Falcons Host WMU, NIU to Close Home Schedule

The Bowling Green State University women's soccer team, hoping to make a push for a Mid-American Conference Tournament berth, has just three regular-season matches remaining, including a pair of home contests. The Falcons of head coach Andy Richards will close the home portion of the schedule by facing Western Michigan University and Northern Illinois University this weekend.

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BGSU, currently three points out of a tournament spot, will host the WMU Broncos on Friday (Oct. 21), in the first night game in Cochrane Field history. Kickoff is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. at the home of the Falcons.

Then, on Sunday (Oct. 23), the Brown and Orange will meet NIU in a 1:00 p.m. start. Sunday will mark 'Senior Day' at Cochrane Field, with the four Falcon seniors recognized prior to the match.

FALCONS vs. WESTERN MICHIGAN
Friday, Oct. 21, 2011 • 6:00 p.m.
VENUE: Cochrane Field; Bowling Green, Ohio
RECORDS:
• BGSU: 5-12-0, 2-6-0 MAC (4-12-4, 2-6-3 MAC in 2010)
• WMU: 9-7-0, 5-3-0 MAC (10-7-5, 5-2-4 MAC in 2010)
SERIES: WMU leads, 10-7-1   |   STREAK: WMU - 2
LAST MEETING: at Western Michigan 1, BGSU 0 (OT) (Oct. 22, 2010)
LAST MEETING IN BOWLING GREEN: at BGSU 2, Western Michigan 0 (Nov. 2, 2008)
COACHES:
• BGSU: Andy Richards (Sheffield City Polytechnic [England], 1989), 107-120-26 in 12th year at BGSU and overall; 57-61-15 in MAC matches
• WMU: Suzie Grech (Michigan, 2005), 25-22-10 in third year at WMU and overall; 13-9-7 in MAC matches
LIVE STATS: Available right here at BGSUFalcons.com

FALCONS vs. NORTHERN ILLINOIS
Sunday, Oct. 23, 2011 • 1:00 p.m.
VENUE: Cochrane Field; Bowling Green, Ohio
RECORDS (heading into Friday's matches):
• BGSU: 5-12-0, 2-6-0 MAC (4-12-4, 2-6-3 MAC in 2010)
• NIU: 2-12-2, 1-7-0 MAC (9-9-1, 5-5-1 MAC in 2010) – NIU plays at Miami on Friday
SERIES: NIU leads, 8-6-1   |   STREAK: NIU - 1
LAST MEETING: at Northern Illinois 1, BGSU 0 (Oct. 24, 2010)
LAST MEETING IN BOWLING GREEN: Northern Illinois 3, at BGSU 2 (Sept. 28, 2007)
COACHES:
• BGSU: Andy Richards (Sheffield City Polytechnic [England], 1989), 107-120-26 in 12th year at BGSU and overall; 57-61-15 in MAC matches
• NIU: Carrie Barker (Wisconsin, 1995), 25-38-11 in fourth year at NIU and overall; 12-23-6 in MAC matches
LIVE STATS: Available right here at BGSUFalcons.com

LIVE STATISTICS
Again in 2011, all BGSU home women's soccer matches, and all away contests as well, will have live statistics available on the web. If you can't make it to the field, simply log on to BGSUFalcons.com at game time. The live stats links can be found on the front page of the site (in the 'schedule' section) or by clicking on the women's soccer schedule and choosing the corresponding match.

LIGHTS, CAMERA, MAC-TION!
Friday's match will be the first home night game in BGSU women's soccer history. The Cochrane Field lights project will be completed this week, with light standards erected at each of the four corners of the field. The final portion of the towers will be installed on Tuesday (Oct. 18), and both the BGSU men's and women's teams will play under the lights this weekend. The official dedication will take place on Saturday (Oct. 22), as the men's soccer Falcons host Hartwick College at 8:00 p.m.

