Falcons in the Final! Reyes Goal Lifts BGSU Past Ohio, 1-0

Friday, November 2

Bowling Green, OH

7:00 PM

Bowling Green State University

14-4-2 (10-1-0MAC)

Ohio (Semifinals)

9-8-3 (6-3-2MAC)

Ohio

Bowling Green

Senior Elisa Baeron congratulates classmate Jennifer Reyes after Reyes scored midway through the second half

November 02, 2018 | Women's Soccer

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BG advances to the MAC Tournament's Championship match for the second-straight season

By: BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (BGSU Athletic Communications)

Senior Jennifer Reyes scored midway through the second half, lifting the Bowling Green State University women's soccer team to a 1-0 victory over Ohio University Friday night (Nov. 2). The match, a Mid-American Conference Tournament semifinal-round contest, was held at Cochrane Stadium on the BGSU campus.

With the victory, the top-seeded Falcons (14-4-2) advance to the MAC Tournament's championship match on Sunday afternoon (Nov. 4). BGSU will meet number-two seed Ball State University. The Cardinals posted a 1-0, double-overtime victory over third-seeded Western Michigan University in Friday's first semifinal match.

The Bobcats (9-8-3), the tourney's number-four seed, see the season come to an end with the narrow loss.

The Falcons held an 11-8 advantage in total shot attempts, and BGSU had eight shots on goal to the Bobcats' two, but the match was scoreless until the 69th minute.

The Falcons' goal came after junior Maureen Kennedy intercepted the ball near midfield after an Ohio goal kick. Kennedy played a one-timer ahead to senior Erica Hubert, who took the ball into the penalty area on the left side of the field, then played it across to Reyes.

Reyes settled the ball near the top of the 18, and quickly hit a shot that beat Ohio goalkeeper Sydney Malham and found the far corner of the net, bouncing just inside of the far post.

GOOOOOOOOAL!@BGSUWSoccer's Jennifer Reyes nets her first goal of the season to put the Falcons up 1-0! #MACtion pic.twitter.com/vzhbOodk6D
— #MACtion (@MACSports) November 3, 2018

HIGHLIGHTS AND POST-MATCH REACTION

NOTE OF THE NIGHT
• For senior Jennifer Reyes, Friday night's goal was her first of the season, and it was the first game-winning goal of her career. Additionally, the goal was her first collegiate goal at Cochrane Stadium.
• Reyes, a fifth-year senior, now has a career total of 13 points on three goals and seven assists. She has a career-high six of those points in 2018, on four assists plus Friday's goal.

BONUS NOTE OF THE NIGHT
• BGSU has advanced to the championship match of the MAC Tournament for the second-straight year and the seventh time in program history. The Falcons are tied for the league lead, as only Miami (seven times) has been to the league tourney final as many times as the Falcons.

FALCON NOTES
• BGSU is now 14-4-2 on the year, and the Falcons have tied the school single-season record for wins. The 2005 team went 14-7-2 and won both the MAC regular-season and tournament crowns.
• Friday's win gives BGSU an all-time record of 15-7-5 in MAC Tournament matches, and the Falcons are now 5-3-2 in the semifinal round.
• BG is 7-1-2 in home matches in the MAC Tournament.
• The Falcons' win over Ohio extended the school records for home wins in a season and most consecutive victories at home.
• BGSU is now 10-1-1 at Cochrane Stadium this fall. The old record was held by the 2008 team, which went 8-1-1). Three previous BG teams, including last year's club, posted seven home wins.
• BG has won nine-straight matches at Cochrane. The old mark of seven consecutive home victories was set by that 2008 team.
• BGSU has outscored opponents, 41-12, this season to date, and the Falcons have scored 27 goals and allowed just six in home matches this fall.
• Friday marked only the third time in 13 matches vs. MAC foes this season that BGSU was held to fewer than two goals.
• Since Matt Fannon was named head coach prior to the 2017 season, the Falcons have gone 27-11-3 overall. That mark includes records of 16-5-1 in MAC regular-season matches and 20-6-1 in all games vs. conference foes.
• In the Fannon Era, the Falcons are a perfect 25-0-0 when scoring at least two goals, and BG is now 2-11-3 when being held to fewer than two goals.
• This season, BGSU has led for a total of 868:06, and trailed for a total of 185:08.
• In 1170 total minutes against conference foes, BG led for an eye-popping 731:49, and the Falcons were behind for a total of 59:15.
• After scoring the first goal of the match just once in the first five contests of the season, the Falcons have scored first in 13 of the last 15 matches.
• On the year, BGSU is now 13-0-1 when scoring first, and the Falcons are 1-4-1 when the opponent scores first.
• Senior Jennifer Reyes has a two-match scoring streak, with both of those contests coming in the league tournament. She had the primary assist on Nikki Cox's game-opening goal in the quarterfinal-round win over Eastern Michigan.
• Reyes now has four points in the MAC Tournament in her career, tying her for fifth in school history.
• Senior Erica Hubert and junior Maureen Kennedy each assisted on the Reyes goal. Both Hubert and Kennedy now have 10 assists this season, tying the school record. The record was set by Julie Trundle in 2005 and equaled by Kennedy last season.
• Hubert now has nine career points in the MAC Tournament, good for second in school history. Kennedy now has four points in the league tourney in her career, tying her for fifth.
• Kennedy joins Trundle as the only Falcons with four career assists in the league tourney.
• Hubert now has 34 points in 2018, the second-highest total in school history. Kristy Coppes holds the record, with 38 points in 2004.
• Hubert is the first player in BGSU history to record double-digit totals in both goals and assists in the same season. She has 12 goals to go along with her 10 assists.
• Hubert now has career totals of 15 assists and 93 points. She is second in career scoring at BGSU, trailing only Coppes (111 points from 2001-04). Hubert is now 10th in school history in career assists.
• Kennedy now has 24 assists in her career, and has moved into sole possession on that list. She trails only Julie Trundle (33 from 2002-05) and Jill Conover (25 from 1999-2002) on that chart.
• Junior Kathleen Duwve recorded her sixth complete-match shutout of the season and the 11th of her career.
• Duwve has tied the school record for wins in a season. She has been the goalkeeper of record in every match in 2018. Duwve has tied Ali Shingler, who went 14-7-2 in 2005, at the top of that list.

