Bowling Green State University Athletics
Power Rematch. Falcons vs. RedHawks
February 22, 2008 | Women's Basketball
Feb. 22, 2008
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio - Still atop the Mid-American Conference standings, the 9-3 Bowling Green State University Falcons will test their five game win streak in at Miami in Oxford, Ohio on Saturday ... the important match-up will break up the East division and MAC leaderboard ... Miami will enter the match at 17-9 - the second best ovreall record in the MAC - and 9-3 in the league ... Bowling Green will carry a 20-6 record (9-3 MAC) ... one will see a multiple game win streak ended ... MU has sailed to six straight wins while the Falcons have enjoyed a trail of five consecutive victories.
Game 27
Feb. 23, 2008
Millett Hall • Oxford, Ohio
BSGU vs. Miami University, 2:00 p.m.
RADIO: WBGU 88.1 - Brian Fisher & Tim Baughman
Complete Release in PDF Format (40 pages) 
Cheering From the Cheap Seats, Couch or Virtual Highway
Falcon women's basketball can once again be heard over the airwaves and on the internet thanks to 88.1 WBGU FM ... internet broadcasts can be accessed via www.bgsufalcons.com ... tune in to Brian Fisher & Tim Baughman for clash in Oxford, Ohio ... gametracker can also be viewed to electronically chart the progress of the game.
Slimming the Field
The fight for the MAC standings have continued to dwindle each week and recently the jam atop the standings have narrowed even more ... in the East both BGSU and Miami have produced 9-3 records; Seperation Saturday will end that jam at the top ... getting back to action, Ohio won another and is at 8-3 ... they will make up their missed game at NIU in early March ... in the West, only Western Michigan retained their top slot in the opposing division and are 8-4.
A Win Over Miami Would Mean:
* Bowling Green would SPLIT the series with the RedHawks this season. Miami took the first game on Jan. 22, 2008 in Anderson Arena. More importantly the Orange and Brown would move a full game ahead of Miami in the MAC race. If Ohio University were to win the same day, BGSU would have a half game on the Bobcats and a head-to-head win over Ohio University dating back to Jan. 12, 2008. The Bobcats were forced to postpone a game versus Northern Illinois as the campus mourns a recent tragedy.
* Head coach Curt Miller will BREAK former Falcon's head coach Fran Voll's standing record of 144 career wins. Miller tied the record on Feb. 20, 2008 as he and the Falcons beat Kent State, 76-68 inside Anderson Arena.
* Seniors Kate Achter and Whitney Taylor will TIE the MAC (male or female) record for most wins in a four year career set last season by the Bowling Green Class of 2007. The current record stands at 103 wins.
* The women's basketball program will produce its fifth consecutive 10-win season in league play. Starting in the 2003-04 season, Bowling Green has gone 11-5, 13-3 (04-05), 16-0 (05-06), 15-1 (06-07) and are on the bubble with their 9-3 record thus far. In that time the Falcons average at least 12 wins per season. In each of the completed seasons they have made an appearance in the MAC Tournament Championship and have taken the crown three times.
* Ball State will remain as the only conference program to beat Bowling Green on the road. The Falcons have complied a 4-1 MAC record away from Anderson Arena this season ... since losing at Eastern Michigan on Feb. 19, 2004 Bowling Green is 21-1 on the road.
Fancy Meeting You Again ...
Miami University guard Amanda Jackson had a game-high 27 points to lead the RedHawks to a 63-60 win over the Bowling Green State University women's basketball team on Jan. 22 ... the Mid-American Conference tilt was held at the venerable Anderson Arena ... BG was led by 20 points from freshman guard Lauren Prochaska, while Lindsey Goldsberry added 15. Freshman Crystal Murdaugh then tallied a team-high nine rebounds and nearly found the 10 point region with her nine matching points ... Prochaska opened the game with a made three-pointer (19:15), her first of four on the evening, but the short lived lead, 3-0, would be the last for BG as MU's Laura Markwood mirrored Prochaska's efforts to tie the match (17:59) and was later followed by a Jackson trey that would permanently give the visitor's the lead, 6-3. Markwood and Jackson were responsible for the first 11 RedHawk points ... in the last 1:35 of the contest, 12 points back, Bowling Green went on to out score Miami 11-2 with five of Goldsberry's points being registered with under 30-seconds to play ... Goldsberry first sank her third three of the night with 00:29 remaining to cut the MU lead to 61-56 by way of a Prochaska assist causing a RedHawk timeout ... an offensive foul by Achter near mid-court put the ball back in the hands of Miami as Stephanie Ford hit both ends of her FT chance to extend the late advantage back to seven, 56-63 ... Murdaugh followed with a jumper in the paint with 00:11 reading on the clock and was fouled in the process ... despite missing the FT, Goldsberry, the bottom player in the midst of a scrum, came up with the rebound and a pass to Breske under the basket ... though the sophomore got off the lay-up, the traffic around her and her unbalanced stroke prevented the try from falling in the Falcons' favor ... with 0.3 left on the clock, Ford was called for a foul and sent Goldsberry to the line. The junior converted both FT's as the Falcons finished three points under Miami in the 63-60 loss ... BGSU's seven game win streak against Miami was snapped with the loss ... it marked the first time a player on the current Miami roster has beat Bowling Green throughout their collegiate careers ... the last time BGSU had lost to Miami was February 15, 2003 ... the Falcons were 7-24 (29.2%) from the floor in the first 20:00 of play ... their 29.2 percent was the lowest FG% they had recorded in the first half at the time ... the Falcons went on to finish at 35.0% (21-60) on the night ... BGSU is 36-27 all-time versus Miami.
