Swindell Scores Twice in Falcons' 3-1 Win Over Central Michigan

Sunday, October 8

Bowling Green, OH

1:00PM

Bowling Green State University

8-5-0, 3-3-0MAC

Central Michigan

6-5-3, 1-3-2MAC

CMU

Bowling Green

Photo by: BGSU Strategic Communications

October 08, 2017 | Women's Soccer

Box Score

By: by Matthew Daley, Athletic Communicationis Assistant

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BGSU-CMU Box Score (Enhanced)
Updated BGSU Statistics
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NCAA Women's Soccer Statistics
2017 BGSU Record Book
Buffalo Women's Soccer (next opponent)

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio. -- The Bowling Green State University women's soccer team earned their second comeback victory of the season with a resounding 3-1 triumph over Central Michigan University on Sunday afternoon (Oct. 8) at Cochrane Stadium. Marissa Swindell scored twice for the Falcons (8-5-0; 3-3-0 MAC), while Erica Hubert sealed the win with a goal in the 85th minute. Kathleen Duwve and Victoria Cope shared goaltending duties for BGSU and held the powerful Chippewa offense to just one score in five shots on goal.

The first half of the match was very even and up-tempo, as the two teams fought back and forth for scoring opportunities. Both had multiple looks inside the box, but solid defense and two saves each by CMU's Zoie Reed and Duwve, the BGSU starter, kept the sheet clean through halftime. The opening 45 minutes was also very physical; a total of 13 fouls were called, including nine on BGSU, who averaged just eight fouls per match through 12 games.

The physical play and sound defending continued early in the second half until CMU broke the ice in the 59th minute. Savannah Beetcher fed Lexi Pelafas with a long entry pass into CMU's attacking third. Cope, who took over in goal for Duwve after halftime, was caught coming forward, and Pelafas laced a shot into the net for her MAC-leading 12th goal of 2017.

BGSU wasted no time in giving an answer. In the 60th minute, Rachel Winters secured the ball and passed to Erica Hubert, who was crossing at the top of the box. Hubert split two defenders and passed to Swindell on the right, who buried a shot past Reed for a goal. Less than five minutes later, Alexis Fricke served the ball back into the box, where Jennifer Reyes ficked a loose ball to Swindell. Swindell's shot again was true at the 64:02 mark for what turned out to be the game-winning goal. Hubert's goal with 5:53 remaining capped the win.

NOTE OF THE DAY: SWINDELL IS SWELL
Marissa Swindell's two-goal game allows her to join Hubert and Skylar Fleak as the only active Falcons with a multi-goal game. Her second score also make her the seventh active team member with at least one game-winning goal. Swindell already had a game-winning assist and a multi-assist game earlier in the season. Overall, she is now ranks third on the team with three goals in 2017, and she is in a three-way tie with Kristin Tveit and Madison Schupbach for third with three assists. Swindell, a transfer from the University of Findlay, earned 11 goals and six assists in two previous seasons with the Oilers.

STAT PACK
-- BGSU entered the day with a MAC-best 24 goals, 26 assists and 74 points. With today's performance, they have increased those totals to 27 goals, 31 assists and 85 points. The team averages 2.08 goals and 2.38 assists per game.
-- Hubert's goal was her fifth of the season and 20th of her career. She moves into a tie for fourth place on BGSU's all-time goals list.
-- Hubert's assist on the game-tying goal was her second of 2017; that's the most she's had in a season in her BGSU career.
-- Alexis Fricke, Chelsee Washington, and Rachel Winters each recorded their first assist of the 2017 season. Jennifer Reyes earned her second.
-- The game-winning assists from Fricke and Reyes were the first of their careers.
-- The Falcons attempted 13 shots and allowed just seven; it is the 12th time in 13 games they have out-shot their opponent.
-- That total includes a 7-6 edge in shots on goal; the Falcons have won that battle in nine of 13 games.
-- The final foul total for the game was 27 (BGSU 17, CMU 10).
-- Each team attempted two corner kicks.
-- Duwve saved two shots and allowed no goals in 45:00; Cope saved three and allowed one in her 45:00.

UP NEXT
Bowling Green continues their three game home-stand with a pair of matches during Homecoming weekend. First, the Falcons host the University of Buffalo at 7:00 p.m. on Friday night (Oct. 13). BGSU returns to the pitch at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday afternoon (Oct. 15) against the University of Akron. The match with the Zips will be the feam's final regular season home contest of 2017.

UPDATED MAC POINTS STANDINGS
1. Kent State 15 (5-1-0)
2. Ball State 13 (4-1-1)
3. Northern Illinois 12 (4-2-0)
4. Toledo 11 (3-1-2)
5. Western Michigan 10 (3-2-1)
Buffalo 10 (3-2-1)
Ohio 10 (3-2-1)
8. Bowling Green 9 (3-3-0)
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9. Eastern Michigan 6 (2-4-0)
10. Central Michigan 5 (1-3-2)
11. Akron 1 (0-5-1)
Miami 1 (0-5-1)