Sunday, November 15
Bowling Green, Ohio
2:00 PM
Bowling Green State University
vs
Bradley
Freshman Carly Santoro & the Falcons host Bradley on Sunday afternoon (photo by Ruben Kappler)
Photo by: Ruben Kappler, BGSU Marketing & Communications
BGSU Battles Bradley Braves
November 14, 2015 | Women's Basketball
Falcons entertain BU Sunday afternoon, looking to move to 2-0
The Bowling Green State University women's basketball team concludes a brief season-opening homestand on Sunday afternoon (Nov. 15), as the Falcons of head coach Jennifer Roos face Bradley University in a 2:00 p.m. start at the Stroh Center (4,347).
LINKS
GAME NOTES: BGSU | Bradley
FRIDAY NIGHT: Justinger, Falcons Down Illinois State in Season Opener
2015-16 Women's Basketball Media Central
Buy Tickets | Season Ticket Video
Join the Falcon Club Today!
PROMOTIONS, EVENTS, ETC.
As always, there will be a number of promotions surrounding Sunday's games. The events include...
• Not In Our Town – BGSU and the City of Bowling Green join together to affirm their commitment to social justice, equity and inclusion as well as embrace and celebrate diversity. In joining together, both the campus and community have adopted the "Not In Our Town" slogan and agreed to be a part of the Not In Our Town movement. Sunday's game is one of the first in a week-long series of events throughout BG. There will be a table with more information about Not In Our Town at Sunday's game.
• Falcon Gymnastics – members of coach Kerrie Turner's BGSU gymnastics team are scheduled to perform at halftime of Sunday's game.
• Post-Game Autograph session – members of the women's basketball team will be signing autographs in the Hall of Fame area of the Stroh Center following Sunday's game. Free team photos will be available for players to sign, and fans are also welcome to bring their own items or purchase other items in the Falcon Team Store inside the Stroh Center.
BGSU HOOPS TO BE SHOWN ON ESPN3
All BGSU home regular-season men's and women's basketball games will be broadcast on ESPN3 and the WatchESPN app for 2015-16. The ESPN3 platform is a piece of a 13-year media rights deal that was agreed upon last August between the Mid-American Conference and ESPN and runs through 2026-27. As a part of the broadcasting rights agreement, ESPN has the right to select and distribute contests through other portals/outlets including ESPN2, ESPNU, CBS Sports Network (CBSSN), American Sports Network (ASN), Buckeye Cable Sports Network (BCSN) and Time Warner Cable Sports Channel (TWCS). The current men's and women's basketball television schedule is the largest in conference history.
FOLLOW THE FALCONS
Fans who can't make it to the game can still follow the Falcons in a veritable plethora of ways. As mentioned, all home games are scheduled to be streamed for free on ESPN3 unless picked up by another TV entity.
Additionally, every game – home and away – will be broadcast by the Bowling Green Radio Sports Organization, the flagship home of Falcon women's basketball. Most games will be available over the air at WBGU-FM 88.1, but all games will be available on the web at FalconRadio.org.
Live stats will be available for all games, and fans can also follow @BGSUwbb on Twitter for in-game updates as well as other exciting information about all things BG women's hoops.
Log on to BGSUFalcons.com on the day of the game, and do one or more of the following...
• click the 'calendar of events' link;
• navigate your way to the women's basketball schedule page; and/or
• head to the women's basketball home page and bask in the glory of the "Game Day Central" page, which will feature links, rosters, schedules, releases and more).
LAST TIME OUT: FALCONS TOP REDBIRDS, 70-52, IN SEASON OPENER
• Senior Miriam Justinger keyed a huge second-quarter run as the Falcons downed Illinois State, 70-52, on Friday night (Nov. 13) in the regular-season opener for both teams.
• Justinger scored a team-high 19 points in the win, while freshman Sydney Lambert had 13 points in her collegiate debut. Justinger singlehandedly outscored the Redbirds in the second quarter, and the senior scored 14 first-half points, matching the entire ISU team's first-half output.
• The Redbirds scored the first five points of the second period, with a Shakeela Fowler jumper giving the visitors at 12-8 advantage with 8:48 left in the quarter. The Falcons, however, erased that deficit in a big way, scoring 21-straight points.
