Toledo Scores in 86th Minute to Top Falcons, 2-1

Thursday, October 26

Toledo, OH

3:00PM

Bowling Green State University

11-6-1, 6-4-1MAC

Toledo

9-7-3, 6-3-2MAC

Bowling Green

TOLEDO

Photo by: BGSU Strategic Communications

October 26, 2017 | Women's Soccer, The Battle Of I-75

Box Score

By: by Matthew Daley, Athletic Communicationis Assistant

LINKS
BGSU-Toledo Box Score (PDF)
BGSU-Toledo Box Score (Enhanced)
Updated BGSU Statistics
MAC Women's Soccer Statistics
NCAA Women's Soccer Statistics
2017 BGSU Record Book
2017 MAC Tournament Website

TOLEDO, Ohio -- The Falcons' tough luck against their arch-rivals continued on Thursday afternoon when Toledo defeated the Bowling Green State University women's soccer team 2-1. The loss closed out the 2017 regular season for BGSU and was the team's tenth consecutive loss in the series. The Falcons enter the 2017 Mid-American Conference Tournament as the #4 seed with a conference record of 6-4-1 and an overall mark of 11-6-1. This will be Bowling Green's first tournament appearance since the 2008 season.

The Falcons deployed their normal aggressive offense early in the match and earned several opportunities to get the ball towards Toledo's net. The action paid off in the 12th minute, when Madison Schupbach dribbled the ball to the top of the box and passed left to an open Erica Hubert. Hubert lifted a shot from ten yards out and beat Toledo goalkeeper Madison Perrin high for a 1-0 lead. The goal was the eighth for Hubert and tied her personal record for goals in one season. Schupbach moved into a tie for the team lead with her seventh assist.

However, Toledo flipped the field midway through the first half and was the primary attacker until halftime. The Falcons survived multiple Rocket shots, but a scramble in front of the BGSU net in the final minute allowed Anita Mancini to even the game with just one second left on the clock. In the second half, Bowling Green produced just three shots and no shots on goal. Toledo's Sophie Pohl scored the game-winner with 4:51 remaining for the final 2-1 margin.

COACH SAYS...
BGSU head coach Matt Fannon said, "We did not match Toledo's intensity today and did not have the killer instinct we needed to win the game. In the big moments, we were not at our best."

NOTE OF THE DAY: WINNING WAYS
Bowling Green completed the 2017 regular season with 11 total wins and six conference wins. The 11 total regular season wins are tied for the second-most in BGSU history, with the 2002 and 2008 teams. Only the 2005 team, which won 13 regular season games en route to a MAC championship, ever won more. The team's .639 winning percentage is currently second-best in school history behind the 2005 team. This is the sixth time the Falcons have won six or more conference games; in four of the previous five times, BGSU won at least one tournament game.

STAT PACK

Junior Erica Hubert scored her 23rd career goal. She is currently fourth on BGSU's all-time list, four behind teammate Skylar Fleak for third and five behind Samantha Meister.
Madison Schupbach posted her 13th career assist. She is now tied with Corbie Yee for tenth-most in BGSU history.
Schupbach and Skylar Fleak led the Falcons with three shots apiece. Along with Hubert, they combined for the Falcons' three shots on goal.
Victoria Cope saved four of six Toledo shots on goal. The Rockets totaled 13 shots during the match.
BGSU's 8 total shots were the team's fewest in a game this season. Their 3 shots on goal were second-fewest.
Toledo's 13 shots were the third-most against BGSU's defense in a game during 2017.
Cope, Jennifer Reyes, Alexis Fricke, and Morgan Abbitt each played the full 90 minutes.
Corner kicks: BGSU 7, Toledo 2
Fouls: BGSU 15, Toledo 7
Offsides: Toledo 2, BGSU 1

UP NEXT
Bowling Green will participate in its tenth MAC Women's Soccer Championship Tournament and its first in nine years when the Falcons host the Buffalo Bulls at Cochrane Stadium in the quarterfinal round. The fourth-seeded BGSU squad defeated the fifth-seeded Bulls at Cochrane earlier this season. On Friday, Oct. 13, the Bulls pulled ahead 2-0 in the second half, but Skylar Fleak scored a hat trick during a 20-minute span to give the Falcons a 3-2 victory. Game time is 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 29; the game will be broadcast live by WBGU and by the Bowling Green Student Radio Organization. Attendance is free for Sunday's quarterfinal.

FINAL 2017 MAC POINTS STANDINGS
1. Kent State 27 (9-2-0)
2. Ball State 26 (8-1-2)
3. Toledo 20 (6-3-2)
4. Bowling Green 19 (6-4-1)
5. Buffalo 17 (5-4-2)
6. Western Michigan 16 (5-5-1)
7. Northern Illinois 15 (5-6-0)
8. Ohio 14 (4-5-2)
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9. Eastern Michigan 12 (4-7-0)
10. Central Michigan 11 (3-6-2)
11. Miami 7 (2-8-1)
12. Akron 6 (1-7-3)

2017 MAC TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
QUARTERFINALS (AT CAMPUS SITES - SUNDAY, OCT. 29)
#8 Ohio at #1 Kent State, 1:00 p.m.
#5 Buffalo at #4 Bowling Green, 1:00 p.m.
#7 Northern Illinois at #2 Ball State, 1:00 p.m.
#6 Western Michigan at #3 Toledo, 1:00 p.m.
SEMIFINALS (AT HIGHEST REMAINING SEED - FRIDAY, NOV. 3)
Ohio/Kent State winner vs. Buffalo/Bowling Green winner
Northern Illinois/Ball State winner vs. Western Michigan/Toledo winner
CHAMPIONSHIP (AT SEMIFINALS SITE - SUNDAY, NOV. 5)
Semifinal winners.