SENIOR DAY
Sunday will be 'Senior Day' for the Falcons, as BGSU's four seniors will be recognized in ceremonies prior to the match against Northern Illinois. The senior class consists of team captain Alyssa Zuccaro, along with Megan Amann, Courtney Beinlich and Brittany Hopkins.

MAC TOURNAMENT RACE HEATING UP
Believe it or not, there are only three games remaining on the regular-season schedule for each of the MAC's 12 women's soccer. Currently, BGSU is sixth in the MAC's East Division and 11th overall. The Falcons have a 2-6-0 league record, good for six points (teams earn three points for a win and one point for a tie).

According to the MAC's 2011-12 handbook, the eight teams with the highest point accumulation, regardless of division, will qualify for the MAC Tournament. Currently, BGSU is one win out of a playoff spot, as Buffalo and Miami are tied for eighth place overall with nine points apiece. The Falcons' three remaining matches are against WMU, NIU and Miami.

The current standings, with each team's remaining matches...
MAC STANDINGS
(as of Tuesday, Oct. 18)
EAST DIVISION
Ohio (7-8-1) 4-3-1   13 v. UB, @KSU, @UA
Kent State (10-6-0) 4-4-0   12 v. UA, v. Ohio, @UB
Akron (6-6-2)       3-3-2   11 @KSU, @UB, v. Ohio
Buffalo (9-4-3)    2-3-3   9 @Ohio, v. UA, v. KSU
Miami (8-7-0)         3-5-0   9 v. NIU, v. WMU, v. BGSU
Bowling Green (5-12-0) 2-6-0   6 v. WMU, v. NIU, @Miami

WEST DIVISION
Toledo (9-5-2)          7-0-1   22 @CMU, @EMU, v. BSU
Central Mich. (11-2-3) 5-1-2   17 v. UT, v. BSU, @EMU
Western Mich. (9-7-0)   5-3-0   15 @BGSU, @Miami, @NIU
Ball State (9-5-3)      4-2-2   14 @EMU, @CMU, @UT
Eastern Mich. (2-11-2) 2-5-1   7 v. BSU, v. UT, v. CMU
Northern Ill. (2-12-2) 1-7-0   3 @Miami, @BGSU, v. WMU

SCHEDULING QUIRK
All five of BGSU's 2011 games vs. MAC East Division foes are on the road. Last year, the Falcons played all five intra-divisional matches within the confines of Cochrane Field. BG hosts five of the six West Division programs in 2011, facing only Central MIchigan on the road in cross-divisional play.

ABOUT THE FALCONS
The Falcons will enter the weekend with an overall record of 5-12-0 on the season, and BGSU is 2-6 in MAC play. Last weekend, the Brown and Orange suffered a pair of narrow road losses, falling by a 1-0 final at Akron on Friday night (Oct. 14) before dropping a 2-0 decision at Ohio on Sunday afternoon (Oct. 16).

The Falcons opened the conference portion of the schedule with a 2-1 win at Buffalo (Sept. 23), but BG then suffered shutout losses at Kent State (1-0 in OT; Sept. 25) and at home to Toledo (1-0; Sept. 30) and Ball State (2-0; Oct. 2). The Brown and Orange topped Eastern Michigan, 2-1 in overtime, in the team's last home game (Oct. 7), but dropped a 2-1 decision at Central Michigan (Oct. 9) before the Akron-Ohio swing. BGSU is 2-5-0 at home and 3-7-0 on the road this season to date. In league play, the Falcons are 1-2-0 at Cochrane Field and 1-4-0 in hostile venues.

Senior captain Alyssa Zuccaro leads the team in scoring, with 10 points this season. She has five goals this year to date, while no fewer than seven of her teammates have one goal apiece. 'Z' had both of the Falcons' goals at UB, and also scored vs. Niagara (Sept. 4), Youngstown State (Sept. 11) and EMU.

Junior Sarah VonderBrink is second on the Falcons in scoring. Her six points include one goal and a team-leading four assists. Those assists include helpers on the game-winning goals at YSU and UB, and her goal was a match-winner as well, at Cleveland State.

