Bowling Green State University Athletics
Jacob Roth Named MAC P-O-W by College Sports Madness
November 10, 2014 | Men's Soccer
Sophomore defender earns weekly honor for second time this season
Bowling Green State University men's soccer standout Jacob Roth has been named the Mid-American Conference Player of the Week by College Sports Madness. Roth, a sophomore, earns the honor for the second time this season and the second time in his Falcon career.
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Roth, a native of Cleveland, Ohio, scored a pair of goals in the Falcons' 2-1 overtime win over Wright State last Tuesday (Nov. 4), and helped BGSU pick up another 2-1 win, this time in regulation, as the Brown and Orange went on the road to top Northern Illinois on Saturday evening (Nov. 8). The latter win clinched a MAC Tournament berth for the Falcons.
In the WSU match, Roth knocked home a penalty kick late in the first half, then scored from the spot again in overtime, for his second 'Golden Goal' of the season. The two-goal game was the first of his collegiate career.
Roth, a defender, leads the Falcons with eight assists this season, and ranks third on the team with 14 points. He has been directly involved in the scoring of 11 BG goals this fall, while helping the Falcon defense hold opponents to just 16 goals in 19 matches.
Roth has started all 19 matches for the Falcons this year, and has played 1,721 of the team's 1,791 minutes this season to date.
The Falcons are 13-5-1 overall, and BGSU finished MAC play with a 2-2-1 record, good for a tie for third place in the conference standings. BG, the third seed for the MAC Tournament, will face second-seeded West Virginia University on Friday afternoon (Nov. 14). Kickoff is set for 4:00 p.m. at FirstEnergy Stadium - Cub Cadet Field in Akron, Ohio.
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| M A CÂ Â S T A N D I N G S (through end of regular season) | ||
| Team (Overall) | MAC | Pts. |
| Akron (11-6-1) | 4-1-0 | 12 |
| West Virginia (11-6-1) | 3-1-1 | 10 |
| Bowling Green (13-5-1) | 2-2-1 | 7 |
| Western Michigan (8-6-4) | 2-2-1 | 7 |
| Buffalo (5-10-2) | 1-2-2 | 5 |
| Northern Illinois (3-9-5) | 0-4-1 | 1 |