High Five
With his 144 wins, Curt Miller is amongst the top five active coaches in the MAC in terms of career wins ... just above Miller Miami's Maria Fantanarosa has won 155 games since 1998 ... Western Michigan's Ron Stewart has a total of 157 since the 1998 season ... Toledo's Mark Ehlen (1996-pres.) is the second winningest active coach and also holds the second most wins ever in the league with his 236 ... after joining the conference in 1990 as the head coach of the Kent State University Golden Flashes, Bob Lindsey has racked up 351 wins and is the overwhelming leader in the all-time win category.
Supporting Cast
Though Miller has been credited as one of the most successful coaches in BGSU history and recent MAC memory, both associate head coach Jennifer Roos and assistant coach Brandi Poole have been on the BG staff since July 2, 2001 ... the three have a 144-66 combined record together ... 364 days later assistant coach Kevin Eckert was added to the staff ... since his arrival BGSU is 135-47 ... with their newest addition, Director of Basketball Operations Monique Rosati (Aug., 2007) the Falcons are 20-6.
Changing Women's Basketball One Record at a Time
Not only are the Falcons seeing success as a team this season, they have also tied or reset numerous records ...
Single Game:
Team Three Point Field Goal Made: 16 at Kent State (1/16/08) - TIED RECORD
Individual Three Point Field Goals Made: Whitney Taylor, 8 at Kent State (1/16/08) - SET NEW RECORD
Team Free Throws Made: 37 at Central Michigan (2/13/08) - SET NEW RECORD
Steals by a Freshman in Curt Miller-Era: Lauren Prochaska, 7 at Lipscomb (11/15/07) - SET NEW RECORD
Career:
Free Throws Made: Kate Achter 497 - SET NEW RECORD
Wins in a Four-Year Career: Kate Achter and Whitney Taylor, 102 - ONE WIN FROM TYING
All-Time Wins as a Coach: Curt Miller, 144 - TIED RECORD
What are the Odds?
With win #20 on Wednesday night Bowling Green joined an elite group of 30 NCAA Division I women's basketball programs to secure the mark ... 15 are on the cusp of the elusive 20 win season as of Thursday (Feb. 21) afternoon ... three others are bubble teams with 18 overall wins ... 16 of those 20-plus teams are ranked in the AP's Top 25 poll while another six are receiving votes ... 17 are ranked in the ESPN/Coaches' Poll while four are getting votes.
Two ways to score
With her 16 points and 10 assists against Kent State Wednesday, Kate Achter recorded her second double-double in her final season in Orange and Brown ... she has a total of three double-doubles in her career ...each of the three has occurred in a MAC contest.
Countdown to the `Q'
When the Falcons tip off on the afternoon of Feb. 23 an estimated less than three weeks will stand between the regular season and the MAC Tournament ... through head coach Curt Miller's tenure, the Falcons are 37-15 in the month before the March tournament ... dating back three seasons, BGSU is 28-2 in February.
Prochaska Frontrunner in MAC Freshman Scoring Race
Rookie Lauren Prochaska not only ranks fourthoverall in the Mid-American Conference with her 14.8 ppg, but she also continues to the lead the league's freshman class in the scoring category ... Prochaska is one of three freshmen in the top ten ... Akron's Keyla Snowden ranks t-6th overall in the MAC and second amongst diaper dandies with her 13.7 ppg ... fellow Zip Kara Murphy is also t6th overall with her 13.7ppg ... the three are the only youngsters listed on the top 30 scoring list ... in head-to-head competition both Prochaska and Murphy recorded 18 respective points while Snowden chipped in seven for the Zips ... Prochaska also lead the trio with her six rebounds and one block ... the Falcons went on to win the home contest 88-56 ... they will meet again near the end of the season on March 5 in Akron, Ohio.
Rookie Also Competing in National Scoring Race
As of Feb. 17, 2008 guard Lauren Prochaska also ranked amongst the top freshman in the country with her 14.8 ppg ... she is eight on the national list ... Maya Moore of UConn has taken over the top scoring position ... she also ranks 45 overall ... three of the top freshman rank among the top 100 average scoring efforts in the NCAA while only 15 have made it to the top 250 ... to break down the current list, Prochaska ranks second with her 57 made trey's ... all 15 have recorded 300-plus points to date; two are over 400 ... she is the 3rd ranking player in free throws made (71) and t-10th in field-goals made (122) ... ...10 conferences are represented on the list ... the ACC and the A-10 are both is represented by three players while the MAC has two ... Boston College (ACC) is the only team to see two freshmen make the list.
Fabulous Freshmen
Freshman Lauren Prochaska has sketched her name into the Falcon freshman record books with her 386 points this season ... the Plain City, Ohio native is third on the all-time rookie scoring list and is the second leading rookie scorer under head coach Curt Miller ... Prochaska is the leading scorer for the Falcons this season averaging 14.8 points per game, also good enough for the second best rookie average ... she also ranks 3rd in the all-time frosh category in steals (47) and t-3rd with her 16 blocks ... also, with her 18 blocks this season, Crystal Murdaugh has placed herself on the rookie blocked shot short list and currently sits in the top ten at t-2nd overall ... Murdaugh and Prochaska is averaging nearly one per conference game (0.83) ... the two have also found themselves on the total rebound list ... Prochaska's 143 are good enough for fifth overall while Murdaugh's 126 place her in the top ten at no. 9 ... the two also have rebounding averages that rank in the top ten of all frosh averages ... with the addition of Prochaska and Murdaugh to the lists, eight of Miller's freshman have made their way to at least one of the all-time rookie lists .
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