In addition to VonderBrink, sophomores Ashley Miller, Kaitlyn Tobin and Tracy Togba and freshmen Kaylee Draper, Sidney Huth and Kenzie Schlemitz each have one goal this season. Tobin's goal was a 90th-minute winner vs. the Penguins, while Huth's first collegiate goal was an overtime game-winning strike against EMU.

Senior Megan Amann has three assists this fall to date, while Miller and sophomores Ivi Casagrande and Madeline Wideman have one. Amann's assists came on VonderBrink's winning goal at CSU, Zuccaro's goal at YSU and Schlemitz's score at CMU.

Redshirt junior Becca Ison has started 16 matches this season to date. Ison has played more than 1442 minutes, and has 81 saves along with two shutouts and a goals-against average of 1.75. Ison made a career-high 11 stops in the Illinois State game, and she had nine saves at MSU and eight vs. Detroit, Niagara and Toledo.

True junior Laura Arnold has seen action in two matches, playing the final seven-plus minutes at Buffalo before starting the Kent State contest. Arnold has a 1-1-0 record, two saves and a GAA of just 0.88.

Sophomore Alyssa Carmack is the lone player to have played every second of all 17 matches this fall, while Draper has played 1509 of the 1,544-plus minutes. Zuccaro has been on the field for 1482 minutes, while Ison has played 1442, redshirt freshman Kylie Briem 1356 and junior Emily Rothwell 1182. Briem, Carmack, Draper and Zuccaro each have started every match this fall to date, while Ison has made 16 starts and Rothwell and redshirt sophomore Jenny Fowler 13 starts apiece.

Head coach Andy Richards and his staff, assistants Kellie Evans and Jimmy Walker, welcomed back a total of 17 letterwinners, including seven starters, from last year's club. BGSU's returning players combined for nearly 67 percent of the team's goals and almost 73% of the assists a year ago. Four of the Falcons' top-five scorers returned from the 2010 campaign, including Zuccaro, who led the team in scoring. Zuccaro had one-third of the team's goals, with eight, and also led the Brown and Orange with six assists. Her total of 22 points was the highest by a BGSU player since the 2005 season.

LAST WEEKEND
The Falcons suffered a pair of narrow road losses to East Division foes last weekend. On Friday (Oct. 14), BGSU dominated the second half of play, but Akron scored the lone goal of the match with under 10 minutes left. Redshirt junior Becca Ison made two saves for the Brown and Orange.

On Sunday (Oct. 16), Ohio scored in each half for 2-0 win over the Falcons. The 'Cats got on the board with 7:20 left before halftime, and doubled the lead in the 73rd minute. Ison made four saves in her complete-match effort.

THE OPPONENTS
Western Michigan has an overall record of 9-7-0, and the Broncos will enter Friday's match at Cochrane Field with a MAC mark of 5-3-0. The Broncos have won four of the last five matches, including a pair of 1-0 home wins over Central Michigan and Eastern Michigan last weekend. Western is 5-2-0 in home games, 2-4-0 on the road and 2-1-0 in neutral-site matches this season to date. Stephanie Skowneski and Anina Cicerone have combined to score 13 goals this year. Skowneski has a team-high 19 points on six goals and a WMU-leading seven assists. Cicerone's 16 points include a team-best seven goals. Brittney Pavlica has four goals this fall, including the game-winning scores against both CMU and EMU last weekend. In goal, Michelle Watson has started 15 of the 16 games. She has seven shutouts, 64 saves and a goals-against average of 1.15. Head coach Suzie Grech welcomed back 13 letterwinners, including eight starters, from last year's team. The 2010 Broncos went 10-7-5 overall and 5-2-4 in the MAC. The school's athletics web site is www.wmubroncos.com.

