Falcons to Host Kent State on Senior Night, Tuesday, Mar. 3 at 7 p.m.

Tuesday, March 3

Bowling Green, Ohio

7:00 PM

Bowling Green State University

Kent State

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Photo by: Bianca Garza, BGSU Marketing and Communications

Falcons to Host Kent State on Senior Night, Tuesday, Mar. 3 at 7 p.m.

March 02, 2015 | Men's Basketball

By: by Kevin Davis, Assistant Director for Athletic Communications

Kent State (19-10, 10-6 MAC) vs. Bowling Green (19-8, 11-5 MAC)
Tuesday, March 3, 2015; 7:00 p.m. ET
Stroh Center (4,347) / Bowling Green, Ohio
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2014-15 MAC STANDINGS
EAST TEAMS	MAC	OVERALL
Bowling Green	11-5	19-8
Buffalo	10-6	19-9
Kent State	10-6	19-10
Akron	9-7	18-11
Miami	7-9	12-17
Ohio	4-12	9-18
WEST TEAMS	MAC	OVERALL
Central Michigan	11-5	21-6
Toledo	11-5	19-10
Western Michigan	9-7	18-11
Eastern Michigan	6-10	17-12
Northern Illinois	6-10	12-15
Ball State	2-14	7-20

LAY UPS
* Bowling Green defeated Kent State 66-64 back on Jan. 7 in Kent, Ohio.
* BGSU is 10-4 at home this season and 5-3 in MAC home games at the Stroh.
* BGSU has won two straight games entering Tuesday night's home contest.
* Kent State has dropped two straight games heading into the contest on Tuesday.
* The Falcons are one game ahead of Kent State in the MAC East standings.
* BGSU leads the MAC in scoring defense at 60.1 points per game allowed.
* BGSU ranks 31st in the nation in points allowed per game at 60.1 per contest.
* Richaun Holmes has scored in double figures in each of BGSU's last 16 games.
* The Falcons have had just 28 turnovers combined over their last three games.
* Bowling Green is in its 100th season of basketball this year.

FOLLOW THE FALCONS
You can follow the Falcons in many different ways this 2014-15 season. You can follow BGSU via twitter by following @BGSUMHoops and at @BGAthletics. You can also follow BGSU on instagram @bgfalcons and on facebook at BGSU Athletics. As always you can get all your BGSU Athletics information at www.BGSUFalcons.com.

BEER & GEAR
Get your Falcons gear and get a free beer! If you spend $20 or more on BGSU gear, than you will receive a voucher for a free 12 ounce beer at the concessions stands (must be 21 years of age and have a valid ID).

SENIOR NIGHT FOR THE FALCONS
Tuesday night's game is the final home game of the season for the Falcons and therefore will be Senior Night for the following seniors - Damarkeo Lyshe, Jehvon Clarke, Anthony Henderson and Richaun Holmes. The Senior Night recognition will take place prior to the tip-off at approximately 6:45 p.m. So make plans to get to the Stroh early to thank the 2014-15 Falcon seniors.

SCOUTING KENT STATE
Kent State is looking to keep its MAC Title hopes alive, as the Golden Flashes are 19-10 overall and 10-6 in MAC play, just one game behind the MAC East leading Bowling Green State University Falcons. The Golden Flashes have dropped two straight contests entering play on Tuesday night with losses at Miami in overtime and at home versus Buffalo. Kent State is second in the MAC in scoring defense, allowing only 62.0 points per game, second in three-point field goal percentage defense at 30.9 percent and third in field goal percentage defense at 40.9 percent. Offensively, the Golden Flashes sit at fourth in the MAC in three-point field goal percentage at 35.2 percent on the year. Kent State is led by transfer Jimmy Hall, who missed five games this season due to mono, and his team-high 15.3 points and 7.3 rebounds per game. Guards Devareaux Manley (13.6 points), Kris Brewer (10.5 points) and Derek Jackson (9.5 points) all play significant roles and minutes for the Golden Flashes this season.

THE ALL-TIME SERIES VERSUS THE GOLDEN FLASHES
The BGSU versus Kent State series dates back all the way to 1917 when the two teams first met on Jan. 23, 1917 in Kent, Ohio. BGSU, who lost that meeting 19-17 versus Kent, leads the overall series 84-69. BGSU defeated the Golden Flashes 66-64 back on Jan. 7 at the M.A.C. Center in Kent, Ohio, yet Kent State has won six out of the last 10 meetings between the Falcons and the Golden Flashes. The Falcons are a perfect 3-0 versus Kent State at the Stroh Center.

