Wednesday, February 1
Bowling Green, Ohio
7:00 PM
Bowling Green State University
57
vs
47
Northern Illinois
Logan Pastor lobs the ball inside during first-half action Wednesday night. Pastor had a career-high 12 points in the win over NIU (photo by Brandon Heiss)
Falcons Grind Out a Win over NIU, 57-47
February 01, 2012 | Women's Basketball
Slagle, Pastor combine for 26 points as BGSU moves to 19-3
The Bowling Green State University women's basketball team overcame a sluggish shooting night with opportunistic defense, downing Northern Illinois University, 57-47, Wednesday night (Feb. 1). The Mid-American Conference game was held at the Stroh Center.
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PHOTO GALLERY - courtesy Brandon Heiss, BGSU Marketing & Communications
POSTGAME AUDIO: Logan Pastor & Jennifer Roos
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With the win, the Falcons improve to 19-3 on the season, and BGSU is a perfect 9-0 in MAC play. The Falcons have won 12-straight games and 19 of the last 20 contests after an 0-2 start to the season.
The Huskies drop to 9-12 and 3-6, respectively.
Point guards Jessica Slagle and Logan Pastor combined for 26 points in the win. Slagle's team-leading 14 points included a 6-for-6 effort at the free-throw line in the final two-plus minutes to help seal the victory. That 6-for-6 effort by the senior tri-captain came after her team had gone just 7-of-18 from the stripe in the first 37:53 of the game.
Pastor, a freshman, had a career-high 12 points in 14 minutes vs. the Huskies. She was 4-of-6 from the field, hitting her only three-point attempt.
The Falcons, in addition to struggling from the free-throw line (13-of-24 on the night), also were cold from beyond the arc. BGSU made just two three-point field goals in 17 attempts for the game, including an 0-of-9 effort in the first half.
Northern held a 40-34 rebounding advantage for the game, but the Falcons forced the Huskies into 20 turnovers while turning the ball over just nine times themselves. BGSU had a 23-6 advantage in points off turnovers.
The Falcons also got 22 points from players off the bench, a season-high total for a MAC game. In addition to Pastor's 12 points, sophomore Jill Stein scored six points in 20 minutes of relief for the home team.
Claire Jakubicek led all players in scoring, with 17 points for the Huskies, while Amanda Corral had 12. Jakubicek led the Huskies and tied for game honors with eight rebounds.
The Falcons never trailed, but BGSU also could never pull away from the Huskies. After neither team scored for nearly two minutes to begin the game, the Falcons got six points in relatively quick fashion. Three layups in just 77 seconds, including two by Slagle off the drive, got the home team going.
Following Slagle's second driving layup in just under a minute's time, junior Chrissy Steffen stole the ball from Corral at midcourt and sailed in all alone for a layup and a 6-0 lead, prompting an NIU timeout.
Satavia Taylor got the visitors on the scoreboard at the 16:48 mark, but Steffen responded with a three-point play out of the game's first media timeout. Her free throw gave the Brown and Orange a 9-2 advantage.
Sophomore Jillian Halfhill's 'and-one' shot off the glass took the teams into the next media break, and the hosts had a 13-4 lead. A three-pointer by Corral, however, was followed by a conventional three-point play from Jakubicek. BGSU's advantage was just 13-10, just over midway through the opening half.
With the Falcons still nursing a three-point lead, a jumper by freshman Jasmine Matthews was followed by a Northern miss. Stein rebounded that miss and fired an outlet pass to Pastor, who took the ball all the way upcourt and hit a pull-up jumper in transition. That shot gave the hosts a 19-12 lead.
Redshirt junior Danielle Havel split a pair of charity tosses, and Pastor's wraparound pass found Stein inside. The sophomore's layup gave the Falcons a 22-12 advantage.
Pastor sent the home team into the lockerroom with a 12-point lead, hitting a jumper with six seconds left. That shot restored some sanity to a final minute that saw a great deal of back-and-forth play, a veritable plethora of missed shots and a turnover or two.
BGSU held the Huskies to just a 23.8% field-goal rate in that opening half. The Falcons kept the visitors off the scoreboard for the final 6:17 of the period.
After making just five field goals during the opening 20 minutes, the Huskies hit three shots -- and added a pair of free throws to boot -- in under two minutes at the start of the second period. Courtney Shelton, who was scoreless with five turnovers in the first half, hit a three-pointer just 16 seconds after play began in the second half.
Then, Northern's Kim Davis came up with a steal and a layup. Just 39 seconds into the period, Jennifer Roos and the Falcons used a timeout.