Northern Illinois is 2-12-2 overall, and the Huskies will take a 1-7-0 MAC mark into a Friday game at Miami. In that match, Northern will be looking to break a three-game losing streak, including 1-0 setbacks against EMU and CMU last weekend. The Huskies' lone MAC win was a 1-0 triumph at Buffalo on Oct. 7. After scoring only three goals in the season's first 11 games, the Huskies then scored four goals over the next three matches, prior to last weekend's losses. Northern is 1-8-2 at home and 1-4-0 on the road this fall to date. Frances Boukidis and Samantha Hill each have two goals to share the NIU lead in that category. Boukidis also has team-leading totals of three assists and seven points. Amy Carr has played in all 16 games in goal, and has 62 saves, two shutouts and a GAA of 1.53. Head coach Carrie Barker welcomed back 16 letterwinners, including seven starters, from a year ago. The 2010 Huskies went 9-9-1 overall and 5-5-1 in MAC action. The school's athletics web site is www.niuhuskies.com.

THE SERIES
The Falcons trail Western Michigan, 10-7-1, in the all-time series between the teams, and the Broncos have won the last two meetings by the slimmest of margins. Last season, host Western picked up a 1-0 win in double overtime in Kalamazoo on a goal by Megan Matula (Oct. 22, 2010). Two seasons ago, the Broncos' Stephanie Skowneski scored with just 57 seconds remaining in regulation, for a 3-2 Western win (Sept. 27, 2009). That win snapped a four-game BGSU winning streak in the series, which included a pair of victories in 2008. The second '08 win saw Alyssa Zuccaro scored for the Falcons in a 2-0 triumph in a MAC Tournament quarterfinal, in the teams' last meeting at Cochrane Field (Nov. 2, 2008). The teams have not met in a regular-season match at Cochrane since a 3-1 BG win in the 2007 season (Sept. 30, 2007). BGSU is 4-2-1 in home games, 1-8-0 in road contests and 2-0-0 in neutral-site matches against Western.
THE BGSU-WMU SERIES
(WMU leads, 10-7-1)
Oct. 5, 1997 -- at Western Mich. 4, BGSU 2
Oct. 4, 1998 -- Western Mich. 4, at BGSU 2
Oct. 22, 1999 -- at Western Mich. 4, BGSU 1
Oct. 1, 2000 -- Western Mich. 2, at BGSU 1
Nov. 3, 2000 -- BGSU 2, Western Mich. 1 #
Sept. 30, 2001 -- at Western Mich. 1, BGSU 0
Oct. 25, 2002 -- at BGSU 7, Western Mich. 0
Oct. 10, 2003 -- at Western Mich. 2, BGSU 0
Nov. 9, 2003 -- at Western Mich. 4, BGSU 1 %
Oct. 24, 2004 -- at BGSU 2, WMU 2 (2-OT)
Nov. 5, 2004 -- BGSU 4, Western Mich. 1 $
Sept. 25, 2005 -- at Western Mich. 4, BGSU 0
Sept. 24, 2006 -- at BGSU 2, Western Mich. 0
Sept. 30, 2007 -- at BGSU 3, Western Mich. 1
Sept. 28, 2008 -- BGSU 1, at Western Mich. 0
Nov. 2, 2008 -- at BGSU 2, Western Mich. 0 ^
Sept. 27, 2009 -- at Western Mich. 3, BGSU 2
Oct. 22, 2010 -- at Western Mich. 1, BGSU 0 (2-OT)
# MAC Tournament Semifinal (Buffalo, N.Y.)
% MAC Tournament Championship
$ MAC Tournament Semifinal (Athens, Ohio)
^ MAC Tournament Quarterfinal