FIRST MEETING: STRONG SECOND HALF PROPELS BGSU TO WIN AT KENT STATE
The Falcons outscored Kent State 40-29 over the final 20 minutes of play to erase a 15-point first half deficit in the 66-64 MAC road win on Wed., Jan. 7. BGSU shot 50 percent (15-of-30) in the second half, including going 6-of-8 (75 percent) from behind the three-point line in the come from behind win. The Falcons also shot a season-high 90.9 percent (10-of-11) from the free throw line in the win, it's largest come from behind win on the season.

MAC EAST TITLE IMPLICATIONS IN PLAY
Huge MAC East Division Title implications are on the line Tuesday night for both teams. If BGSU wins, the Falcons clinch at least a share of the MAC East Division Championship. If Kent State wins, the Golden Flashes will be tied for the MAC East Divisional lead heading into the final game of the regular season slate on Friday night, March 6.

COACH'S COMMENTS
"Every game is crucial. You've heard me talk about that many times. Within the game itself every possession is of equal importance, but when you get late in the game they're more magnified. Same thing now in the MAC race, every game counts the same but you have no time to make up because there are only a few games left."

A WIN WOULD ...
* Give the Falcons a 20-8 record overall on the season, the most wins since 24 in 2001-02.
* Put BGSU at 12-5 in Mid-American Conference play, the most MAC wins since 12 in 2001-02.
* Sercure the Falcons at least a share of the MAC East Divisional Championship for the first time since finishing tied for the MAC East Championship in 2008-09.
* Put the Falcons at 11-4 at home this season in the Stroh Center.
* Push the BGSU winning streak to three straight games.
* Hand the Falcons the regular season series sweep over Kent State for the first-time since 1996-97 (won the only match up between the two teams in 2004-05).
* Give the Falcons 20 wins on the season for the first time since posting 24 victories back in 2001-02.
* Secure a top-4 seed for BGSU in next week's 2015 MAC Men's Basketball Championship Tournament.
* Keep the Falcons atop of the MAC standings and in place for a top-2 seed in the MAC Tourney.

OUR FATE IS IN OUR HANDS
The BGSU Falcons control their own fate heading into the final week of play. If BGSU were to defeat Kent State, the Falcons will secure at least a top-4 seed in next week's 2015 MAC Men's Basketball Championship Tournament, as well as stay tied for the overall MAC lead with the winner of the Toledo and Central Michigan game.

ON THE VERGE OF 20 WINS
BGSU's 19 wins this season is already more wins than the Falcons had all of last year (12-20) and are the most wins for the Falcons in a single season since posting 19 victories overall in 2011-12. The last time the Falcons posted 20 or more wins in a season was in 2001-02 (24-9).

JANS MAKES BGSU HISTORY
With the Falcons' 62-57 win over Miami on Feb. 28, head coach Chris Jans became the only head coach in BGSU history to record 19 wins overall in his first year at the helm of the Falcons' program. He surpassed both Hall of Famer Harold Anderson and Bill Fitch, who both had 18 wins in their first years on the bench for BGSU, for the most wins by a first year head coach at BGSU.

HOLMES ETCHES NAME IN THE BGSU HISTORY BOOKS
Senior Richaun Holmes became the 42nd player in BGSU's 100 year history to reach the 1,000 career point mark in the Falcons' 76-65 road win at Ohio on Feb. 24. Holmes became only the 12th Falcon player since 1953-54 to record 1,000 career points and 600 career rebounds. BGSU's career blocks leader also became the first player in Falcons' history to register 1,000 career points, 600 career rebounds and 200 career blocks. He enters Saturday's game at Miami with 1,021 points, 620 rebounds and 235 career blocks.

HOME SWEET STROH
BGSU has called the Stroh Center home since the 2011-12 season and has posted an overall record of 40-21 at the venue. The Falcons have won seven or more games at home every season since the Stroh's opening for the 2011-12 season and are 10-4 at home thus far this year.

THAT 70'S STROH
BGSU is a perfect 18-0 at the Stroh when scoring 70 points or more in a contest. That means the Falcons have scored 70 or more points in nearly half of their wins in front of the home fans in the Stroh. This season the Falcons have scored 70 or more points at home twice - in a 70-55 win versus Wright State on Nov. 19 and in a 74-58 win over Eastern Michigan on Jan. 21.