• After Lambert split a pair of free throws, Justinger proceeded to score the game's next 10 points. She hit an 'and-one' layup and made the ensuing free throw, then knocked down corner three-pointers on back-to-back possessions. Justinger scored 12 points during the 21-0 run, which also included triples by Lambert and fifth-year senior Erica Donovan. Lambert's trey gave BGSU a 29-12 lead in the final minute of the half.
• ISU whittled the BG lead to seven points early in the third quarter, but the Falcons proceeded to go on another double-digit run, scoring 11 consecutive points. That run saw the Brown and Orange connect from beyond the arc on three-straight trips down the floor.
• Donovan, in her first regular-season game since suffering a season-ending injury in last year's meeting with Illinois State (Dec. 19, 2014), just missed a double-double on Friday night, witih nine points and a game-high eight rebounds. She also dished out three assists and blocked a pair of shots.
• Justinger had seven rebounds to go along with her team-high 19 points, and went 3-of-5 from three-point land. As a team, the Falcons made seven triples in the win.
• Lambert's well-rounded stat line included the 13 points, four rebounds, a game-high five assists, a BG-best three steals and a blocked shot. Senior Lauren Tibbs had eight points and a pair of blocks in her Falcon debut.
A total of 10 players saw at least 12 minutes of action on Friday night, with no Falcon playing more than 28 minutes for head coach Jennifer Roos.
The Braves got 19 points from Octavia Crump, while Fowler had 10 points and three steals. Crump was 6-for-7 from both the field and the free-throw line, but Fowler had to work for her points, going 5-of-21 on the night.
• Justinger scored 12 points in the second quarter, while ISU scored only seven points as a team during that period. Justinger had 14 points at the half, matching the Redbirds' team total.
SCOUTING BRADLEY
Bradley, like BGSU, is 1-0 on the young season. The Braves downed Detroit, 75-67, on Friday night in the Motor City. Junior Whitney Tinjum had a double-double, with 21 points and 10 rebounds in the win. The Braves won a pair of home exhibitions, defeating McKendree, 52-38 (Nov. 1), and Missouri-St. Louis, 78-65 (Nov. 7).  After fielding a young and inexperienced team last year, coach Michael Brooks welcomes back two of his top-three scorers and 10 of the top-12 players in that category this season. Brooks and the Braves return nine letterwinners, including four starters, from last year's team that went 6-24 overall and 5-13 in Missouri Valley Conference play. Tinjum is the top returning scorer after averaging 11.7 points per game a year ago. She also had 6.1 rebounds per game, and is one of three returning players to pull down six or more boards per contest a year ago. That group also includes sophomore forward Tamya Sims (8.0 ppg, 6.4 rpg) and junior guard Leti Lerma (5.9 ppg, 6.2 rpg). Bradley's 2015-16 newcomers include fifth-year senior Kat Yelle, who earned three letters at Ohio University. The Braves were picked to finish ninth in the MVC in the league's  presseason poll.
THE BGSU-BRADLEY SERIES
• The Falcons lead Bradley, 1-0, in that series, with the only prior meeting coming a year ago. BGSU downed the Braves, 61-47, in Peoria in the last game prior to the holiday break (Dec. 21, 2014).
• Rachel Konieczki had 12 points to lead a balanced attack, as six Falcons scored at least seven points on the afternoon. In just her second game at Bradley, Whitney Tinjum tied for game honors with 15 points, adding 11 rebounds.
• Jennifer Roos is 1-0 against the Braves in her collegiate head-coaching career.
MAC TIES
The will be multiple individuals with Mid-American Conference ties on the opposing bench Sunday. Bradley assistant coach Skyler Young is a graduate of Western Michigan, and spent time on the staffs at both WMU and Ohio. And, Bradley fifth-year senior guard Kat Yelle is in her first year with the Braves after graduating from Ohio in May of 2015. A three-year letterwinner with the Bobcats, Yelle averaged 6.4 points and 2.7 assists per game in helping the Bobcats to a MAC championship last year.
