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Bowling Green State University Athletics
Friday, September 1
Bowling Green, OH
7:00PM
Bowling Green State University
vs
Michigan State
Falcons Begin Home Schedule By Hosting Michigan State on Friday
August 30, 2017 | Women's Soccer
LINKS
BGSU Women's Soccer Game Notes -- Week 3 (.pdf)
BGSU-Morehead State Game Recap
BGSU-Butler Game Recap
2017 BGSUÂ Women's Soccer Stats
2017 MAC Women's Soccer Stats
BGSUÂ Women's Soccer Record Book
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio -- The Bowling Green State University women's soccer team plays the first of five September home games on Friday, Sept. 1 when they host the Michigan State Spartans. Kick-off time is set for 7:00 p.m. at Cochrane Stadium. The Falcons played Michigan State in each of the program's first 17 seasons but have not faced the Spartans since 2013.
BGSU will begin the match with a 2-1-0 record following a split of two contests last weekend at Morehead State (W, 2-0) and at Butler (L, 0-2). Meanwhile, the Spartans are 2-2-0; they most recently lost to Butler (0-1) and defeated Samford (3-2). The Falcons currently lead the MAC in goals, assists and points per game, while senior Skylar Fleak ranks third nationally in points per game and fifth nationally in total goals.
SCOUTING MICHIGAN STATE
The Michigan State Spartans will come to Cochrane Stadium with a 2-2-0 record through two weeks of the 2017 season. MSU began the season with three straight home games and won the first, 2-0 against Niagara. The Spartans were then shut out in back-to-back matches against Washington (4-0) and Butler (1-0). MSU went on the road for the first time against Samford on Aug. 27 and won, 3-2.Â
Kristelle Yewah leads the Spartans with two goals and four points, including the game-winning goal against Niagara. Jamie Cheslik leads the team with 11 shots and has a goal and an assist. Her goal won the match at Samford. Danielle Stephan leads the team with three assists. Reilley Ott has started all four matches in goal and has permitted seven goals on 27 attempts (.741 save %). MSU is lead by head coach Tom Saxton, who is in his 27th season and has a 256-213-50 career record at MSU.
FOLLOW THE FALCONS
Admission to all home BGSU men's and women's soccer matches at Cochrane Stadium is free. For those who cannot make it to a given match, live stats are available online via BGSUFalcons.com. Live game updates will also be provided on Twitter through @BGSUWSoccer. In addition, weekly game notes and updated statistics can be obtained through BGSUFalcons.com.
LAST WEEK
BGSU split a pair of road contests last weekend by identical 2-0 scores. On Friday (Aug. 25), the Falcons traveled to Morehead, Ky., where they defeated the Morehead State Eagles. Bowling Green outshot the Eagles 25-5 and had an 11-1 edge in shots on goal; however, the game remained scoreless until the 55th minute, when Skylar Fleak fed Rachel Winters, who beat goalkeeper Michelle Washburn for a 1-0 lead. It was Winters' first goal since 2014 and the second of her career. Erica Hubert sealed the win in the 84th minute with her 16th career goal following an assist from Jennifer Reyes.
On Sunday (Aug. 27), BGSU played in Indianapolis, Ind. against the Butler Bulldogs. Goalkeeper Victoria Cope made four first half saves to help keep the Bulldogs off the scoreboard until the 73rd minute. Butler's Caitlyn Disarcina broke the ice with 17:32 remaining in the game, and they scored again three minutes later for a 2-0 victory.
FANNON'S FIRST
Bowling Green head coach Matt Fannon won his first game at the helm of the Falcons when the team defeated Oakland, 5-1 on Friday, Aug. 18. Fannon arrived at BGSU last December following four successful years at Wittenberg, where he totaled a 40-26-10 record and won conference coach of the year honors in 2016. Fannon is the third of the five coaches in BGSU history to win their first career game, joining Tom Piccirillo (1-0 at Kent State, 1997) and Andy Richards (2-0 vs St. Bonaventure, 2000).
When BGSU defeated Morehead State on Aug. 25, Fannon joined Richards as the only two coaches in BGSU history to win their first two matches. With a win against Michigan State, Fannon would be the first to win three of his first four matches with the Falcons.
