Falcons Face Quick Turnaround Monday Versus Lake Erie College

BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY MEN'S BASKETBALL (2-1; 0-0 MAC)
vs.
Lake Erie College (2-2; 0-0 GMAC)

Monday, Nov. 20 | 7 p.m. | Bowling Green, Ohio | Stroh Center (4,387)
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BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – After beating Florida Gulf Coast on Saturday (Nov. 18) evening, the Bowling Green State University men's basketball team faces a quick turnaround on Monday (Nov. 20), as Lake Erie College comes to the Stroh Center for a 7 p.m. tip-off. Bowling Green enters play with a 2-1 overall record.

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THE SERIES
• Bowling Green is 1-0 versus Lake Erie College all-time.
• The Falcons opened the 2012-13 season with a 63-53 victory over the Storm at the Stroh Center.

A BGSU WIN WOULD…
• Move Bowling Green to 3-1 on the season, giving BGSU at least three wins over its first four games of a season for just the second time over the last six seasons (started 4-0 in 2014-15).
• Give the Falcons two-straight wins.
• Increase BGSU's all-time lead in the series to 2-0.
• Improve the Falcons to 4-0 under head coach Michael Huger against Non-Division I programs.
• Push Bowling Green's all-time record at the Stroh Center to 60-39.

CREEK CLASSIC OPENER
• Monday's game versus Lake Erie College is also the official opener to the Creek Classic.
• Bowling Green will head to Buies Creek, N.C. over Nov. 24-26 to complete the tournament.
• In Buies Creek, the Falcons will take on USC-Upstate, hosts Campbell, and Abilene Christian.

SCOUTING THE LAKE ERIE STORM
• The Storm are a member of the Great Midwest Athletic Conference (GMAC) in NCAA Division II.
• On the season, Lake Erie is 2-2, earning wins over Tiffin and Point Park, while losing contests to Ashland and Central State.
• The Storm are 2-0 on the young season at home, and 0-2 on the road.
• Lake Erie is coached by Kyle Conley. He is in his first season as head coach, but has been on staff since 2009.
• Through the first four games of the season, Lake Erie is averaging 75.8 points per game, and shooting 43.2 percent from the field, and 30.0 percent from downtown.
• Lake Erie's opponents are averaging 70.0 points per contest, and shooting 42.2 percent from the floor, and 29.6 percent from three-point range.
• The Storm is shooting 55.6 percent from the free throw line.
• Lake Erie is averaging 19.0 assists per game, while also averaging 13.3 turnovers.
• Sophomore forward Ryan Middendorf is off to a strong start on the campaign, as he's averaging 14.3 points and 4.0 rebounds, while shooting 48.7 percent from the field, including an impressive 16-for-32 mark from three-point territory.
• Fellow sophomore Erron James is averaging a team-high 6.3 rebounds, while also scoring 7.0 points per game.
• Sophomore forward Mitch Loomis and sophomore guard Gabe Kynard have played in all four games, and are both scoring 9.3 points per ballgame.

HUGER'S THOUGHTS ON LAKE ERIE COLLEGE
"I am so proud of our guys for how hard they fought against Florida Gulf Coast. Our energy was great, our defense was active, and everyone contributed in one way or another. It was a complete team win. It will be a quick turnaround to take on Lake Erie College on Monday. We need to have the same level of focus, energy and effort that we displayed against FGCU. As always, our defense will be the number one key to victory. Our fans and student section have been great so far this season, and we will need them again on Monday night!"