That stoppage did not slow the Huskies, however, as NIU forced a BG miss, and Jakubicek drew a foul and hit a pair of tosses to cut BG's lead to just five points. Slagle broke the Falcons' scoring drought with a jumper, but Jakubicek came right back with a layup. Less than two minutes into the period, the Huskies had scored nine points, and the home team's lead was just five points, 26-21.
Matthews responded with a three-pointer -- BG's first successful trey of the game -- off of a Slagle feed. After Alicia Johnson answered with a layup, redshirt sophomore Alexis Rogers took a Havel pass and scored inside. Then, Slagle banked home a turnaround shot, giving the Falcons a 33-23 advantage. Pastor's free throws at the 14:25 mark gave the hosts a 6-0 run and a 12-point lead.
Several Falcons were in foul trouble, however, as Rogers and Slagle each had picked up their third foul of the night not long before Pastor's two tosses. Those throws, however, resulted from Corral's fourth foul of the game for the visitors.
Junior Allison Papenfuss threw the ball inside for a Stein layup and a 12-point advantage with 13:05 remaining, and after two Huskie jumpers, Pastor's 'and-one' layup gave the host a 39-29 lead heading into a media timeout.
Out of that break, Pastor's free-throw try would not drop, but Papenfuss came up with the rebound and was immediately fouled. Both of her shots were on target, and the junior again fed Stein for a layup, giving BG a 43-29 lead with 10:40 left.
That advantage grew to a game-high 15 points after a Pastor free throw 20 seconds later. And, after the Huskies scored four quick points, Pastor answered with a three-pointer that gave her team a 47-33 edge with under nine minutes remaining. After Corral scored inside, Havel's entry pass to Rogers resulted in a layup at the shot-clock buzzer.
Neither team scored for nearly three minutes, before the Huskies scored five-straight points. NIU went 1-of-2 at the free-throw line three times during that stretch, and Jakubicek also hit a layup. After Corral's charity toss at the 3:26 mark, the Falcons' lead was down to nine points, 49-40.
But, Matthews faked a three-point try, took two dribbles to her left and knocked down a two-point try. That shot marked the Falcons' first points in more than five minutes, and BG's lead did not drop below double figures the rest of the way.
Slagle, as mentioned, was a perfect 6-for-6 in the final 2:07 of the game, offsetting a three-pointer and two foul shots by Corral along with a Shelton layup.
Matthews and Steffen each scored seven points for the Falcons, while Rogers had six. Havel had just one point, but led the Falcons in rebounds (eight), steals (three) and blocked shots (a career-high three). She also had two assists to tie for the team lead.
The Falcons return to the Stroh Center Saturday afternoon (Feb. 4), hosting Western Michigan University in a 2:00 p.m. start.
FINAL STATISTICS: HTML | PDF
PHOTO GALLERY - courtesy Brandon Heiss, BGSU Marketing & Communications
POSTGAME AUDIO: Logan Pastor & Jennifer Roos
Scroll down for video of the postgame interviews
With the win, the Falcons improve to 19-3 on the season, and BGSU is a perfect 9-0 in MAC play. The Falcons have won 12-straight games and 19 of the last 20 contests after an 0-2 start to the season.
The Huskies drop to 9-12 and 3-6, respectively.
Point guards Jessica Slagle and Logan Pastor combined for 26 points in the win. Slagle's team-leading 14 points included a 6-for-6 effort at the free-throw line in the final two-plus minutes to help seal the victory. That 6-for-6 effort by the senior tri-captain came after her team had gone just 7-of-18 from the stripe in the first 37:53 of the game.
Pastor, a freshman, had a career-high 12 points in 14 minutes vs. the Huskies. She was 4-of-6 from the field, hitting her only three-point attempt.
The Falcons, in addition to struggling from the free-throw line (13-of-24 on the night), also were cold from beyond the arc. BGSU made just two three-point field goals in 17 attempts for the game, including an 0-of-9 effort in the first half.
Northern held a 40-34 rebounding advantage for the game, but the Falcons forced the Huskies into 20 turnovers while turning the ball over just nine times themselves. BGSU had a 23-6 advantage in points off turnovers.
The Falcons also got 22 points from players off the bench, a season-high total for a MAC game. In addition to Pastor's 12 points, sophomore Jill Stein scored six points in 20 minutes of relief for the home team.
Claire Jakubicek led all players in scoring, with 17 points for the Huskies, while Amanda Corral had 12. Jakubicek led the Huskies and tied for game honors with eight rebounds.
The Falcons never trailed, but BGSU also could never pull away from the Huskies. After neither team scored for nearly two minutes to begin the game, the Falcons got six points in relatively quick fashion. Three layups in just 77 seconds, including two by Slagle off the drive, got the home team going.