UP NEXT
Following Sunday's game, the Falcons hit the road for the first time in 2015-16, making a trip to the Queen City for a Saturday (Nov. 21) game vs. Cincinnati. Then, the Brown and Orange will play a pair of neutral-site games in Wilmington, N.C., over the Thanksgiving holiday, facing Davidson (Nov. 27) and Jacksonville (Nov. 28). BG then begins the month of December with three games in a seven-day span, including a home contest vs. Evansville (Dec. 2) and trips to Cleveland State (Dec. 5) and Virginia (Dec. 8).
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LINKS
GAME NOTES: BGSU | Bradley
FRIDAY NIGHT: Justinger, Falcons Down Illinois State in Season Opener
2015-16 Women's Basketball Media Central
Buy Tickets | Season Ticket Video
Join the Falcon Club Today!
PROMOTIONS, EVENTS, ETC.
As always, there will be a number of promotions surrounding Sunday's games. The events include...
• Not In Our Town – BGSU and the City of Bowling Green join together to affirm their commitment to social justice, equity and inclusion as well as embrace and celebrate diversity. In joining together, both the campus and community have adopted the "Not In Our Town" slogan and agreed to be a part of the Not In Our Town movement. Sunday's game is one of the first in a week-long series of events throughout BG. There will be a table with more information about Not In Our Town at Sunday's game.
• Falcon Gymnastics – members of coach Kerrie Turner's BGSU gymnastics team are scheduled to perform at halftime of Sunday's game.
• Post-Game Autograph session – members of the women's basketball team will be signing autographs in the Hall of Fame area of the Stroh Center following Sunday's game. Free team photos will be available for players to sign, and fans are also welcome to bring their own items or purchase other items in the Falcon Team Store inside the Stroh Center.
BGSU HOOPS TO BE SHOWN ON ESPN3
All BGSU home regular-season men's and women's basketball games will be broadcast on ESPN3 and the WatchESPN app for 2015-16. The ESPN3 platform is a piece of a 13-year media rights deal that was agreed upon last August between the Mid-American Conference and ESPN and runs through 2026-27. As a part of the broadcasting rights agreement, ESPN has the right to select and distribute contests through other portals/outlets including ESPN2, ESPNU, CBS Sports Network (CBSSN), American Sports Network (ASN), Buckeye Cable Sports Network (BCSN) and Time Warner Cable Sports Channel (TWCS). The current men's and women's basketball television schedule is the largest in conference history.
FOLLOW THE FALCONS
Fans who can't make it to the game can still follow the Falcons in a veritable plethora of ways. As mentioned, all home games are scheduled to be streamed for free on ESPN3 unless picked up by another TV entity.
Additionally, every game – home and away – will be broadcast by the Bowling Green Radio Sports Organization, the flagship home of Falcon women's basketball. Most games will be available over the air at WBGU-FM 88.1, but all games will be available on the web at FalconRadio.org.
Live stats will be available for all games, and fans can also follow @BGSUwbb on Twitter for in-game updates as well as other exciting information about all things BG women's hoops.
Log on to BGSUFalcons.com on the day of the game, and do one or more of the following...
• click the 'calendar of events' link;
• navigate your way to the women's basketball schedule page; and/or
• head to the women's basketball home page and bask in the glory of the "Game Day Central" page, which will feature links, rosters, schedules, releases and more).
LAST TIME OUT: FALCONS TOP REDBIRDS, 70-52, IN SEASON OPENER
• Senior Miriam Justinger keyed a huge second-quarter run as the Falcons downed Illinois State, 70-52, on Friday night (Nov. 13) in the regular-season opener for both teams.
• Justinger scored a team-high 19 points in the win, while freshman Sydney Lambert had 13 points in her collegiate debut. Justinger singlehandedly outscored the Redbirds in the second quarter, and the senior scored 14 first-half points, matching the entire ISU team's first-half output.
• The Redbirds scored the first five points of the second period, with a Shakeela Fowler jumper giving the visitors at 12-8 advantage with 8:48 left in the quarter. The Falcons, however, erased that deficit in a big way, scoring 21-straight points.
• After Lambert split a pair of free throws, Justinger proceeded to score the game's next 10 points. She hit an 'and-one' layup and made the ensuing free throw, then knocked down corner three-pointers on back-to-back possessions. Justinger scored 12 points during the 21-0 run, which also included triples by Lambert and fifth-year senior Erica Donovan. Lambert's trey gave BGSU a 29-12 lead in the final minute of the half.