The Falcons trail NIU, 8-6-1, in that series, and Northern is unbeaten in the teams' last four meetings. Last fall, the Huskies got a Kelsey Passaglia goal early in the second half for a 1-0 win over the Falcons in DeKalb (Oct. 24, 2010). Alyssa Zuccaro scored in the 2009 meeting, as BGSU and the Huskies battled to a 1-1 draw (Sept. 25, 2009). 'Z' also scored in the teams' 2008 matchup, a 2-1 NIU win (Sept. 26, 2008). The Huskies have not played at Cochrane Field in over four years, since a 3-2 Northern win on Sept. 28, 2007. The Falcons' last win in the series came five years ago (Sept. 22, 2006), a 1-0 verdict at Cochrane on a Danielle Cygan goal with one second left in the first half. BGSU is 2-5-0 in home games, 4-2-1 in road contests and 0-1-0 in neutral-site matchups vs. the Huskies. Overall, the home team has won only four times in the 15 series meetings.
THE BGSU-NIU SERIES
(NIU leads, 8-6-1)
Sept. 14, 1997 -- Northern Ill. 6, at BGSU 0
Oct. 9, 1998 -- Northern Ill. 4, at BGSU 2
Nov. 6, 1998 -- Northern Ill. 2, BGSU 1 (OT) %
Sept. 18, 1999 -- BGSU 3, at Northern Ill. 2
Sept. 29, 2000 -- Northern Ill. 4, at BGSU 2
Sept. 28, 2001 -- BGSU 4, at Northern Ill. 2
Oct. 27, 2002 -- Northern Ill. 3, at BGSU 2
Oct. 12, 2003 -- BGSU 4, at Northern Ill. 3 (OT)
Oct. 22, 2004 -- at BGSU 2, Northern Ill. 1
Sept. 23, 2005 -- BGSU 3, at Northern Ill. 1
Sept. 22, 2006 -- at BGSU 1, Northern Ill. 0
Sept. 28, 2007 -- Northern Ill. 3, at BGSU 2
Sept. 26, 2008 -- at Northern Ill. 2, BGSU 1
Sept. 25, 2009 -- BGSU 1, at Northern Ill. 1 (2-OT)
Oct. 24, 2010 -- at Northern Ill. 1, BGSU 0
% MAC Tournament Semifinal (Athens, Ohio)

THIS WEEK'S RANDOM, POINTLESS NOTE: TWO-GOAL LEADS NOT NECESSARILY SAFE
A word of advice for fans who venture out to Cochrane Field this weekend: if one team takes a two-goal lead, do not assume that the game has been decided. In 310 matches in the history of the BGSU women's soccer program, only 10 times has a team gone ahead by two goals and failed to win the match. We're not saying it will happen this weekend, but ... five of those 10 matches have come when the Falcons are facing either Northern Illinois or Western Michigan (this weekend's opponents). The complete list ...
TWO-GOAL COMEBACKS
(one team led by two goals, but did not win)
OPPONENT             DATE    WHO LED   FINAL SCORE
at Western Michigan Oct. 5, 1997   BGSU, 2-0     WMU, 4-2
Falcons score twice in first six minutes, but WMU's Jenna Schlee has a hat trick before halftime

at Marshall Oct. 10, 1999 MU, 3-1      Tie, 3-3 (2-OT)
With BGSU defender Beth Wechsler wearing GK jersey as "11th attacker," Michelle Lisy scores twice in the final 3:18 of regulation

at Northern Illinois Sept. 28, 2001 NIU, 2-0 BGSU, 4-2
NIU scores twice in first 17:10; Beth Rieman nets tying and go-ahead goals as Falcons score next four

Northern Illinois   Oct. 27, 2002 BGSU, 2-0     NIU, 3-2
Falcons take 2-0 halftime lead; NIU scores three times in final 18:25 of match (final goal with 2:13 left)

at Miami    Oct. 5, 2003   MU, 2-0      BGSU, 3-2
RedHawks go up, 2-0, with 24:55 remaining; Kristy Coppes scores twice in 4:39 span before Julie Trundle's corner kick finds the net with 5:26 left

at Northern Illinois Oct. 12, 2003 NIU 2-0, 3-1 BGSU 4-3 (OT)
Samantha Meister scores a then school-record four goals, the last coming in OT off a Trundle corner kick

at Marshall      Oct. 26, 2003 MU, 2-0 BGSU, 4-3 (OT)
BGSU scores three times in the last 18 minutes of regulation, before Meister scores her third career OT goal

