Butler Uses Strong Second Half to Down the Falcons on Friday Night

Friday, September 19

Indianapolis, IN

7:00 PM

Bowling Green State University

1-6

Butler

6-4

Team	1	2	Final F
Bowling Green	0	0	0
Butler	0	5	5

Photo by: Mike Cihon, BGSU Strategic Communications

Butler Uses Strong Second Half to Down the Falcons on Friday Night

September 19, 2014 | Women's Soccer

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By: By Kevin Davis, Assistant Director for Athletic Communications

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Indianapolis, Ind. – The Bowling Green State University women's soccer team surrendered five second half goals to Butler on Friday night, as the Falcons fell on the road to the Bulldogs 5-0 in non-conference play at the Butler Bowl in Indianapolis, Indiana.

The loss drops BGSU to 1-6-0 on the season, while Butler improves to 6-4-0 on the season and remains unbeaten at 5-0-0 at home.

Two small lapses in the second half by the Falcons saw Butler score the first three goals in just over a three minute span early in the second half, while the last two Bulldog goals came within a minute of each other midway through the final frame to allow the home team to pull away with the win.

"Tonight was a sign of our youth and what we learned is that you can't let the flood gates open against a good team. The first goal came from poor possession which resulted in a breakaway and unfortunately we didn't respond well in the following minutes," commented head coach Lindsay Basalyga. "We are very young, having eight or nine freshmen and sophomores on the field at a time, and we are seeing the effects of this youth as it pertains to the mental side of the game. But every game gives us something to learn from and back pocket for the future."

Looking for their second road win of the season, the Falcons ran into a hot Butler team that entered the game on a five-match winning streak and was immediately put on the defense as the Bulldogs rattled off five shots over the first 15 minutes of the contest.

While three of those shots sailed offline, BGSU goalkeeper Lauren Cadel made two saves in goal for the Falcons, the first on a shot by McKenzie Muchow in the sixth minute and the second on a scoring chance from Sophia Maccagnone in the 13th minute, to keep the match scoreless early.

The trend continued for much of the first half, as Butler forced Cadel to make three more stops between the posts over the next 20 minutes and saw another shot blocked by a BGSU defender as the home standing Bulldogs outshot the Falcons 5-0 during that time frame.

However, Cadel would finish the first half out in a big way, as the redshirt-sophomore made four straight stops over a four minute period from the 39th minute to the 43rd minute to help send the game into the halftime break tied at 0-0.

After not registering a shot in the first 45 minutes of play, the Falcons looked to take the lead right out of the halftime intermission as junior Haley Parkinson put a shot on frame just over a minute into the second half which was stopped by Butler's goalkeeper Jayne Heinrich in the 47th minute.

The next three shots of the game would all find the back of the net; however, all three goals would come off the feet of the Butler Bulldogs in just under a three minute span to put the home team on top in a hurry.

Butler's barrage started with a goal from Hannah Farley on a breakaway and a shot into the left side of the net in the 50th minute and was abruptly followed by a second goal from Serina Kashimoto less than three minutes later on a shot from the right side of the box that flew just inside the left post in the 53rd minute.

The Bulldogs' third goal came just 18 seconds later as Elise Kotsakis scored her team leading seventh goal of the season on a shot to the right post off a cross from the right to the left side of the box in the 53rd minute.

BGSU looked to get on the scoreboard in the 61st minute, as redshirt-freshman forward Jennifer Reyes sent a shot wide left of the frame, while redshirt-sophomore midfielder Kara Ross fired off a shot in the 74th minute which went high of the goal.

Yet Butler added another two goals in the 65th and 66th minute from Kathryn Voelker to defeat the Falcons 5-0.

The Falcons were outshot by Butler 27-3 for the match, as 14 of those 27 attempts were on frame for the Bulldogs compared to one shot on goal for BGSU.

Butler also held a 4-0 advantage in corner kicks on the night, while BGSU was whistled for nine fouls compared to just six on the Bulldogs.

Cadel tallied nine saves, the second most on the season for the starting goalkeeper, over 67:16 minutes in goal for the Falcons.

"We've seen everything we can see over the last nine games to prepare us for the MAC mentally, physically and tactically, and I'm confident that this group will continue to press forward and embrace "our" process," continued Basalgya.

The Falcons (1-6-0) will open up MAC play on Friday, Sept. 26, at Ball State. The match is set for a 5 p.m. ET in Muncie, Indiana.

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