Falcons Down UDM, 79-73, to Remain Unbeaten at the Stroh

Monday, December 17

Bowling Green, OH

7:00 PM

Bowling Green State University

5-4

Detroit Mercy

2-8

Detroit Mercy

Bowling Green

Photo by: Larry Clapper

December 17, 2018 | Women's Basketball

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Cecil scores a career-high 30 points to lead a multitude of contributors

By: BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (BGSU Athletic Communications)

Junior Andrea Cecil scored a career-high 30 points, and senior point guard Sydney Lambert went 6-for-6 at the free-throw line down the stretch as the Bowling Green State University women's basketball team defeated the University of Detroit Mercy, 79-73, Monday night (Dec. 17). The eventful non-conference game was held at the Stroh Center.

Cecil had a double-double for the Falcons (5-4), as she was one of three players to pull down 11 rebounds on the night. Freshman Morgan McMillen scored 16 points and Lambert added 15 for the hosts. Lambert also had eight rebounds and eight assists in the win.

Redshirt sophomore Clare Glowniak and freshman Kadie Hempfling each had 11 boards as well, as the Falcons owned a 46-33 advantage on the glass. McMillen and Cecil each knocked down four three-point tries on the night, as the Falcons hit 13 long-range shots in a school-record 40 attempts.

Lexey Tobel had 19 points to lead three double-digit scorers for the Titans. Zoey Oatis added 17 points and Jiera Shears 16 for the visitors.

NOTE OF THE NIGHT
• The Falcons had 23 assists on 25 baskets. All six players who saw more than five minutes of action had at least one assist, with five of those six handing out two or more.
• Two BGSU players dished out eight assists apiece, as senior Sydney Lambert set a career best in that category, while freshman Kadie Hempfling had eight helpers for the second time this season.

HOW IT HAPPENED
• The Falcons burst out to a 16-2 lead, as the Titans had used two timeouts before the game was five minutes old. BGSU hit four three-point field goals during that stretch, and freshman Morgan McMillen scored 11 of her team's 16 points in the game's opening 4:11.
• The lead fluctuated between nine and 14 points for the remainder of the half, and junior Andrea Cecil's three-point play late in the second period gave the home team a 37-24 lead at the intermission.
• The Falcons and Titans traded scores to begin the third quarter, but a Cecil three-pointer gave the Brown and Orange an 18-point lead, the largest of the night, early in that period.
• The visitors went on a 9-2 run late in the quarter to cut BG's lead to single digits, at 56-47, and BG took a 12-point advantage into the final period.
• The Falcons went ahead by 13 points midway through that fourth quarter, as a triple by senior Sydney Lambert put the home team up by a 71-58 score, but the Titans then went on a 10-0 run, as Lexey Tobel's layup with 1:50 remaining cut BG's lead to just three points.
• Cecil was fouled and split a pair of free throws with 1:30 on the clock, but Tobel put back her own miss to cut the BG advantage to 72-70. Then, the Falcons missed a three-point attempt and the Titans rebounded the ball as the clock ticked under a minute. For the first time since the game's opening minute, UDM had the ball with a chance to tie or take the lead.
• But, freshman Molly Dever – who did not play in the game's first 35-plus minutes – knocked the ball away from UDM's Brittney Jackson near midcourt. Dever and several Titan players went to the ground for the loose ball, and the first-year Falcon came up with the ball and was fouled with 43.9 seconds left.
• Dever made her first free-throw attempt, but missed the second. But, Cecil came up with the offensive board, and got the ball to Lambert, who was fouled with 37.8 seconds remaining.
• Lambert made both of her free-throw tries, and after Tobel knocked down a shot from the arc with 25.7 seconds to go, Lambert was fouled again. Again, the senior stepped to the line and hit both shots to give the Falcons a four-point lead.
• BG forced a miss, and Dever grabbed the rebound and found Lambert, who again was fouled. The senior made her fifth and sixth free throws in a row to cap the scoring with 8.2 seconds to go.