DOWN GOES DUNK CITY
• Sophomore Dylan Frye hit a three-pointer with 0.9 seconds left to give Bowling Green an 83-80 victory over Florida Gulf Coast on Saturday (Nov. 18) night.
• The Falcons' 2-1 start marks the best start through three games in the Michael Huger Era.
• Bowling Green snapped FGCU's 10-game road winning streak, which was the second-longest active streak in the country coming into Saturday night's game.
• Additionally, the Eagles, under head coach Joe Dooley, entered Saturday's game 70-4 when leading at the half, and 41-5 when scoring 80-plus points.
• Michael Huger is now 2-0 at BGSU versus Florida Gulf Coast. The Falcons beat the Eagles in Fort Myers, Fla. by a score of 82-77 on Nov. 23, 2015.
• Bowling Green is now 3-3 in Bill Frack Challenge / Tournament games all-time. In the single-game format, not including last year's Bill Frack Tournament, the Falcons are 2-1. In the first-ever Bill Frack Challenge game on Dec. 13, 2014, the Falcons picked up a 67-57 win over Cleveland State.
• Heading into the game, FGCU was ranked No. 12 on the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 Poll. BGSU received eight votes in the poll.
• Prior to the game, FGCU was averaging 92.0 points per game and shooting 50.4 percent from the field. FGCU scored 80 points tonight, and shot 42.3 percent.
• FGCU is known as "Dunk City." Bowling Green and FGCU each had two dunks in the game.
• Bowling Green turned 16 FGCU turnovers into 16 points. FGCU only scored 11 points off 14 BGSU turnovers.
• The Falcons erased a 13-point deficit, which FGCU gained with 10:15 to play in the opening half.
• After shooting 32.4 percent (12-for-37) in the first half, Bowling Green shot 51.7 percent (15-for-29) in the second half. The Falcons shot 40.9 percent (27-for-66) for the game.
• After FGCU shot 48.6 percent (17-for-35) in the first half, Bowling Green held the Eagles to a 36.1 percent (13-for-36) clip in the second half. Florida Gulf Coast shot 42.3 percent (30-for-71) for the ballgame.
• Bowling Green shot 40.0 percent (6-for-15) from downtown, and limited the Eagles to a 6-for-23 (26.1 percent) mark from three-point land.
• Bowling Green out-rebounded FGCU, 46-42, despite trailing in the statistic at the half, 27-22. BGSU had 12 offensive rebounds compared to FGCU's 11.
• Bowling Green shot 14 more free throws than the Eagles, and made nine more foul shots. The Falcons went 23-of-33 (69.7 percent) at the line, while FGCU went 14-for-19 (73.7 percent).
• FGCU has what is widely considered the top backcourt in mid-major basketball, and one of the top backcourts in the nation with Brandon Goodwin and Zach Johnson. The two combined to shoot 6-of-26 (23.0 percent), and had eight combined turnovers. Goodwin went 4-for-16, while Johnson went 2-for-10.
• Of Bowling Green's 83 points, 68 of them were scored by freshmen and sophomores.
• Eight different Falcons scored, while all 10 players that played registered at least one rebound.
• For the first time this season, four Falcons (Turner, Frye, Wiggins, Caldwell) scored in double figures.

THE BOWLING GREEN BABY FALCONS
• Bowling Green has one of the youngest rosters in the country in 2017-18. The Falcons only have one senior, while also having a combined nine freshmen and sophomores. Only 13 other schools in the nation fit this mold.
• Of the 13 other programs, only Kentucky (8) and American (7) have more freshmen than BGSU (6).

NON-CONFERENCE RECORDS UNDER HUGER
• Michael Huger has experienced tremendous success as a basketball coach in non-conference games.
• As a coach (not counting his two years at Longwood, due to the fact that Longwood was an independent while reclassifying into Division I, and didn't have a true non-conference schedule), Huger is 83-45 (.648) in non-conference games.
• In six of the last seven seasons (not counting the 2017-18 season), Huger-coached teams have won at least nine non-conference games.
• Huger is 17-12 in non-conference games as a head coach, including a 9-4 mark in his first season with the Falcons. As an assistant, Huger went 66-33 in non-conference ballgames.

STABILITY LEADS TO SUCCESS
• Michael Huger and his staff have brought the Falcons a lot of stability over the past few years. For the first time since the 2013-14 season, Bowling Green has the same head coach, and same top three assistants.
• For the second-straight season, Huger will be assisted by Anthony Stacey, Mike Summey and Kevin Noon.
• All three assistants have been on the staff since Huger's arrival back to Bowling Green. However, in Huger's first season, Noon served as the director of operations. He was promoted to assistant coach before the 2016-17 season after Louis Rowe was named the head coach at James Madison.

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