• ISU whittled the BG lead to seven points early in the third quarter, but the Falcons proceeded to go on another double-digit run, scoring 11 consecutive points. That run saw the Brown and Orange connect from beyond the arc on three-straight trips down the floor.
• Donovan, in her first regular-season game since suffering a season-ending injury in last year's meeting with Illinois State (Dec. 19, 2014), just missed a double-double on Friday night, witih nine points and a game-high eight rebounds. She also dished out three assists and blocked a pair of shots.
• Justinger had seven rebounds to go along with her team-high 19 points, and went 3-of-5 from three-point land. As a team, the Falcons made seven triples in the win.
• Lambert's well-rounded stat line included the 13 points, four rebounds, a game-high five assists, a BG-best three steals and a blocked shot. Senior Lauren Tibbs had eight points and a pair of blocks in her Falcon debut.
A total of 10 players saw at least 12 minutes of action on Friday night, with no Falcon playing more than 28 minutes for head coach Jennifer Roos.
The Braves got 19 points from Octavia Crump, while Fowler had 10 points and three steals. Crump was 6-for-7 from both the field and the free-throw line, but Fowler had to work for her points, going 5-of-21 on the night.
• Justinger scored 12 points in the second quarter, while ISU scored only seven points as a team during that period. Justinger had 14 points at the half, matching the Redbirds' team total.
SCOUTING BRADLEY
Bradley, like BGSU, is 1-0 on the young season. The Braves downed Detroit, 75-67, on Friday night in the Motor City. Junior Whitney Tinjum had a double-double, with 21 points and 10 rebounds in the win. The Braves won a pair of home exhibitions, defeating McKendree, 52-38 (Nov. 1), and Missouri-St. Louis, 78-65 (Nov. 7).  After fielding a young and inexperienced team last year, coach Michael Brooks welcomes back two of his top-three scorers and 10 of the top-12 players in that category this season. Brooks and the Braves return nine letterwinners, including four starters, from last year's team that went 6-24 overall and 5-13 in Missouri Valley Conference play. Tinjum is the top returning scorer after averaging 11.7 points per game a year ago. She also had 6.1 rebounds per game, and is one of three returning players to pull down six or more boards per contest a year ago. That group also includes sophomore forward Tamya Sims (8.0 ppg, 6.4 rpg) and junior guard Leti Lerma (5.9 ppg, 6.2 rpg). Bradley's 2015-16 newcomers include fifth-year senior Kat Yelle, who earned three letters at Ohio University. The Braves were picked to finish ninth in the MVC in the league's  presseason poll.
THE BGSU-BRADLEY SERIES
• The Falcons lead Bradley, 1-0, in that series, with the only prior meeting coming a year ago. BGSU downed the Braves, 61-47, in Peoria in the last game prior to the holiday break (Dec. 21, 2014).
• Rachel Konieczki had 12 points to lead a balanced attack, as six Falcons scored at least seven points on the afternoon. In just her second game at Bradley, Whitney Tinjum tied for game honors with 15 points, adding 11 rebounds.
• Jennifer Roos is 1-0 against the Braves in her collegiate head-coaching career.
MAC TIES
The will be multiple individuals with Mid-American Conference ties on the opposing bench Sunday. Bradley assistant coach Skyler Young is a graduate of Western Michigan, and spent time on the staffs at both WMU and Ohio. And, Bradley fifth-year senior guard Kat Yelle is in her first year with the Braves after graduating from Ohio in May of 2015. A three-year letterwinner with the Bobcats, Yelle averaged 6.4 points and 2.7 assists per game in helping the Bobcats to a MAC championship last year.
UP NEXT
Following Sunday's game, the Falcons hit the road for the first time in 2015-16, making a trip to the Queen City for a Saturday (Nov. 21) game vs. Cincinnati. Then, the Brown and Orange will play a pair of neutral-site games in Wilmington, N.C., over the Thanksgiving holiday, facing Davidson (Nov. 27) and Jacksonville (Nov. 28). BG then begins the month of December with three games in a seven-day span, including a home contest vs. Evansville (Dec. 2) and trips to Cleveland State (Dec. 5) and Virginia (Dec. 8).
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