Wednesday, December 21
Bowling Green, OH
7:00 PM
Bowling Green State University
vs
Cleveland State
Photo by: Bianca Garza, BGSU Marketing and Communications
Falcons Face CSU in First of Four-Straight Home Games
December 20, 2016 | Women's Basketball
Vikings come to the Stroh on Wednesday night
The Bowling Green State University women's basketball team begins a season-long four-game homestand this week. Head coach Jennifer Roos and the Falcons wrap up the pre-Christmas schedule with a Wednesday (Dec. 21) contest vs. Cleveland State University. Tipoff is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. at the Stroh Center.
Then, the Brown and Orange will close the non-conference schedule with a home game against Malone on Wednesday, Dec. 28.
BGSU WOMEN'S BASKETBALL LINKS
GAME NOTES:Â BGSUÂ | CSU
BGSU's 2016-17 Notes for All Games
Roos, Falcons Sign Five to National Letters of Intent
BGSUÂ Statistics | Career Stats for Current Falcons
Falcons in Cuba! -- Day One | Two | Three | Four | Five | Six | Seven
BGSU Women's Basketball on...: YouTube | Twitter
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FOLLOW THE FALCONS
>> If you can't make it to the arena on game day, fear not – you can still follow the Falcons via your radio- or computer-like devices.
>> All of BG's games will be broadcast by WBGU-FM 88.1, the flagship home of Falcon women's basketball, and will be available over the air or on the web.
>> Wednesday's game – as is the case with all of BGSU's home games in 2016-17 – will have a free video stream. The game will be available via ESPN3.com. Live stats will be available, and in-game updates can be found at @BGSUwbb on your twitter machine.
>> To follow the Falcons, simply log on to BGSUFalcons.com and click the 'calendar' link on the day of the game, or navigate your way to the women's basketball page.
A TRADITION OF SUCCESS
Bowling Green has won 14 MAC regular-season championships and 11 league tournament titles, the highest totals among all conference teams. Prior to the injury-plagued season of 2014-15, the Falcons had won at least 20 games in a MAC-record 11 consecutive seasons. BG won at least 24 games in nine-straight seasons during that span, losing just 18 total games in MAC regular-season play during those nine years.
The Falcons made 10 consecutive national postseason trips from 2005-14, with five NCAA Championships appearances and five trips to the WNIT during that time. The 2006-07 team was the most successful in MAC history, winning a league-record 31 games en route to an NCAA 'Sweet Sixteen' appearance.
Overall, BGSU has won 20 or more games 19 times, the highest total among all Mid-American Conference women's basketball-playing institutions.
SCOUTING CSU
Cleveland State, like BGSU, enters Wednesday's game with a record of 4-6. The Vikings are looking to snap a two-game losing streak. After dropping a home decision to Notre Dame College, 66-51, on Dec. 10, CSU fell on the road vs. Bucknell on Sunday (Dec. 18), 77-66. The Vikings are 1-3 at home, 2-3 on the road and 1-0 at neutral sites this season to date. Ashanti Abshaw leads the team in both scoring and rebounding, with 18.7 points and 6.1 rebounds per game, while Khayla Livingston has 10.4 ppg, 5.3 rpg and a team-leading 5.1 assists per outing. Nicolete Newman has 9.4 ppg and has hit a CSU-high 20 three-point field goals this year to date. Abshaw was named the Horizon League Player of the Week on Monday after scoring 28 points at Bucknell. Head coach Kate Peterson Abiad welcomed back eight letterwinners from last season's team that finished with a 9-20 mark a year ago.
THE SERIES
The Falcons lead Cleveland State, 9-4, in the all-time series between the teams, but the Vikings broke a seven-game BGSU series winning streak in a big way last season. CSU burst out to a huge early lead and coasted to a 69-48 win at Quicken Loans Arena in downtown Cleveland (Dec. 5, 2015). Last year's game marked the teams' first meeting in over a decade since an 82-67 Falcon win in January of 2004 at venerable Anderson Arena. The Falcons faced CSU 10 times between 1978 and '88, but the teams have played only three times since then. BGSU is 6-1 at home and 3-3 on the road vs. the Vikings. Jennifer Roos is 0-1 against the Vikings as a collegiate head coach.
UP NEXT
Following the CSU game, the Falcons will continue a four-game home swing and conclude the non-conference schedule on Wednesday, Dec. 28. Tipoff is at 7:00 p.m. at the Stroh Center. Then, BGSU opens the Mid-American Conference schedule with home games vs. Ohio (Dec. 31) and Northern Illinois (Jan. 4).
