Bowling Green State University Athletics
Men's Basketball Hosts Kent State
February 28, 2007 | Men's Basketball
Feb. 28, 2007
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Kent State (19-9, 11-3) at Bowling Green (12-16, 2-12) Thursday, MARCH 1, 7 p.m. Anderson Arena (4,700) Series Record: BGSU leads 77-60 Radio: BGSU Network (Todd Walker and Kirk Cowan) TV: BCSN- Delayed (Dave Horger and Fran Voll) Up Next: Miami at Bowling Green, March 4, Noon
FALCONS PLAY SECOND STRAIGHT GAME AGAINST A MAC EAST LEADER
The Falcons will host MAC East co-leader Kent State after visiting Akron on Saturday night. BGSU is coming off a 93-87 loss at Akron, while Kent State won 73-71 at Ohio on Saturday. The Falcons will be looking to enjoy some of the same offensive success in Anderson Arena after averaging 89 points away from home in their last three road games.
FALCONS HAVE ALREADY BEATEN TWO LEAGUE LEADERS
BGSU won at Horizon league leader Wright State, 59-56, and defeated the top team in the Sun Belt East, South Alabama, 65-64, at home.
FALCONS AND FLASHES BATTLED TO THE END IN FIRST MEETING
Kent State withstood a late surge to beat Bowling Green 62-61 earlier this season in Kent. Senior Martin Samarco scored 26 points and Nate Miller scored 20 and grabbed 14 rebounds for Bowling Green. The Golden Flashes led 32-29 at the half and were up 59-52 with 3:52 to go. Facing a tight Bowling Green defense, Kent State couldn't make another basket. Miller hit a three-pointer with five seconds left and KSU turned the ball over, but BGSU could not get a final shot off.
MIAMI GAME MOVED FOR TELEVISION
The Falcons final game of the regular season against Miami on March 4 will be televised by Fox Sports Ohio as part of the league's television package. The game has been moved from 2 p.m. to noon.
FALCONS LEAD
BGSU is the top team in the MAC in field goal percentage defense allowing opponents to shoot 40.5% from the field.
MILLER HAS HAD A SOLID SEASON
Sophomore forward Nate Miller posted the league's only triple-double of the season with 20 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists against Buffalo. He has made 22 of his last 35 field goal attempts. He is averaging 14.5 points and 7.6 rebounds. He had 20 points and a career-high 14 rebounds earlier against Kent State. In league play, he is averaging 15.6 points 6th in the league), 7.6 rebounds (6th) and 2.2 steals (3rd) in MAC games only. He came to BGSU after playing one semester at UNC-Wilmington. He is a graduate of Springfield South High School.
MARSCHALL LIKELY OUT FOR THE SEASON
Sophomore Erik Marschall, who missed eight games earlier this season with a broken foot, is likely done for the year after suffering an injury to his left knee at Akron. For the season, Marschall was averaging 9.1 points and 4.3 rebounds.
LEFELD NAMED ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN
Bowling Green State University senior center Matt Lefeld has been named third team ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American by the College Sports Information Directors of America. Lefeld, a native of Coldwater, Ohio, holds a 3.97 grade point average and is majoring in purchasing and supply chain management. He is the first Falcon athlete this year to earn Academic All-American accolades. To be honored, a student-athletes must have a GPA above 3.2 and be a starter or important reserve.
Lefeld, a two-time Academic All-MAC and CoSIDA All-District choice, is now listed as one of the top 15 scholar-athletes in all of Division I men's basketball. Slowed by foot problems which require hours of therapy to play or practice, he has started 16 games this season and averaged 3.0 points and 2.1 rebounds.
Lefeld is just the fourth men's basketball player in the history of the program to be honored with this distinction. John Heft was an honorable mention pick in 1969, Joe Faine earned second team honors in 1980 and Steve Martenet was a third team choice in 1988. Over time, BGSU student-athletes have been named Academic All-American on 65 occasions.
