Bowling Green State University Athletics
Friday, September 5
Pittsburgh, Pa.
3:00 PM
Bowling Green State University
vs
Niagara
Falcons Head to Pittsburgh for a Pair of Weekend Matches
September 04, 2014 | Men's Soccer
BGSU puts 2-0 record on the line vs. Niagara, Duquesne
for a pair of matches in the Duquesne Invitational
BGSU will meet Niagara University on Friday afternoon (Sept. 5) in a 3:00 p.m. start, and the Brown and Orange will take on host Duquesne University Sunday (Sept. 7) at 2:00 p.m. Both matches will be held at DU's Rooney Field, and admission is free.
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LINKS
BGSU Notes & Stats - PDF
BGSU 8, Findlay 0 - Recap | Notes
BGSU 2, IUPUI 0 - Recap | Notes
Sept. 3 - Findlay Recap on NCAA.com
Sept. 2 - 400 Wins for the Falcons
Sept. 1 - Landsberger Named MAC Player of the Week
Career Stats of Current Falcons
Niagara men's soccer | Duquesne men's soccer
FLYNN SCORES FIVE, FALCONS DOWN FINDLAY
Sophomore Pat Flynn exploded for five goals – all in the first half – as the Falcons flew past Findlay on Tuesday night (Sept. 2) at Cochrane Field. Flynn tied the school records for both goals and points (11) in the victory. The Falcons scored seven goals before halftime, with the last five coming in a span of just under 13 minutes late in the half. Senior Danny Baraldi, sophomore Joe Sullivan and freshman Brad Macomber also had goals for the hosts, while redshirt sophomore Max Auden, true soph Jacob Roth and freshman Prayag Jina each had a pair of assists in the win. Redshirt sophomore goalkeepers Nick Landsberger and Ryan Heuton combined for the shutout, playing 45 minutes apiece. Landsberger was not called upon to make a save in the first half, while Heuton made one stop in the second period. BG had advantages of 23-6 in total shot attempts and 15-1 in shots on goal.
BG TOPS IUPUI, 2-0, IN SEASON OPENER
Goals by Pat Flynn and Danny Baraldi lifted the Falcons to a 2-0 win over IUPUI on Friday night (Aug. 29), in the season opener for both teams at Cochrane Field. Flynn scored in the 27th minute to give the hosts the lead for good, and Baraldi doubled that lead with an unassisted goal just over an hour into the match. Nick Landsberger made five saves to earn the shutout in his collegiate debut.
ONE MATCH, ONE CONFERENCE AWARD FOR LANDSBERGER
Redshirt sophomore Nick Landsberger was named the Mid-American Conference Player of the Week, the conference office announced on Monday (Sept. 1). Landsberger earned the honor after making five saves, including several acrobatic stops, in the Falcons' 2-0 win over IUPUI. The clean sheet was his first as a Falcon, as he was making his BGSU debut.
FLYNN'S FIVE-GOAL FLURRY V FINDLAY
Sophomore Pat Flynn tied the school single-match records for both goals and points in Tuesday's (Sept. 2) win over Findlay. Flynn's totals of five goals and 11 points matched the records originally set by Don Popp, who had five goals and an assist in an 11-0 BGSU win over Toledo on Sept. 16, 1981. A few more notes about Flynn ...
• Flynn has six goals and 13 points in his first two matches as a Falcon. Last year, BGSU's leading scorer, Ryan Comiskey, ended the season with totals of six goals and 13 points.
• No Falcon had scored as many as three goals in a match in nearly five years, since a Cameron Hepple hat trick vs. Dayton on Sept. 18, 2009. Flynn recorded his third goal of the night just 35:26 into the contest. And, beginning with that third goal, the Naperville, Ill., native had three goals in a span of just 8:19.
• Flynn has scored the match-winning goal in each of his first two contests as a Falcon.
THE FALCON 400
BGSU's season-opening win over IUPUI was the 400th victory in program history. Following Tuesday night's win over Findlay, BGSU now has an all-time record of 401-343-78 since the inception of the varsity program under Mickey Cochrane in 1965. Cochrane was at the field bearing his name on Friday evening as BG downed IUPUI, and a host of former BGSU men's soccer greats were in town as well for the program's Alumni Weekend festivities, which included the IUPUI match as well as a golf outing on Saturday. Nearly 400 letterwinners (374 entering the 2014 season) have played a part in helping the Falcons reach that 400-victory plateau.
MILESTONE BGSU WINS
 #  Opponent      Score  Date      Coach            Captains
 1  Kenyon         6-0   10/12/65  Mickey Cochrane  Ron Carroll, Bob Hall
 50  Ohio State     3-1   10/26/74  Cochrane         Steve Cabalka, Bud Lewis
100  Ohio State     1-0   10/21/81  Gary Palmisano   Jim House, Doug Stapleton
150  Notre Dame     3-1   10/1/86   Palmisano        Gary Mexicotte, Larry Valbuena
200  Cincinnati     2-0   9/18/91   Palmisano        Chris Iantoni, Rob Martella, Chris Williams
250  Akron          1-0   11/5/94   Palmisano        Dave Michels, Dan Traver
300  Akron          1-0   11/9/97   Mel Mahler       Jason Began, Dan Kindl, Brett Strang
350  Northern Ill.  2-1   11/7/03   Mahler           Matt Martinka
400  IUPUI          2-0   8/29/14   Eric Nichols     Danny Baraldi, Jake Genrich, Jon Kumher
FAST FALCON FACTS
• After just two games, the Falcons have scored eight goals in the first half this season. BGSU scored nine first-half goals during all of last season.