BGSU HEAD COACHES' RECORD IN DEBUT SEASONS
Tom Piccirillo (1997): 6-12-0 (overall) 1-6-0 (MAC)
Andy Richards (2000): 10-10-1 (overall) 5-5-1 (MAC)
Kellie Evans (2012): 1-17-1 (overall) 0-10-1 (MAC)
Lindsay Basalyga (2013): 0-15-2 (overall) 0-9-2 (MAC)
Matt Fannon (2017): 2-1-0 (overall) 0-0-0 (MAC)
FLEAK'S FINEST
BGSU senior forward Skylar Fleak (Sunbury, Ohio/Big Walnut) had a day for the ages in the 5-1 victory at Oakland. She scored four goals and became the third player in Falcon history to reach that mark, joining Kristy Coppes (6, 8/27/2004) and Samantha Meister (4, 10/12/03). Her third goal, scored 2:07 into the second half, netted the tenth hat trick in team history. In addition, Fleak increased her career total to 20 goals. That moves her into a tie with Alyssa Zuccaro (2008-11) for third place on BGSU's all-time list. Only Coppes (52, 2001-04) and Meisster (28, 2002-05) have scored more.
FLEAK'S FOUR GOALS
#1: 8:57 (1) -- Shot from 5 yards out, went through keeper's hands (Kennedy assist)
#2: 12:19 (1) -- Shot from 10 yards out following turnover (Swindell assist)
#3: 47:07 (2) -- Shot from 6 yards out, beat three defenders (Swindell assist)
#4: 65:50 (2) -- Shot from 10 yards out following corner kick (Schupbach assist)
WEEKLY HONORS
Skylar Fleak earned conference and national recognition following her four-goal effort at Oakland. First, she was named the inaugural Mid-American Conference Offensive Player of the Week for the 2017 season. During the opening weekend, Fleak outscored every other MAC team, including nine that played twice. She was also named to the TopDrawerSoccer National Team of the Week. That team is comprised of 11 players from throughout the NCAA Division I ranks.
HOORAY FOR HUBERT
Redshirt junior Erica Hubert tallied her first goal of the 2017 season against Morehead State. Hubert earned 15 goals during her first two seasons and is already tied for ninth in BGSU history for most goals in a career. Hubert posted seven shots, four of which were on goal, against the Eagles and led BGSU in both categories. She added three shots (one on goal) at Butler.
SENIOR LEADERSHIP
Defenders rarely get scoring opportunities, so when those arrive, it's special. Senior Rachel Winters scored against Chicago State less than a month into her BGSU career in 2014 but did not even get a shot during her sophomore and junior seasons. Two games into her final campaign with the Falcons, Winters earned two shots (both on goal) against Morehead State. She buried oen in the net in the 55th minute for the first game-winning goal of her career.
FALCON OUTFITTERS AT COCHRANE
Falcon Outfitters will host a merchandise sales table at Cochrane Stadium in 2017. The table will be available for fans at men's soccer matches held on Saturdays and women's soccer matches held on Fridays.
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BGSU Women's Soccer Game Notes -- Week 3 (.pdf)
BGSU-Morehead State Game Recap
BGSU-Butler Game Recap
2017 BGSUÂ Women's Soccer Stats
2017 MAC Women's Soccer Stats
BGSUÂ Women's Soccer Record Book
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio -- The Bowling Green State University women's soccer team plays the first of five September home games on Friday, Sept. 1 when they host the Michigan State Spartans. Kick-off time is set for 7:00 p.m. at Cochrane Stadium. The Falcons played Michigan State in each of the program's first 17 seasons but have not faced the Spartans since 2013.
BGSU will begin the match with a 2-1-0 record following a split of two contests last weekend at Morehead State (W, 2-0) and at Butler (L, 0-2). Meanwhile, the Spartans are 2-2-0; they most recently lost to Butler (0-1) and defeated Samford (3-2). The Falcons currently lead the MAC in goals, assists and points per game, while senior Skylar Fleak ranks third nationally in points per game and fifth nationally in total goals.
SCOUTING MICHIGAN STATE
The Michigan State Spartans will come to Cochrane Stadium with a 2-2-0 record through two weeks of the 2017 season. MSU began the season with three straight home games and won the first, 2-0 against Niagara. The Spartans were then shut out in back-to-back matches against Washington (4-0) and Butler (1-0). MSU went on the road for the first time against Samford on Aug. 27 and won, 3-2.Â
Kristelle Yewah leads the Spartans with two goals and four points, including the game-winning goal against Niagara. Jamie Cheslik leads the team with 11 shots and has a goal and an assist. Her goal won the match at Samford. Danielle Stephan leads the team with three assists. Reilley Ott has started all four matches in goal and has permitted seven goals on 27 attempts (.741 save %). MSU is lead by head coach Tom Saxton, who is in his 27th season and has a 256-213-50 career record at MSU.
FOLLOW THE FALCONS
Admission to all home BGSU men's and women's soccer matches at Cochrane Stadium is free. For those who cannot make it to a given match, live stats are available online via BGSUFalcons.com. Live game updates will also be provided on Twitter through @BGSUWSoccer. In addition, weekly game notes and updated statistics can be obtained through BGSUFalcons.com.