Western Michigan    Oct. 24, 2004 WMU, 2-0 Tie, 2-2 (2-OT)
Falcons get goals from Trundle (13:23 left in regulation) and Britt Anderson (3:02 remaining) to erase deficit

Ball State       Oct. 10, 2010 BGSU, 2-0    Tie, 3-3 (2-OT)
Ball State roars back with three goals in second half, but Alyssa Zuccaro ties the match in the 83rd minute

Illinois State   Aug. 21, 2011 BGSU, 2-0   ISU, 5-2
Redbirds roar back with five second-half goals

YOU CAN'T SPELL 'GOALZ' WITHOUT 'Z'
Senior Alyssa Zuccaro's goal in the Falcons' win over Eastern Michigan (Oct. 7) increased her career total to 20. She has moved into a tie for third place on the BGSU career list. 'Z' is now deadlocked with both Jill Conover (1999-2002) and Tracy Gleixner (1998-2002) on that list. That trio trails only Kristy Coppes (52 goals from 2001-04) and Samantha Meister (28 goals from 2002-05).

A FEW MORE NOTES ABOUT ALYSSA ZUCCARO
• Senior Alyssa Zuccaro has a career total of 50 points, ranking sixth on the BGSU list. She passed Britt Anderson (49 points from 2002-05) in the EMU match, and is one point behind Corbie Yee (51 points from 2005-08).

• Three of Zuccaro's five goals on the season have come in MAC play. She scored twice in the win at Buffalo, for her first multi-goal game of the season and the third of her career. Zuccaro leads the Falcons with five goals and 10 points this season.

• Zuccaro led the Falcons in goals (eight), assists (six) and points (22) last season. Her 2010 goal and point totals were the highest by a BGSU player since 2005 (Samantha Meister, eight goals and 22 points).

• In her Falcon career, Zuccaro has 10 goals in home matches and 10 goals away from home. 'Z' has scored a total of 26 points (10 goals, six assists) at Cochrane Field and 24 (10 goals, four assists) in road or neutral-site matches.
BGSU CAREER GOALS LIST
52 - Kristy Coppes, 2001-04
28 - Samantha Meister, 2002-05
20 - Alyssa Zuccaro, 2008-Present
20 - Jill Conover, 1999-2002
20 - Tracy Gleixner, 1998-2002
19 - Corbie Yee, 2005-08

BGSU CAREER POINTS LIST
111 - Kristy Coppes, 2001-04
73 - Samantha Meister, 2002-05
65 - Jill Conover, 1999-2002
57 - Julie Trundle, 2002-05
51 - Corbie Yee, 2005-08
50 - Alyssa Zuccaro, 2008-Present

AMANN ADDS AN ASSIST
Senior Megan Amann had the primary assist on the Falcons' goal at Central Michigan on Oct. 9. For Amann, the assist was the 21st of her career. She ranks fourth on the BGSU career list, just two assists behind third-place Janice Mentrup (1997-2000).
BGSU CAREER ASSISTS LIST
33 - Julie Trundle, 2002-05
25 - Jill Conover, 1999-2002
23 - Janice Mentrup, 1997-2000
21 - Megan Amann, 2008-Present
18 - Leah Eggleton, 2002-05

ISON MAKES THE SAVE
Redshirt junior Becca Ison has made 81 saves this season to date, the 10th-highest total in BGSU history. Erika Flanders holds the top-three spots on that list. Ison, in her first year as the Falcons' starting 'keeper, now has 99 career saves. She ranks fourth on the BGSU career list, trailing only multiple-year starters Flanders, Alexa Arsenault and Ali Shingler.
BGSU SINGLE-SEASON SAVES LIST
137 - Erika Flanders, 2002
127 - Erika Flanders, 2001
118 - Erika Flanders, 2000
113 - Alexa Arsenault, 2008
111 - Ali Shingler, 2004
111 - Ali Shingler, 2003
109 - Ali Shingler, 2005
91 - Erika Flanders, 1999
88 - Alexa Arsenault, 2010
81 - Becca Ison, 2011

