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Falcon seniors (left to right) Tamika Nurse, Sarah Clapper, Laura Bugher and Tara Breske react as BGSU's tourney fate is announced (photo by Brad Phalin)
Falcons to Face Michigan State in NCAA Championships First Round
March 15, 2010 | Women's Basketball
BGSU to meet Spartans in Louisville, Ky., on Saturday
The Bowling Green State University women's basketball team is heading back to the NCAA Championships for the fourth time in six years. The Falcons of head coach Curt MIller are a number-12 seed in the 2010 tournament, and will face fifth-seeded Michigan State University in first-round action in Louisville, Ky., on Saturday (March 20). Tipoff for the game will be 12:11 p.m. Eastern Time, and it will be televised by ESPN2.
NCAA Championship Selection Release | Complete Bracket | Photos of Selection Show
Bowling Green stats | Michigan State stats
AUDIO: Curt Miller's reaction to the announcement (video of Miller, Tamika Nurse & Laura Bugher is below)
CLICK HERE for preliminary ticket information for the Louisville site. Stay tuned to BGSUFalcons.com for complete ticket information and details on Falcon Club fan bus(es) as they are finalized. Those details will be made available by no later than 12 noon ET on Tuesday (March 16).
Freedom Hall, in its final season as the home of University of Louisville basketball, will serve as the venue for Saturday's two games in the Kansas City regional. The second game of the day will pit #13-seeded Liberty University against the #4 seed, the University of Kentucky. The Liberty-Kentucky game is scheduled to begin at approximately 2:30 p.m.
The two winners will advance to Monday night's second round, with tipoff set for 7:00 p.m. at Freedom Hall. The winner of that game heads to Kansas City, Mo., for the 'Sweet 16.'
Michigan State, like Bowling Green, is appearing in the NCAA Championships for the 10th time in program history. The Spartans are heading to the tourney for the seventh time in the last eight years.
The Spartans are 22-9 on the season, and MSU finished with a 12-6 record in the Big Ten. State saw a seven-game winning streak snapped with a 61-50 loss to Iowa in the semifinal round of the Big Ten Tournament. MSU is ranked 25th in the nation in both the USA Today ESPN and Associated Press polls, released Monday (March 15).
BGSU is 27-6 on the season, and the Falcons went 14-2 in Mid-American Conference regular-season play to earn the league's outright title for the sixth consecutive season. The Brown and Orange take an eight-game winning streak into the Michigan State game, with the last three of those wins coming at the MAC Tournament in Cleveland. BG downed Miami, Akron and Toledo to capture the league tourney title. The Falcons received three votes in this week's AP poll.
THE GAME: #12 seed Bowling Green vs. #5 seed Michigan State
DATE: Saturday, March 20, 2010
TIME: 12:11 p.m. ET
SITE: Freedom Hall; Louisville, Ky.
TELEVISION: ESPN2
RADIO: WBGU-FM 88.1 -- Pat Dougherty and Anthony Bellino (also available here at BGSUFalcons.com)
NCAA Championship Selection Release | Complete Bracket | Photos of Selection Show
Bowling Green stats | Michigan State stats
AUDIO: Curt Miller's reaction to the announcement (video of Miller, Tamika Nurse & Laura Bugher is below)
CLICK HERE for preliminary ticket information for the Louisville site. Stay tuned to BGSUFalcons.com for complete ticket information and details on Falcon Club fan bus(es) as they are finalized. Those details will be made available by no later than 12 noon ET on Tuesday (March 16).
The two winners will advance to Monday night's second round, with tipoff set for 7:00 p.m. at Freedom Hall. The winner of that game heads to Kansas City, Mo., for the 'Sweet 16.'
Michigan State, like Bowling Green, is appearing in the NCAA Championships for the 10th time in program history. The Spartans are heading to the tourney for the seventh time in the last eight years.
The Spartans are 22-9 on the season, and MSU finished with a 12-6 record in the Big Ten. State saw a seven-game winning streak snapped with a 61-50 loss to Iowa in the semifinal round of the Big Ten Tournament. MSU is ranked 25th in the nation in both the USA Today ESPN and Associated Press polls, released Monday (March 15).
BGSU is 27-6 on the season, and the Falcons went 14-2 in Mid-American Conference regular-season play to earn the league's outright title for the sixth consecutive season. The Brown and Orange take an eight-game winning streak into the Michigan State game, with the last three of those wins coming at the MAC Tournament in Cleveland. BG downed Miami, Akron and Toledo to capture the league tourney title. The Falcons received three votes in this week's AP poll.
THE GAME: #12 seed Bowling Green vs. #5 seed Michigan State
DATE: Saturday, March 20, 2010
TIME: 12:11 p.m. ET
SITE: Freedom Hall; Louisville, Ky.
TELEVISION: ESPN2
RADIO: WBGU-FM 88.1 -- Pat Dougherty and Anthony Bellino (also available here at BGSUFalcons.com)
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