MAC TOURNAMENT
Sunday, October 28
Quarterfinals – campus sites
at No. 1 Bowling Green 2, No. 8 Eastern Michigan 1
at No. 2 Ball State 2, No. 7 Buffalo 1 (2-OT)
at No. 3 Western Michigan 1, No. 6 Akron 0
at No. 4 Ohio 2, No. 5 Kent State 1

Friday, November 2
Semifinals – Cochrane Stadium; Bowling Green, Ohio
Ball State 1, Western Michigan 0 (2-OT)
Bowling Green 1, Ohio 0

Sunday, November 4
Championship – Cochrane Stadium; Bowling Green, Ohio
Bowling Green vs. Ball State, 1:00 p.m.

FIRST-HALF HIGHLIGHTS
• 4' | The Bobcats had the first two shot attempts of the match, including an effort by Madelyn Kah with just under four minutes gone. Sydney Leckie played a cross into the center of the six-yard box, and Kah got her foot on the ball, but it was deflected out of play by a BG defender, and the Falcons successfully dealt with the ensuing corner kick.
• 9' | BG's first shot of the night came when sophomore Nikki Cox played the ball to classmate Sophia Barnes on the right side of the box. Barnes uncorked a hard shot that forced Ohio goalkeeper Sydney Malham into a spectacular diving save. Malham parried the ball away, but senior Jennifer Reyes hit a follow-up shot from the other side of the box. That shot, however, was blocked by a defender, and Ohio blasted the ball out of play for a BG throw-in.
• 19' | The Falcons looked to mount a counterattack, and junior Chelsee Washington played a through-ball to senior Erica Hubert. Hubert ran onto the ball and hit a one-time shot across her body that found the far corner of the net, but the assistant referee's flag was raised, indicating an offside call on the Falcons.
• 29' | After a BG giveaway, junior 'keeper Kathleen Duwve came racing all the way out of the 18-yard box to knock the ball away from Ohio striker Abby Townsend.
• 30' | BG mounted an attack, as Hubert fired a dangerous shot that was blocked out of play for a corner kick. Off of that corner, the Bobcats struggled to clear the ball as the Falcons looked to get a shot off. Washington did put a shot on frame, but Malham was able to grab the shot.
• 35' | Ohio's Rianna Reese played a diagonal ball that was deflected by a Falcon, but the carom landed directly in the path of Townsend. She hit a one-timer from approximately 10 yards out, but Duwve was there to make the stop.
• 39' | Freshman Mackenzie Reuber took a Washington pass and hit a serve toward goal. The ball was deflected by a Bobcat defender and wound up going on frame, but Malham grabbed it out of the air.
• 45' | With under a minute to play in the period, an Ohio corner sailed into the box, and the ball bounced around for several agonizing seconds before the Falcons finally cleared it.

SECOND-HALF HIGHLIGHTS
• 53' | Hubert hit a shot from the top of the penalty area, and Malham was just able to tip it over the bar.
• 55' | Hubert was at it again, taking a pass from Barnes and hitting a turnaround shot, but Malham was able to make the stop. It was Malham's third save in a span of just over two minutes
• 58' | The Bobcats were whistled for a foul – Ohio's first of the night – as Cox was dumped along the end line to Malham's left. Junior Maureen Kennedy's ensuing free kick sailed into the box, but an Ohio defender was able to play it out of the danger zone.
• 63' | Kennedy found senior Alexis Fricke on a corner, and Fricke served the ball into the area. The cross/shot sailed toward goal, and Malham was forced to tip it over the crossbar.
• 69' | GOAL | Kennedy stole an Ohio goal kick, stepping up to knock it forward to Hubert. Hubert, in the Bobcats' penalty area, took several touches before playing a short pass to the charging Reyes. The senior settled the ball and quickly fired a perfectly-placed shot that found the far corner of the net.
• 81' | Hubert made a right-to-left run across the top of the box, and slid a pass to freshman Ruby Linton. Linton laid the ball into the path of the onrushing Elisa Baeron, but the senior's hard shot from just outside the box went wide of the target.
• 83' | Ohio's Leckie hit a shot from distance, but Duwve was easily able to grab the ball off of one bounce. That proved to be the last shot attempt of the night for either team.

WHAT'S NEXT?
• Sunday's league tourney championship match will begin at 1:00 p.m. at Cochrane. The winner of that contest will receive the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Championships.

Headed back to the 'ship like...

cc: @BGSUWSoccer #MACtion pic.twitter.com/iDysfzU0DV
— #MACtion (@MACSports) November 3, 2018

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