JANS = INSTANT TURNAROUND
In just his first season at BGSU, head coach Chris Jans has helped the Falcons turn things around instantly. Under Jans in 2014-15, the Falcons have posted 19 overall wins, the most wins in a single season since 19 victories in 2008-09, and 11 MAC victories, the most for a Falcons' squad since 11 conference wins in 2008-09. The nine road wins are also the most for a Falcons' team since the 1999-2000 team tallied eight road victories on the year.

WINNING ON THE ROAD
The Falcons are 9-4 overall on the road this season, which are the most true road wins for a BGSU team since the Falcons posted eight in 1999-2000. In fact, the last time the Falcons were over .500 on the road for an entire season was back in 2001-02, when BGSU posted an overall road record of 7-6 on the year.

AWAY VS. HOME
On the season, the Falcons have shot the ball better on the road then at home in the Stroh Center. BGSU is averaging 66.8 points per game on the road this year compared to just 63.6 points at home - a difference of 3.2 points per outing. The difference has increased in MAC play as BGSU is averaging 68.1 points per game on road and only 62.8 points at home in conference action this season - a difference of 5.3 points per game. In league play, the Falcons are shooting 44.2 percent from the field overall on the road, three percentage points higher than their clip of 41.2 percent at home in the Stroh Center.

DEFENSE! DEFENSE! DEFENSE!
The Falcons have been solid on the defensive end all year, as BGSU ranks 31ST in the nation overall in scoring defense at 60.1 points per game allowed and 33RD in three-point field goal percentage defense at 30.7 percent on the year. BGSU is also ranked in the top-three in the MAC in scoring defense (1st/60.1 ppg), three-point field goal defense (1st/30.7%) and field goal percentage defense (2nd/40.1%). Richaun Holmes leads the league in blocked shots with 74, an average of 2.7 per game, while Zack Denny is second in the MAC in steals with 50 steals, an average of 1.9 swipes per contest. Holmes ranks 17TH nationally in blocked shots per game.

TAKING CARE OF THE ROCK
In each of the Falcons' last five games, BGSU has taken care of the ball on the offensive end posting an average of just 9.0 turnovers per game during that span. Over the last three games, BGSU recorded just 10 turnovers at Miami after posting only nine turnovers per contest versus Buffalo and at Ohio. In BGSU's win over Ball State on Feb. 14, the Falcons registered a season-low five turnovers in the road victory.

QUARTET OF 600 POINT CAREER SCORERS
The Falcons currently have a quartet of 600 point career scorers on its roster in Richaun Holmes (1,021), Jehvon Clarke (789), Anthony Henderson (665) and Spencer Parker (650).

SUB!!!!!!!!!!!
Coach Jans has proven early that he is not afraid to go to his bench, as 15 different players have already seen time on the floor for the Falcons this season, while eight different players are averaging over 15 minutes or more of playing time per game this season. In fact, the Falcons have outscored their opponents by 207 points (620-413) in bench points this year, an average of 23.0 points per game off the bench compared to their opponents 15.3 bench points per outing.

OVER/UNDER ON 60
This season, the benchmark in points has been the number 60. The Falcons are 16-3 overall when they score 60 or more points for the contest and just 3-5 when they score less than 60 points. On the flip side, BGSU is 12-1 on the season when holding its opponents to less than 60 points and just 7-7 when surrendering more than 60 points in the game to its foe.

40/40
Bowling Green has posted an overall record of 16-3 on the season when shooting over 40 percent overall from the floor as a team. The Falcons are also 11-2 in games this season when holding its opponent to less than 40 percent shooting for the game.

50 PERCENT SHOOTING = WIN
BGSU has shot 50 percent or better from the floor as a team this season in five different games. The Falcons shot 51.8 percent at Drake on Nov. 15, 50.0 percent vs. Alabama A&M on Dec. 6, 50.0 percent on the road at USF on Dec. 28, 52.8 percent at Central Michigan on Feb. 4, and most recently 50.9 percent at Ball State on Feb. 14. The Falcons are 5-0 this season when shooting 50 percent or better from the field for the game.

WE WILL TAKE THE STAIRS
Bowling Green is 4-0 this season in road games in which the route from the locker room to the court required going either up or down stairs. This includes wins at Detroit (Nov. 30), at Kent State (Jan. 7), at Central Michigan (Feb. 4) and most recently at Miami (Feb. 28).