Following Slagle's second driving layup in just under a minute's time, junior Chrissy Steffen stole the ball from Corral at midcourt and sailed in all alone for a layup and a 6-0 lead, prompting an NIU timeout.
Satavia Taylor got the visitors on the scoreboard at the 16:48 mark, but Steffen responded with a three-point play out of the game's first media timeout. Her free throw gave the Brown and Orange a 9-2 advantage.
Sophomore Jillian Halfhill's 'and-one' shot off the glass took the teams into the next media break, and the hosts had a 13-4 lead. A three-pointer by Corral, however, was followed by a conventional three-point play from Jakubicek. BGSU's advantage was just 13-10, just over midway through the opening half.
With the Falcons still nursing a three-point lead, a jumper by freshman Jasmine Matthews was followed by a Northern miss. Stein rebounded that miss and fired an outlet pass to Pastor, who took the ball all the way upcourt and hit a pull-up jumper in transition. That shot gave the hosts a 19-12 lead.
Redshirt junior Danielle Havel split a pair of charity tosses, and Pastor's wraparound pass found Stein inside. The sophomore's layup gave the Falcons a 22-12 advantage.
Pastor sent the home team into the lockerroom with a 12-point lead, hitting a jumper with six seconds left. That shot restored some sanity to a final minute that saw a great deal of back-and-forth play, a veritable plethora of missed shots and a turnover or two.
BGSU held the Huskies to just a 23.8% field-goal rate in that opening half. The Falcons kept the visitors off the scoreboard for the final 6:17 of the period.
After making just five field goals during the opening 20 minutes, the Huskies hit three shots -- and added a pair of free throws to boot -- in under two minutes at the start of the second period. Courtney Shelton, who was scoreless with five turnovers in the first half, hit a three-pointer just 16 seconds after play began in the second half.
Then, Northern's Kim Davis came up with a steal and a layup. Just 39 seconds into the period, Jennifer Roos and the Falcons used a timeout.
That stoppage did not slow the Huskies, however, as NIU forced a BG miss, and Jakubicek drew a foul and hit a pair of tosses to cut BG's lead to just five points. Slagle broke the Falcons' scoring drought with a jumper, but Jakubicek came right back with a layup. Less than two minutes into the period, the Huskies had scored nine points, and the home team's lead was just five points, 26-21.
Matthews responded with a three-pointer -- BG's first successful trey of the game -- off of a Slagle feed. After Alicia Johnson answered with a layup, redshirt sophomore Alexis Rogers took a Havel pass and scored inside. Then, Slagle banked home a turnaround shot, giving the Falcons a 33-23 advantage. Pastor's free throws at the 14:25 mark gave the hosts a 6-0 run and a 12-point lead.
Several Falcons were in foul trouble, however, as Rogers and Slagle each had picked up their third foul of the night not long before Pastor's two tosses. Those throws, however, resulted from Corral's fourth foul of the game for the visitors.
Junior Allison Papenfuss threw the ball inside for a Stein layup and a 12-point advantage with 13:05 remaining, and after two Huskie jumpers, Pastor's 'and-one' layup gave the host a 39-29 lead heading into a media timeout.
Out of that break, Pastor's free-throw try would not drop, but Papenfuss came up with the rebound and was immediately fouled. Both of her shots were on target, and the junior again fed Stein for a layup, giving BG a 43-29 lead with 10:40 left.
That advantage grew to a game-high 15 points after a Pastor free throw 20 seconds later. And, after the Huskies scored four quick points, Pastor answered with a three-pointer that gave her team a 47-33 edge with under nine minutes remaining. After Corral scored inside, Havel's entry pass to Rogers resulted in a layup at the shot-clock buzzer.
Neither team scored for nearly three minutes, before the Huskies scored five-straight points. NIU went 1-of-2 at the free-throw line three times during that stretch, and Jakubicek also hit a layup. After Corral's charity toss at the 3:26 mark, the Falcons' lead was down to nine points, 49-40.
But, Matthews faked a three-point try, took two dribbles to her left and knocked down a two-point try. That shot marked the Falcons' first points in more than five minutes, and BG's lead did not drop below double figures the rest of the way.
Slagle, as mentioned, was a perfect 6-for-6 in the final 2:07 of the game, offsetting a three-pointer and two foul shots by Corral along with a Shelton layup.
Matthews and Steffen each scored seven points for the Falcons, while Rogers had six. Havel had just one point, but led the Falcons in rebounds (eight), steals (three) and blocked shots (a career-high three). She also had two assists to tie for the team lead.
The Falcons return to the Stroh Center Saturday afternoon (Feb. 4), hosting Western Michigan University in a 2:00 p.m. start.
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