Women's Soccer Continues Conference Action with Buffalo and Akron on the Road

Bowling Green (6-4-0, 1-1-0 MAC)
vs.
Buffalo (3-5-2, 0-2-0 MAC)
Regular Season Game #11
Friday, September 30, 2016; 7 p.m. ET
UB Stadium / Buffalo, N.Y.
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Bowling Green (6-4-0, 1-1-0 MAC)
vs.
Akron (3-6-1, 0-1-1 MAC)
Regular Season Game #12
Sunday, October 2, 2016; 1 p.m. ET
FirstEnergy Stadium / Akron, Ohio
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PREVIEW OF BUFFALO
The Bulls have earned a 3-5-2 start to its season, and has gone to overtime three times thus far. Buffalo has struggled the past few matches, as the Bulls are not only on a three-match losing streak, but all of the losses came in shutouts. The Bulls average 12.9 shots per game and of those, 46 percent are landing on goal this season. Goalkeeping duties have been shared between junior Laura Dougall, who clocks 695 minutes, with a .910 goal against average and two shutouts, and senior Cassie Betancourt, who has been in net for 245 minutes and tallied 13 saves on the season. Six of Buffalo's 10 goals on the season have come from sophomore Carissima Cutrona, who leads the team with 22 shots and 12 points thus far.

FALCONS VERSUS THE BULLS ON THE PITCH
BGSU is 12-7-1 all-time against the University of Buffalo on the pitch. Last season, the game was held at Cochrane Stadium where the Falcons downed the Bulls in a 2-1 final on Oct. 4, 2015.

PREVIEW OF AKRON
The Zips have started off with a 3-6-1 mark on the season, which includes an 0-1-1 record in MAC play. Akron opened Mid-American Conference competition with a 0-0 double overtime tie at Miami, followed by a narrow 1-0 loss at Ball State last weekend. Leading the way for Akron this season is freshman Chloe Allen, who has tallied five of the Zips 12 goals this season. In goal for the Zips is Annabelle Hegeman who has one shutout on the year, 42 saves, and a .724 save percentage. Akron is averaging 9.9 shots per game and of those shots .576 percent are on goal.

FALCONS VERSUS THE ZIPS ON THE PITCH
On the field, the Falcons are 9-5-1 all-time against the Zips. In last year's matchup, the Falcons shutout Akron with a 3-0 final that took place at home on Oct. 2, 2015.

LAST WEEK'S WRAP UP
The Bowling Green women's soccer program opened Mid-American Conference play with a decisive 2-0 victory over Ohio last Friday at Cochrane Stadium. In the Falcons shutout of the Bobcats, redshirt sophomore Erica Hubert found the back of the net for the game winner, while junior Skylar Fleak scored for the fourth match in a row to make it a 2-0 final. Critical to the Bowling Green defense was freshman goalkeeper Kathleen Duwve, who recorded four saves on the night, and earned her second career shutout. Duwve faced 10 attempted shots by the Bobcats in her third start of the season.

The Falcons remained at home for a Sunday afternoon matchup, but fell to Mid-American Conference foe Kent State in a narrow 1-0 final. Duwve made her fourth start of the season and tallied seven saves in the midst of facing 15 attempted shots by the Golden Flashes. Even despite Kent State getting past the Sylvania, Ohio native in the 17th minute with a kick into the top part of the net, Duwve recorded an .875 save percentage on the day.

ON TAP FOR THE FALCONS
After the Falcons face Buffalo and Akron on the road, they will return back to Cochrane Stadium to host Eastern Michigan in Mid-American Conference Play on Thursday, Oct. 6. The matchup is set for a 7 p.m. kickoff.

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