FALCONS VERSUS THE MAC WEST IN 2015
BGSU fared well versus the MAC West Division over the regular season slate in cross-divisional match ups. The Falcons went 7-1 versus the West Division this season with two wins each over Ball State and Northern Illinois, as well as at Central Michigan and wins at home versus Eastern Michigan and Western Michigan. The Falcons' lone loss to a MAC West team was on the road at Toledo on Jan. 24.

STROLL DOWN THE MAC MEMORY LANE
Last season in 2013-14, the Falcons posted a 6-12 record in the MAC and finished sixth in the East Division. Since winning the MAC East in 2008-09 with an 11-5 conference record, the Falcons have been over .500 in MAC play just once, going 9-7 overall in league play in 2011-12, coming into this season. Over the last five seasons, since 2009-10 and prior to this season, Bowling Green went just 36-46 in MAC play. This year the Falcons are 11-5 in MAC play and have already secured their first plus .500 conference slate for the first time since 2011-12.

COUNT'EM ON ONE HAND
For the first time since the 2006-07 season, the Falcons were able to count the number of turnovers that they committed on one hand with just five total miscues in the 79-65 road win at Ball State on Feb. 14. The last time BGSU coughed up the ball five times or less in a complete game was against Michigan Tech back on Dec. 27, 2006, when the Falcons committed just four turnovers overall for the contest. The five turnovers is also a season-low for BGSU this year.

FIRST OT WIN IN OVER TWO YEARS
BGSU's 76-74 overtime win on Feb. 4 at Central Michigan not only handed the Chips their first home loss of the season (12-1), but it was also the first overtime win for a Falcons' team since Feb. 2, 2011. The Falcons last overtime win was a 73-70 OT win at NIU during that 2010-11 season.

RETURN TO SENDER
Falcon senior Richaun Holmes has posted a block in all but three games thus far this season and has totaled a season-high five blocks in six different games this year on his way to a team leading 74 blocks on the year. Holmes totaled a new BGSU school record for the most blocks in a single season last year with 88. In just his first two seasons at BGSU, Holmes became the Falcons' all-time career blocks leader and now has 235 career swats. He currently leads the MAC with 2.7 blocks per game this season and ranks 17th overall nationally.

A SEASON FIRST - FIVE FALCONS IN DOUBLE DIGITS
The Falcons posted a season first on Feb. 4 in the overtime win at Central Michigan, as five different players scored in double digit points for the game. Anthony Henderson (20), Jehvon Clarke (18), Zack Denny (12), Richaun Holmes (10) and Delvin Dickerson (10) all notched 10 points or more in the 76-74 win. The last time BGSU had five players score in double figures in the same game was in a 67-61 road win at Morehead State on Feb. 15, 2013.

PARKER TALLIES FIRST DOUBLE-DOUBLE OF HIS CAREER AT OHIO
Junior forward Spencer Parker recorded his first career double-double as a Falcon in BGSU's 76-65 road win at Ohio on Feb. 24. Parker, who was 7-of-14 shooting from the field for the game overall, scored a team-high 19 points and pulled down a team-high 10 rebounds in 32 minutes of play. The 19 points matched his 2014-15 season-high, while the 10 rebounds tied his career-high.

CHARGE!
BGSU junior Delvin Dickerson seemed to be all over the place in the Falcons' 56-46 home win over NIU on Jan. 27. The forward took not one, not two, not three, but four charges on the NIU offense in the game, which is presumed to be a BGSU record (charges are not an official statistic).

BACK-TO-BACK DOUBLE-DOUBLES FOR DENNY
After posting his first career double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds in a 58-46 win over Ball State on Jan. 17, sophomore guard Zack Denny followed with a double-double of 10 points and 10 rebounds in the home rout of Eastern Michigan, 74-58, on Jan. 21. Denny is the first Falcon to post a double-double in two consecutive games since Cameron Black did it on Nov. 26 & 27 of 2013-14 at the Cancun Challenge.

BLOCK NUMBER 200 FOR HOLMES
Senior forward Richaun Holmes tallied his 200th career block in the second half of the Falcons 58-46 win over Ball State on Jan. 17. Holmes, who currently has 235 career swats, is the all-time career blocks leader in BGSU history and the only Falcon ever with over 200 career blocks.

NON-CONFERENCE SEASON IS OVER
BGSU went 8-3 over its 11 non-conference games this season. The eight non-conference victories is the most by a Falcons' team since both the 2009-10 and 2008-09 teams each posted eight non-conference wins on the year.