INDIVIDUAL NOTES AND NUMBERS
• Junior Andrea Cecil scored a career-high 30 points in the win, and she tied her career rebounding best, with 11 boards vs. the Titans. Cecil was 11-of-16 from the field, including a 4-for-8 effort from three-point range, tying her career standards for both field goals made and three-pointers made.
• Three Falcons had 11 rebounds apiece in the win, as both redshirt sophomore Clare Glowniak and freshman Kadie Hempfling matched Cecil's game-high total in that category. Glowniak's total was a career best.
• Hempfling has now pulled down 10 or more rebounds in five of her nine careeer games as a Falcon.
• Freshman Morgan McMillen scored 16 points in the win, while Lambert had 15. McMillen made four three-point tries, while Lambert hit three long-range shots.
• In addition to those 15 points, Lambert's well-rounded stat line included eight rebounds and a career-high eight assists. Her rebound total was just two off of her career best.
• Hempfling also had impressive numbers in multiple categories. In addition to the 11 rebounds, she also had eight assists – tying the highest total of her young career – and five points. Hempfling only attempted two shots on the night, making both.
• Glowniak had six points and a pair of assists to go along with her 11 rebounds.
• Detroit Mercy was led by Lexey Tobel, who had 19 points. Zoey Oatis scored 17 and Jiera Shears added 16 for the Titans. Ashley Miller had a team-high 10 rebounds for the visitors.

TEAM NOTES AND NUMBERS
• The Falcons shot 43.1 percent from the floor, including a 10-for-18 (55.6%) success rate in the third quarter.
• UDM shot 37.9% for the game, and outscored BGSU, 25-24, in the thrid quarter thanks to a 57.1% rate in that period.
• The Falcons went 13-for-40 from three-point range in the game. BGSU made 13 long-range shots for the second-straight game and the third time in five contests.
• In fact, BGSU is averaging over 10 three-pointers per game, with 92 successful treys in nine games.
• The Titans were 9-of-28 from long distance, including a 5-for-9 effort in the third quarter.
• BG went 16-of-19 (84.2%) at the free-throw line, including a 10-for-12 effort in the fourth quarter. The Titans went 14-for-19 (73.7%) at the stripe.
• Led by the trio of players with 11 rebounds each, BGSU held a double-digit advantage on the glass, with 46 total boards to UDM's 33.
• BGSU had a season-high total of 12 offensive rebounds, with Glowniak and Hempfling coming up with four apiece.
• The Falcons turned the ball over 14 times, while UDM had only seven. The Titans came up with 10 steals, including five by Zoey Oatis.
• BG had only one steal, a season low, but that steal was a big one. With the Falcons leading by only two points in the final minute of the game, Molly Dever knocked the ball away from UDM's Brittney Jackson, then went to the ground to come up with the loose ball.

ICE DOWN THOSE ELBOWS
• BGSU set a school record with 40 three-point field goals attempted. The old mark was 38 treys attempted, against Akron on Jan. 26, 2000.
• Freshman Morgan McMillen shattered the school record for an individual, with 18 three-point tries. The old record of 13 long-range attempts was set by Jenny Kulics in November of 1994 and tied by Carin Horne (Jan. 26, 2005) and Tracy Pontius (two times in a three-game span late in the 2008-09 season).
• BGSU attempted 40 three-pointers and just 18 two-pointers on Monday night.
• The Falcons are averaging 10.2 three-point field goals made and 27.3 long-range shots attempted per game this season to date.

QUARTERLY REPORT
• BGSU very nearly had a player score in double digits in all four quarters on Monday night. Freshman Morgan McMillen scored 11 points in the first quarter, while junior Andrea Cecil had 25 points over the middle two frames. Cecil scored 11 points in the second quarter, then had 14 in the third. She went 10-for-12 from the floor, including 4-for-6 from long distance, in those two quarters combined.
• Senior Sydney Lambert led the Falcons with nine points in the fourth quarter, including a perfect 6-for-6 effort at the free-throw line.

UP NEXT
• The Falcons play one more game before taking a break for the holidays. BGSU heads to Northwest Indiana for a Friday (Dec. 21) matchup with Valparaiso University. That contest will begin at 5:00 p.m. local time (6:00 p.m. ET) at the Athletics-Recreation Center.
• Then, BGSU will host Davis & Elkins on Sunday, Dec. 30. That game, the second half of a Falcon hoops doubleheader, is scheduled to start at 5:00 p.m. at the Stroh.

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