Bowling Green State University Athletics
Falcons' Recruiting Class Tabbed as Best in MAC By Soccer Buzz
May 25, 2006 | Women's Soccer
May 25, 2006
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio - Head coach Andy Richards and the Bowling Green State University women's soccer team have the top-ranked recruiting class in the Mid-American Conference, according to Soccer Buzz. The online publication has ranked the Falcons' class at the top of the conference for the second consecutive season.
The article on the Soccer Buzz site stated that "Coach Richards signed the top MAC class for the second year running. Ohio was once again fertile ground for BGSU as nine newcomers come from the Buckeye state as does Louisville transfer Tiffany Hansen. Renae Dietrich and Jacqueline Melendez are two of the more experienced members of this class as both have reached national championship semifinals with their club or state odp teams. Colleen Kordan is a HS All-American as well as Region 2 Team player. Katie Kirkhoff of Indiana is one of five all-state prepsters. Two big additions to this class are from Canada as Jennifer Czapka and Alexa Arsenault both come from strong club programs with Arsenault having played previously with the Ontario Provincial Team."
Soccer Buzz listed Ball State as having the number-two recruiting class in the MAC, with Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan and Ohio rounding out the top five.
The Falcons finished the 2005 season with an overall record of 14-7-2, including a 9-2-0 mark in MAC play. The Brown and Orange won the first MAC regular-season title in program history, then captured the league tournament and advanced to the NCAA Championships for the second consecutive season.
BG lost nine seniors from that '05 squad, and Richards and the Falcons will welcome a total of 14 newcomers to the squad in 2006.
SOCCER BUZZ TOP RECRUITING CLASSES
Mid-American Conference
1. Bowling Green 2. Ball State 3. Central Michigan 4. Eastern Michigan 5. Ohio 6. Miami 7. Akron 8. Western Michigan 9. Toledo 10. Buffalo 11. Northern Illinois 12. Kent State