• Dating to last season, BGSU has won three consecutive matches at home, That streak includes a pair of 8-0 victories, over IPFW (Nov. 5, 2013) and Findlay.
• Senior Danny Baraldi has scored a goal in each of the season's first two matches. Baraldi now has 51 career points on 16 goals and 19 assists at BGSU. He is on nearly a point-per-match pace, having scored those 51 points in 56 career contests.
• Redshirt sophomore Max Auden had the first multiple-assist match of his career in the win over Findlay. He now has three assists through two games this year, and four in his BGSU career.
• Junior Ryan James has two assists on the year, matching his total in each of his first two seasons at BG. James now has 16 career points on five goals and six helpers.
• Freshman Prayag Jina had the first two assists, and the first multiple-assist game, of his career in the Findlay match. Likewise, sophomore Jacob Roth had his first two assists as a Falcon in the win over the Oilers.
• Sophomore Joe Sullivan had three points vs. Findlay to match his career high. Sullivan had a goal and an assist on Tuesday night. His first career three-point night came in BG's 2-0 win at Davidson last season (Oct. 19, 2013).
• Freshman Brad Macomber's goal on Tuesday night was his first as a Falcon. Classmate Chase Betenson had his first collegiate assist on Macomber's goal.
• That goal saw three true freshmen figure in the scoring. Macomber took a pass from Jina, with Betenson drawing the second assist.
• BGSU's second goal in the Findlay match saw three Naperville, Ill., natives pick up the points. Sophomore Pat Flynn (Central H.S.) scored the goal, with assists from Sullivan (North H.S.) and Auden (North H.S.).
• BGSU's win over IUPUI marked the fourth consecutive season that the Falcons have won the home opener. BG has posted shutouts in all four of those wins.
• Overall, BGSU is undefeated in the regular-season opener during the Eric Nichols Era. Under Nichols, the Falcons are now 5-0-1 in the first game of the year, having outscored the opponents, 14-0, in those six matches.
• The Falcons have begun the season with a 2-0-0 record for the first time in three years. The 2011 club won a pair of matches to start the season, for BG's first 2-0 start since 1999. BGSU is unbeaten through two games for the fourth time in Nichols' six years at the helm.
• Baraldi and James were recognized by TopDrawerSoccer.com in the web site's preseason rankings. The site ranked the top-20 players in each conference, and listed Baraldi 18th and James 20th among MAC men's soccer student-athletes.
SCOUTING THE PURPLE EAGLES
Niagara enters the weekend with a record of 1-1-0, having split a pair of matches on the road. The Purple Eagles dropped a 3-0 decision to Syracuse before bouncing back with a 2-1 win in overtime at Colgate. Senior forward Callum Willmott scored both of NU's goals in the latter match. In goal, freshman Joel Gerberich played the SU match, making four saves, while classmate Steve Casey was in between the posts vs. Colgate, making three saves. Last year, Coach Eric Barnes and the Purple Eagles went 5-12-1 overall and 3-6-1 in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Barnes welcomed back 15 letterwinners, including nine starters, from that club.
A LOOK AT THE DUKES
Duquesne enters the weekend with a record of 1-0-1. The Dukes played Marshall to a scoreless tie on the road before opening the home schedule with a 4-2 win over Saint Francis (Pa.). Senior Austin Lange had a hat trick in the latter match, and was named the Atlantic 10 Conference co-Player of the Week on Tuesday (Sept. 2). Junior forward Kadeem Pantophlet had three assists in the SFU match, tying the school record. In goal, junior Sam Frymier has nine saves, one shutout and a goals-against average of 0.90. Last year, the Dukes finished with records of 9-8-1 overall and 4-3-1 in the A-10. Head coach Chase Brooks is in his second year at the helm of the Dukes, who were picked to finish sixth in the league in the preseason coaches poll. Brooks came to DU from Niagara, BG's Friday opponent.
THE SERIES
BGSU's Friday match will mark the first-ever contest between the Falcons and Niagara in men's soccer.
BGSU and Duquesne are tied, 1-1-1, in the all-time series between the teams, but BG has a two-match unbeaten streak vs. the Dukes. Three years ago, Rodcliff Hall's goal in the second overtime gave the Falcons a 1-0 win against DU in the Pitt/Nike Invitational (Sept. 9, 2011). Two seasons prior, the Falcons and Dukes battled to a nil-nil draw in the Duquesne Invitational (Sept. 12, 2009). The first series matchup saw Duquesne post a 3-0 win over the Brown and Orange at Cochrane Field 12 years ago (Sept. 8, 2002).
A list of the Falcons' match-by-match results against this weekend's opponents can be found in the PDF version of these notes, located near the top of this page.
UP NEXT FOR THE FALCONS
Following the Duquesne Invitational, BGSU will play three of the next four matches within the friendly confines of Cochrane Field, beginning with a contest vs. Northern Kentucky on Friday night, Sept. 12. After a short trip north to face Michigan (Sept. 16), the Brown and Orange will host Eastern Illinois (Sept. 19) and Michigan State (Sept. 24), before heading to St. Bonaventure (Sept. 28) to end the month of September and begin a three-game road swing.
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