Falcons' Magical Run Ends in Overtime of MAC Championship Game

Sunday, November 5

Kent, Ohio

1:00 PM

Bowling Green State University

13-7-1, 6-4-1MAC

Toledo

12-7-3, 6-3-2MAC

OT 1

Bowling Green

TOLEDO

Photo by: Brad Phalin, BGSU Marketing and Communications

November 05, 2017 | Women's Soccer, The Battle Of I-75

Box Score

By: by Matthew Daley, Athletic Communicationis Assistant

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2017 BGSU Record Book
2017 MAC Tournament Website

KENT, Ohio -- The most successful Bowling Green State University women's soccer season in ten years came to a close on Sunday afternoon (Nov. 5) with a 2-1 overtime loss to the Toledo Rockets in the Mid-American Conference Tournament Championship. The Falcons overcame a second-half deficit to send the game into extra time, but Toledo managed a goal with just five seconds remaining in the first overtime. BGSU's season ends with a record of 13-7-1 and a winning percentage of .643. Both marks are second-best in school history, surpassed only by the 2005 squad (14-7-2; .652).

Toledo controlled much of the action in the first half but managed only six shots and two shots on goal, both saved by Falcon goalkeeper Victoria Cope (12-7-1). The Falcons took one shot at Toledo's Madison Perrin (12-7-3), and she also made the save to keep the game scorelsss at the break.

BGSU fell behind in the 59th minute when Regan Price corralled a long cross from the right sideline and fed Sophie Pohl for a 1-0 lead. Bowling Green fought valiantly over the next 20 minutes to even the game, and their work finally paid off in the 79th minute. Maureen Kennedy took a pass just behind the midfield stripe and dribbled up the left side. She played a long ball from 45 yards out to Erica Hubert, who had inside position on her defender 15 yards from the net. Hubert turned the the left and fired a shot past Perrin for the equalizer with just 11:41 left in regulation.

The Falcons were able to work the ball into their attacking third several times in the overtime but could not manage a shot. Toledo was able to take four, but the first three were off the mark. The final shot came inside the final ten seconds, and Pohl's floater from 20 yards out went over the top for the game-winner with five seconds left.

STAT PACK

BGSU is now 17-8 in ten MAC Tournament appearances and 2-4 in championship games.
Hubert's goal was her 12th of the season, the most by a Falcon in 13 years.
Only Kristy Coppes (18, 2004) has ever had more in BGSU history.
Hubert tied Samantha Meister and Skylar Fleak for longest goal-scoring streak in BGSU history (5 games)
Hubert has 27 career goals and will enter her senior year one shy of second place in BGSU history
Kennedy's assist was her tenth of 2017, which ties the school record for a single season.
With 14 assists in two years, Kennedy is already in BGSU's top-ten in career assists, 19 shy of the record.
Hubert and Fleak's 27 points in 2017 are third-most in BGSU history.
Hubert's goal was BGSU's 43rd of the season as a team, which sets a new school record.
Victoria Cope (3 saves) and Morgan Abbitt played the full time; Jennifer Reyes and Alexis Fricke each played 96 minutes.
Shots (on goal): Toledo 14 (5), BGSU 11 (5)
Corner kicks: Toledo 3, BGSU 1
Fouls: BGSU 20, Toledo 10
Offsides: BGSU 3, Toledo 0

FINAL 2017 MAC TOURNAMENT RESULTS
QUARTERFINALS (AT CAMPUS SITES - SUNDAY, OCT. 29)
#1 KENT STATE 1, #8 Ohio 1 (2OT)
* -- Kent State wins on penalty kicks (4-2)
#4 BOWLING GREEN 3, #5 Buffalo 1
#2 BALL STATE 2, #7 Northern Illinois 1
#3 TOLEDO 2, #6 Western Michigan 1
SEMIFINALS (AT KENT, OHIO - FRIDAY, NOV. 3)
#4 Bowling Green 2, #1 KENT STATE 1
#3 Toledo 2, #2 Ball State 1 (2OT)
CHAMPIONSHIP (AT KENT, OHIO - SUNDAY, NOV. 5)
#3 Toledo 2, #4 Bowling Green 1 (OT)