LAST WEEK
BGSU split a pair of road contests last weekend by identical 2-0 scores. On Friday (Aug. 25), the Falcons traveled to Morehead, Ky., where they defeated the Morehead State Eagles. Bowling Green outshot the Eagles 25-5 and had an 11-1 edge in shots on goal; however, the game remained scoreless until the 55th minute, when Skylar Fleak fed Rachel Winters, who beat goalkeeper Michelle Washburn for a 1-0 lead. It was Winters' first goal since 2014 and the second of her career. Erica Hubert sealed the win in the 84th minute with her 16th career goal following an assist from Jennifer Reyes.
On Sunday (Aug. 27), BGSU played in Indianapolis, Ind. against the Butler Bulldogs. Goalkeeper Victoria Cope made four first half saves to help keep the Bulldogs off the scoreboard until the 73rd minute. Butler's Caitlyn Disarcina broke the ice with 17:32 remaining in the game, and they scored again three minutes later for a 2-0 victory.
FANNON'S FIRST
Bowling Green head coach Matt Fannon won his first game at the helm of the Falcons when the team defeated Oakland, 5-1 on Friday, Aug. 18. Fannon arrived at BGSU last December following four successful years at Wittenberg, where he totaled a 40-26-10 record and won conference coach of the year honors in 2016. Fannon is the third of the five coaches in BGSU history to win their first career game, joining Tom Piccirillo (1-0 at Kent State, 1997) and Andy Richards (2-0 vs St. Bonaventure, 2000).
When BGSU defeated Morehead State on Aug. 25, Fannon joined Richards as the only two coaches in BGSU history to win their first two matches. With a win against Michigan State, Fannon would be the first to win three of his first four matches with the Falcons.
BGSU HEAD COACHES' RECORD IN DEBUT SEASONS
Tom Piccirillo (1997): 6-12-0 (overall) 1-6-0 (MAC)
Andy Richards (2000): 10-10-1 (overall) 5-5-1 (MAC)
Kellie Evans (2012): 1-17-1 (overall) 0-10-1 (MAC)
Lindsay Basalyga (2013): 0-15-2 (overall) 0-9-2 (MAC)
Matt Fannon (2017): 2-1-0 (overall) 0-0-0 (MAC)
FLEAK'S FINEST
BGSU senior forward Skylar Fleak (Sunbury, Ohio/Big Walnut) had a day for the ages in the 5-1 victory at Oakland. She scored four goals and became the third player in Falcon history to reach that mark, joining Kristy Coppes (6, 8/27/2004) and Samantha Meister (4, 10/12/03). Her third goal, scored 2:07 into the second half, netted the tenth hat trick in team history. In addition, Fleak increased her career total to 20 goals. That moves her into a tie with Alyssa Zuccaro (2008-11) for third place on BGSU's all-time list. Only Coppes (52, 2001-04) and Meisster (28, 2002-05) have scored more.
FLEAK'S FOUR GOALS
#1: 8:57 (1) -- Shot from 5 yards out, went through keeper's hands (Kennedy assist)
#2: 12:19 (1) -- Shot from 10 yards out following turnover (Swindell assist)
#3: 47:07 (2) -- Shot from 6 yards out, beat three defenders (Swindell assist)
#4: 65:50 (2) -- Shot from 10 yards out following corner kick (Schupbach assist)
WEEKLY HONORS
Skylar Fleak earned conference and national recognition following her four-goal effort at Oakland. First, she was named the inaugural Mid-American Conference Offensive Player of the Week for the 2017 season. During the opening weekend, Fleak outscored every other MAC team, including nine that played twice. She was also named to the TopDrawerSoccer National Team of the Week. That team is comprised of 11 players from throughout the NCAA Division I ranks.
HOORAY FOR HUBERT
Redshirt junior Erica Hubert tallied her first goal of the 2017 season against Morehead State. Hubert earned 15 goals during her first two seasons and is already tied for ninth in BGSU history for most goals in a career. Hubert posted seven shots, four of which were on goal, against the Eagles and led BGSU in both categories. She added three shots (one on goal) at Butler.
SENIOR LEADERSHIP
Defenders rarely get scoring opportunities, so when those arrive, it's special. Senior Rachel Winters scored against Chicago State less than a month into her BGSU career in 2014 but did not even get a shot during her sophomore and junior seasons. Two games into her final campaign with the Falcons, Winters earned two shots (both on goal) against Morehead State. She buried oen in the net in the 55th minute for the first game-winning goal of her career.
FALCON OUTFITTERS AT COCHRANE
Falcon Outfitters will host a merchandise sales table at Cochrane Stadium in 2017. The table will be available for fans at men's soccer matches held on Saturdays and women's soccer matches held on Fridays.
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