Bowling Green State University Athletics
Friday, October 26
Boca Raton, FL
5:00 PM
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Florida Atlantic
Falcons Triumph Over FAU, Elements
October 26, 2012 | Men's Soccer
Baraldi, Grant each record a goal and an assist in BG's 2-0 road win
BGSU 2, FLORIDA ATLANTIC 0 - PDF Box
Scroll to the bottom of the page for updated MAC standings & remaining regular-season matches
With the win, the Falcons improve to 7-7-3 overall and 3-2-1 in MAC action. BGSU has won back-to-back matches for the first time this season, and the Falcons have a three-match unbeaten streak.
The Owls drop to 2-11-1 and 0-6-0, respectively.
Junior Anthony Grant and sophomore Danny Baraldi each had three points on the night, with Baraldi assisting on Grant's goal and Grant returning the favor.
"This was a crazy game," said Falcon head coach Eric Nichols. "There were significant, sustained winds blowing toward one goal for the entire 90 minutes. We had the wind with us in the first half, they had it in the second half, and it definitely affected the game. Neither team had a shot on goal against the wind tonight."
Indeed, the wind direction was evident in the shot totals. For the match, FAU had an 18-12 advantage in total shot attempts, with BGSU holding a 9-5 edge in shots on goal. In the first half, the Falcons had 11 shots to FAU's one, and BG had all nine shots on target in the period.
In the second half, though, the home team had a whopping 17 shot attempts to BG's one, including a 5-0 advantage in shots on goal.
Junior goalkeeper Michael Wiest had five saves, all coming in the second 45 minutes, to pick up his seventh shutout of the season and his third in as many matches.
Grant got the Falcons on the board in the 13th minute of play. Baraldi took a free kick, and the ball glanced off of an FAU defender to Grant. The Kingston, Jamaica, native scored his eighth goal of the season, his second game-winning goal in as many contests and his fifth GWG of 2012.
Then, with nearly 25 minutes gone, Grant got the ball to Baraldi near midfield, and the sophomore blasted a shot from approximately 60 yards away. Baraldi's booming shot had great speed and movement, even from such a great distance, and it knuckled past diving FAU 'keeper Jeremy Crumpton and into the net.
"Anthony did a nice job of finishing on the set piece, and Danny scored from 62 yards out," said Nichols. "Michael (Wiest) did a nice job of controlling the box, particularly in the second half.
"He made a few saves, primarily off of long-range shots. But, those shots were dangerous because they had Hurricane Sandy behind them. Other than those shots from distance, though, it didn't get too dangerous for us. The guys did a great job defending, and Mike controlled things very well.
Baraldi led all players with five shots in the match, putting all five on target. Grant, junior Ryan Comiskey and freshman Ryan James each had two shot attempts for the Falcons.
Crumpton played the first half for the Owls, and had seven saves. Scott Power played the second period in net for the home team, and did not face a shot on goal.
"This was a weird game," said Nichols. "We probably won't even watch the film of this one, because there was not a lot of soccer being played due to the wind. But, we got a pair of good goals, we defended well, we got our three points and we will head home tomorrow."
The Falcons will close the regular season with a pair of home matches. BGSU will face Wright State in non-conference action Tuesday night (Oct. 30) at Cochrane Field, and the Brown and Orange then will face West Virginia next Saturday evening (Nov. 3). WVU is a MAC affiliate member for men's soccer.
Kickoff is set for 7:00 p.m. for both of next week's matches at Cochrane.
MAC STANDINGS
| School (Overall) | MAC | Pts | |
| 1 | Akron (12-1-2) | 5-0-0 | 15 |
| 2 | West Virginia (8-4-2) | 3-1-1 | 10 |
| 3 | Bowling Green (7-7-3) | 3-2-1 | 10 |
| 4 | Northern Illinois (4-8-3) | 2-1-1 | 7 |
| 5 | Western Michigan (10-5-2) | 2-2-1 | 7 |
| 6 | Buffalo (4-10-1) | 2-3-0 | 6 |
| 7 | Hartwick (4-8-2) | 1-3-0 | 3 |
| 8 | Florida Atlantic (2-11-1) | 0-6-0 | 0 |
| (through Friday's games) |
MAC RESULTS & REMAINING REGULAR-SEASON MATCHES
Friday, Oct. 26
Bowling Green 2, at Florida Atlantic 0
at Buffalo 2, Western Michigan 0
Saturday, Oct. 27
West Virginia at Northern Illinois, 1:00 *
Akron at Hartwick, 3:00 *
Tuesday, Oct. 30
Wright State at Bowling Green, 7:00
Northern Illinois at Western Michigan, 1:00 *
Buffalo at Hartwick, 7:00 *
Florida International at Florida Atlantic, 7:00
Stony Brook at West Virginia, 7:00
Wednesday, Oct. 31
Akron at Michigan State, 3:00
Friday, Nov. 2
Northern Illinois at Buffalo, 7:00 *
Saturday, Nov. 3
West Virginia at Bowling Green, 7:00 *
Western Michigan at Akron, 7:30 *
Sunday, Nov. 4
Hartwick at Florida Atlantic, 4:00 *
* MAC match
All times Eastern and p.m.
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