HOLMES HAULS IN 500TH REBOUND
In the Falcons' 58-35 home win over Chicago State on Saturday night, Jan. 3, senior Richaun Holmes pulled down five rebounds for the game. While that is not a game-high in rebounds for the 6-8 forward, it was enough to give him his 500th career rebound during his time at BGSU.

NEW STROH CENTER RECORDS SET TO START 2015
With BGSU's 32 three-point field goal attempts at home versus Chicago State on Jan. 3, the Falcons set a new Stroh Center record for the most three-point attempts by a BGSU team in a single game in the Stroh Center. The previous record was 26 three-point field goal attempts versus Morehead State on Feb. 18, 2012. The Falcons also set a new record in the fewest points scored by an opponent in the Stroh Center by holding Chicago State to just 35 points for the game, five points less than the previous low of 40 points by Northern Illinois back on Feb. 4, 2012.

MAGIC NUMBER FOR HOLMES IS 26
The magic number for forward Richaun Holmes has proven to be 26 - in that he has posted a career-high 26 points twice this season. Holmes had 26 points versus Ferris State on Dec. 21, but not before he matched his career-high of 26 points on Nov. 30 in a last second win at Detroit. The 6-8 forward first scored his career-high 26 points last season at Xavier.

RECORD SETTING DEFENSIVE EFFORT FOR BGSU
In the Falcons' 58-35 home win over Chicago State, the 35 points allowed by BGSU was the lowest points total allowed by a Falcons' team in a single game since BGSU held Denison to only 34 points in 1981-82. The 35 points scored by Chicago State is also the fewest points scored by a BGSU opponent in the Stroh Center, five points less than the previous low of 40 points by Northern Illinois back on Feb. 4, 2012.

FIGHTING FALCONS STEAL WIN ON THE ROAD AT MIAMI
The BGSU Falcons overcame a 9:50 scoring drought to start the second half, survived a 14-0 Miami run in the second period and erased an 11-point second half deficit to post a come from behind 62-57 win on the road over the RedHawks on Feb. 28. Bowling Green outscored Miami 31-16 over the final 10 minutes of the contest, including knocking down 7-of-10 free throws in the final minute of play to steal the road win.

FALCONS SWEEP BOBCATS FOR FIRST TIME SINCE 2008-09
For the first time since the 2008-09 season, BGSU completed a regular season series sweep of the Ohio Bobcats with a 76-65 road win at Ohio on Feb. 24. The Falcons led by as much as 23 points in the road win in which BGSU out-rebounded Ohio 45-31 and outscored the Bobcats 42-26 in points in the paint. In the first meeting on Jan. 10, BGSU led from start to finish in a 69-54 home MAC win in which the Falcons led by as much as 21 points late in the second half and outscored Ohio 35-25 over the final 20 minutes of play to secure the double digit win. The BGSU defense held Ohio to just eight made baskets in the second half (8-of-27) of play.

VALIANT COMEBACK EFFORT COMES UP JUST SHORT IN HOME LOSS TO UB
The Falcons, who trailed by as much as 17 points in the first half versus Buffalo, erased a 14-point halftime deficit to take a lead in the second half over the Bulls before UB knocked down free throws late to hold of BGSU for the 68-56 road win at the Stroh Center. BGSU outscored Buffalo 34-32 in the second half, but was just unable to complete the comeback bid in the loss as the Bulls were 19-of-23 (82.6 percent) overall from the free throw line for the game.

MAKE IT A SERIES SWEEP OF BALL STATE FOR BGSU
Coach Jans' squad made it look easy on Feb. 14, defeating the Ball State Cardinals 79-65 to complete the regular season series sweep of the MAC West Division foe. The Falcons shot 50.9 percent overall, hit a season-high 12 three-pointers, and committed a season-low five turnovers in the wire-to-wire double digit win over the Cardinals. In the two teams' first meeting, BGSU held Ball State to just 7-of-24 (29.2 percent) shooting and forced the Cardinals into 10 turnovers in the second half of play in the 58-46 come from behind win on Jan. 17. The Falcons held Ball State to just 19 points over the final 20 minutes of the contest, while scoring 35 points of their own in the home MAC win.

