, Radford; Rick Reeves, Gardner-Webb; Lee Ann Riley, Stephen F. Austin; Jennifer Rizzotti, Hartford; Rhonda Rompola, Southern Methodist; Julie Rousseau, Pepperdine; Brady Sallee, Eastern Illinois; Cindy Stein, Missouri; LaVonda Wagner, Oregon State; Adrian Wiggins, Fresno State; Kay Yow, North Carolina State.