FOR MORE INFORMATION...
Much, much more information on the Falcons can be found by accessing the PDF version of BGSU's game notes, which can be found near the top of this very page.
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Then, the Brown and Orange will close the non-conference schedule with a home game against Malone on Wednesday, Dec. 28.
BGSU WOMEN'S BASKETBALL LINKS
GAME NOTES:Â BGSUÂ | CSU
BGSU's 2016-17 Notes for All Games
Roos, Falcons Sign Five to National Letters of Intent
BGSUÂ Statistics | Career Stats for Current Falcons
Falcons in Cuba! -- Day One | Two | Three | Four | Five | Six | Seven
BGSU Women's Basketball on...: YouTube | Twitter
Buy Tickets | Join the Falcon Club Today!
FOLLOW THE FALCONS
>> If you can't make it to the arena on game day, fear not – you can still follow the Falcons via your radio- or computer-like devices.
>> All of BG's games will be broadcast by WBGU-FM 88.1, the flagship home of Falcon women's basketball, and will be available over the air or on the web.
>> Wednesday's game – as is the case with all of BGSU's home games in 2016-17 – will have a free video stream. The game will be available via ESPN3.com. Live stats will be available, and in-game updates can be found at @BGSUwbb on your twitter machine.
>> To follow the Falcons, simply log on to BGSUFalcons.com and click the 'calendar' link on the day of the game, or navigate your way to the women's basketball page.
A TRADITION OF SUCCESS
Bowling Green has won 14 MAC regular-season championships and 11 league tournament titles, the highest totals among all conference teams. Prior to the injury-plagued season of 2014-15, the Falcons had won at least 20 games in a MAC-record 11 consecutive seasons. BG won at least 24 games in nine-straight seasons during that span, losing just 18 total games in MAC regular-season play during those nine years.
The Falcons made 10 consecutive national postseason trips from 2005-14, with five NCAA Championships appearances and five trips to the WNIT during that time. The 2006-07 team was the most successful in MAC history, winning a league-record 31 games en route to an NCAA 'Sweet Sixteen' appearance.
Overall, BGSU has won 20 or more games 19 times, the highest total among all Mid-American Conference women's basketball-playing institutions.
SCOUTING CSU
Cleveland State, like BGSU, enters Wednesday's game with a record of 4-6. The Vikings are looking to snap a two-game losing streak. After dropping a home decision to Notre Dame College, 66-51, on Dec. 10, CSU fell on the road vs. Bucknell on Sunday (Dec. 18), 77-66. The Vikings are 1-3 at home, 2-3 on the road and 1-0 at neutral sites this season to date. Ashanti Abshaw leads the team in both scoring and rebounding, with 18.7 points and 6.1 rebounds per game, while Khayla Livingston has 10.4 ppg, 5.3 rpg and a team-leading 5.1 assists per outing. Nicolete Newman has 9.4 ppg and has hit a CSU-high 20 three-point field goals this year to date. Abshaw was named the Horizon League Player of the Week on Monday after scoring 28 points at Bucknell. Head coach Kate Peterson Abiad welcomed back eight letterwinners from last season's team that finished with a 9-20 mark a year ago.
THE SERIES
The Falcons lead Cleveland State, 9-4, in the all-time series between the teams, but the Vikings broke a seven-game BGSU series winning streak in a big way last season. CSU burst out to a huge early lead and coasted to a 69-48 win at Quicken Loans Arena in downtown Cleveland (Dec. 5, 2015). Last year's game marked the teams' first meeting in over a decade since an 82-67 Falcon win in January of 2004 at venerable Anderson Arena. The Falcons faced CSU 10 times between 1978 and '88, but the teams have played only three times since then. BGSU is 6-1 at home and 3-3 on the road vs. the Vikings. Jennifer Roos is 0-1 against the Vikings as a collegiate head coach.
UP NEXT
Following the CSU game, the Falcons will continue a four-game home swing and conclude the non-conference schedule on Wednesday, Dec. 28. Tipoff is at 7:00 p.m. at the Stroh Center. Then, BGSU opens the Mid-American Conference schedule with home games vs. Ohio (Dec. 31) and Northern Illinois (Jan. 4).
FOR MORE INFORMATION...
Much, much more information on the Falcons can be found by accessing the PDF version of BGSU's game notes, which can be found near the top of this very page.
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