FALCONS CORRAL BRONCOS IN HUGE DOUBLE DIGIT WIN
The Falcons' defense held Western Michigan to its lowest scoring output of the season in a 65-49 home win at the Stroh Center on Feb. 10. BGSU held the Broncos to just 17 made field goals on 34 percent shooting and forced them into 17 turnovers for the game. Off those 17 turnovers, the Falcons scored 27 points, as BGSU shot 43.9 percent (25-of-57) overall and 43.5 percent (10-of-23) from behind the three-point line in the win.

PRESEASON LOVE FOR MR. HOLMES
Senior Richaun Holmes received a lot of preseason attention this fall, as the forward was named to a number of preseason teams.
   * 2014-15 MAC East Division All-MAC Preseason Team selection
   * Named to the 2014-15 Preseason All-MAC Team by Athlon Sports
   * Named to the 2014-15 Preseason All-MAC Team by Sporting News
   * Named to the 2014-15 Preseason All-MAC Second-Team by Lindy's Sports
   * Named to the 2014-15 Preseason Mid-American All-Conference
       Second-Team by College Sports Madness (www.collegesportsmadness.com)

EXPERIENCED GROUP
The 2014-15 Falcons' roster is an experienced group, as the roster has nine upperclassmen, including six players that have played at least two years of NCAA Division I basketball. BGSU returned one redshirt-senior in Anthony Henderson, three seniors in Richaun Holmes, Jehvon Clarke and Damarkeo Lyshe, as well as redshirt-junior Josh Gomez. On top of that, junior forward Spencer Parker returns along with three junior college transfers in Delvin Dickerson (Paris JC), Jovan Austin (Paris JC) and David Joseph (Howard College), who all were key parts in winning programs at the JUCO level prior to coming to BGSU.

A HANDFUL OF NEWCOMERS
Coach Chris Jans and his staff brought in a handful of newcomers in 2014-15 - five to be exact. Junior college transfers Delvin Dickerson (Houston, Texas/Paris JC), Jovan Austin (Grand Prairie, Texas/Paris JC) and David Joseph (Queens, N.Y./Howard College (Texas)) all joined the BGSU program over the summer and will have two years of eligibility for the Falcons. Freshmen Rasheed Worrell (Coker, Ala./Sipsey Valley H.S.) and Matt Fox (Maumee, Ohio/Anthony Wayne H.S.) will both have four years of eligibility at BGSU heading into the 2014-15 season.

FALCONS ON ESPN NETWORKS
The Bowling Green State University men's basketball team is slated to play 12 regular season games on ESPN3 with the following games still left to play - March 3 vs. Kent State at 7 p.m., and March 6 at Buffalo at 7 p.m.

FALCONS PICKED FIFTH IN MAC PRESEASON POLL
The Bowling Green State University men's basketball team was picked to finish fifth in the Mid-American Conference East Division in 2014-15, according to the MAC's annual Preseason Media Poll. The Falcons, who will be led by first year head coach Chris Jans in 2014-15, received 52 total points in the preseason poll, which included one first-place vote.

FALCONS SIGN THREE EARLY
On Nov. 12, BGSU head men's basketball coach Chris Jans announced the signings of Jalone Friday (Oklahoma City Storm HomeSchool/Oklahoma City, Oklahoma), Jamir Andrews (Sheridan College/Dublin H.S./Dublin, California) and Malik Hluchoweckyj (Bellevue West H.S./Bellevue, Nebraska) to National Letters of Intent to continue both their athletic and academic careers at Bowling Green State University beginning in the Fall of 2015.

TEAM IMPACT - ALEX SCHENK IS THE NEWEST FALCON
The BGSU men's basketball team, in working with Team IMPACT signed Alex Schenk as the newest Falcon! Alex, a 13-year-old from Perrysburg, Ohio, was diagnosed with Tetralogy of Fallot - a defect that involves anatomical abnormalities of the heart when he was born. He has had four open heart surgeries, 15 heart caths, one surgery on his lungs, and had a stroke in 2009 leaving his left side weaker. Additionally, Alex had spinal surgery last month and is currently recovering. With all Alex continues to battle through, he truly epitomizes what it means to be a fighter and is sure to be an inspiration to all his new coaches and teammates. Team IMPACT matches courageous kids with local college athletic teams. Team IMPACT children are drafted onto the team and become an official member of the team from Draft Day through to Graduation. The child joins the athletic team and the student-athletes join the child's support team.

ON TAP FOR THE FALCONS
BGSU will wrap up its 2014-15 regular season slate on the road at Buffalo on Friday, March 6, at 7 p.m. in Alumni Arena. The game is slated to be streamed live on ESPN3 and the WatchESPN App.

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