BGSU CAREER SAVES LIST
473 - Erika Flanders, 1999-2002
338 - Alexa Arsenault, 2007-10
334 - Ali Shingler, 2001-05
99 - Becca Ison, 2009-Present
76 - Kit Gazley, 1997

FALCON COACH ANDY RICHARDS
BGSU head coach Andy Richards, now in his 12th season at the helm, has proven himself to be one of the top mentors in MAC women's soccer history. He has guided the Falcons to an overall record of 107-120-26, and a record of 57-61-15 in MAC regular-season play. Richards picked up the 100th victory of his collegiate head-coaching career in the Falcons' 3-2 win at Indiana State last fall.

Richards' teams perennially play one of the toughest non-conference schedules in the MAC. In his first decade-plus in BG, he has led the Falcons to the MAC Tournament on eight occasions, with the team advancing to the semifinals seven times. BGSU is 10-5-5 in MAC Tournament matches during his tenure, and no coach has more trips to the league tourney title game than Richards' five. Two of those appearances – in 2004 and 2005 – resulted in MAC Tournament titles and trips to the NCAA Championships. Richards and the Falcons also won the '05 regular-season crown.

A native of Warwick, England, Richards earned his Bachelor of Education degree from Sheffield City Polytechnic in 1989. He received his Master of Education degree from Oregon State in 1997.

RICHARDS IS IN THE TOP-FOUR
Falcon head coach Andy Richards is one of the winningest mentors in MAC women's soccer history. Currently, Richards ranks fourth on the conference's all-time wins list.
OVERALL WINS BY MAC COACHES
(since the MAC began sponsoring women's soccer in 1997 – totals through games of Tuesday, Oct. 18)
153   Bobby Kramig, Miami (1997-present)
127   Scott Hall, EMU (1999-present)
113   Brad Evans, Toledo (2001-present)
107   Andy Richards, BGSU (2000-present)
100   Stacy Strauss, Ohio (2000-present)
91   Jean-A. Tassy, Buffalo (1998-2007) *
89   Rob Marinaro, Kent State (2001-present)
89   Mike Haines, WMU (1998-2008)
70   Ron Rainey, Ball State (1999-2005)
* Tassy had 113 total wins at UB from 1995-2007, but the Bulls did not join the MAC until the 1998 season

FALCONS IN THE MAC STATS
Several Falcon players are ranked in the MAC's individual statistics. Senior Alyssa Zuccaro is second in the conference in both shots (50) and shots per game (3.24). Junior Sarah VonderBrink is tied for eighth in the league in assists (four) and is deadlocked for 10th in assists per game (0.25).

Redshirt junior goalkeeper Becca Ison is third in the league in saves, with 81. She is fourth in saves per game (5.06) and 10th in save percentage (.743).

In league games only, Zuccaro is tied for fifth in goals and goals per game, and she is deadlocked for 10th in both points and points per game. 'Z' is tied for second in the MAC in shots and shots per game in MAC matches only, while VonderBrink is tied for eighth in assists and 10th in assists per game. Ison is ninth in saves and seventh in saves per game.

FALCONS PICKED TO FINISH FIFTH IN EAST
The Falcons have been picked to finish fifth in the MAC's East Division standings in 2011, according to the preseason coaches poll. The 2011 season marks the second year that a divisional format has been utilized for MAC women's soccer. Last year, the Brown and Orange tied for fourth in the East.

THE 2011 CAPTAIN
Senior Alyssa Zuccaro is the captain of the 2011 women's soccer Falcons.

UP NEXT
Following this weekend's matches vs. WMU and NIU, the Falcons will close the regular season with a trip to Oxford. BGSU will face Miami University on Thursday, Oct. 27, with kickoff scheduled for 3:00 p.m.

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