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Friday, August 31
Valparaiso, IN
7:30 PM CT (8:30 PM ET)
Bowling Green State University
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Valparaiso
Marissa Swindell & the Falcons wrap up the August portion of the schedule at Valparaiso
Photo by: Larry Clapper
BGSU Heads to Valpo for Friday Night Futbol
August 29, 2018 | Women's Soccer
Falcons & Crusaders meet in NW Indiana
FALCONS at VALPARAISO – Friday, Aug. 31
7:30 p.m. CT (8:30 p.m. ET) | Brown Field | Valparaiso, Ind.
MATCH DAY / FOLLOW THE FALCONS
• Live Stats: ValpoAthletics.com | Twitter: @BGSUWSoccer | Live Video: ESPN+
• Links to any live audio/video/stats will be available on the women's soccer schedule page at BGSUFalcons.com on match day
• Twitter updates for all BGSU women's soccer action, both home and away, can be found at @BGSUWSoccer
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This Week's BGSU Notes
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The Opponent: Valparaiso
RECAP: Falcons Blank Oakland in Home Opener
MAC Preseason Poll Released
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UP NEXT IN FALCON SOCCER
• The Bowling Green State University women's soccer team, after opening the home portion of the 2018 regular-season schedule with a shutout win, returns to the road this weekend. Head coach Matt Fannon and the Falcons travel to Northwest Indiana for a Friday evening (Aug. 31) matchup with Valparaiso University. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. local time (8:30 p.m. ET) at VU's Brown Field.
NOTE OF THE WEEK: TWO IS A MAGIC NUMBER
• The Falcons began the home schedule with a 3-0 win over Oakland on Saturday afternoon (Aug. 25). BGSU has now scored two or more goals in 14 of the 24 matches since Matt Fannon became head coach prior to the 2017 season.
• In the Fannon Era, BGSU is a perfect 14-0-0 when scoring at least two goals, and the Falcons are 0-8-2 when being held to fewer than two goals.
A FEW THINGS YOU MIGHT WANT TO KNOW ABOUT THE FALCONS
• The Falcons are 1-1-1 on the young season. After playing a pair of overtime matches in Hawai'i to open the campaign, BGSU topped Oakland, 3-0, at Cochrane Stadium on Saturday (Aug. 25).
• In that OU match, redshirt sophomore Nikki Cox scored her second goal in three matches as a Falcon, while senior Erica Hubert and junior Maureen Kennedy also found the back of the net. Junior Kathleen Duwve was called upon to make just one save as she and the BG back line kept a clean sheet.
• Head coach Matt Fannon and his staff – assistant coaches Cian McDonald, Dan Ball and Erin Kielmeyer – welcomed back 18 letterwinners, including seven starters, from last year's team. BGSU finished the 2017 season with an overall record of 13-7-1, and the Falcons placed second in the MAC's East Division.
• The Falcons were the most improved team in the Mid-American Conference a year ago, with a four-game improvement over the 2016 season. BGSU's turnaround tied the team for 28th in the country in that department.
• The Falcons' total of 13 victories a year ago was the second-highest in school history, while BG's six conference wins represented the team's most since 2008.
• Fannon was voted the 2017 MAC Coach of the Year, and the Brown and Orange had four All-MAC Team selections. Two of those four return, as Hubert was one of three Falcons to earn all-league first-team honors a season ago, while Alexis Fricke was named to the all-conference second team.
• Nikhita Jacob was named to the MAC's All-Freshman Team last November. Hubert, Fricke and Jacob are joined by returning starters Kennedy Morgan Abbitt, Victoria Cope and Jennifer Reyes.
• Hubert led the team with 12 goals in 2017, as seven of the top-10 scorers returned from a '17 club that set the school single-season record for goals scored.
• Kennedy tied the BGSU single-season mark with 10 assists, while Cope and Duwve combined to start all 21 matches in goal in '17.
THAT'S DEEP
• One hallmark of the 2018 Falcons, at least through the first three matches, is the depth that coach Matt Fannon and his staff have at their disposal. A total of 18 players saw action in the season opener vs. Loyola Marymount. Then, two days later, no fewer than 22 Falcons played against Hawai'i.
• On Saturday, 21 different players got on the field during the win over Oakland. A total of 19 Falcons have seen action in at least two of the three matches to date, and 15 players have made at least one start.
DUWVE CAN DO
• Junior goalkeeper Kathleen Duwve earned her fifth career shutout in Saturday's win over Oakland. Duwve, who battled injuries and played in just three matches last season, already has topped her 2017 totals in minutes played and saves.
• This fall, Duwve has 13 saves, a save percentage of ..867 and a goals-against average of just 0.61. In her BGSU career, the Sylvania, Ohio native has 105 total saves and a GAA of 1.17 in over 1,600 minutes between the posts.
COX CONNECTS
• Redshirt sophomore Nikki Cox has scored two goals in her first three matches as a Falcon. She found the back of the net against Loyola Marymount, and scored BG's second goal in the 3-0 win over Oakland.
• Cox, a transfer from UNCW, now has career totals of nine goals and 20 points in 26 career matches (23 with the Seahawks).
HUBERT WATCH
• Redshirt senior Erica Hubert has proven to be a potent offensive threat for the Falcons every time she takes the field. Hubert enters the Valparaiso match with a career total of 62 points, including 28 goals, for the Orange and Brown.
• Hubert's goal vs. Oakland moved her into a tie for second on the BGSU list for career goals. She has matched Samantha Meister (2002-05) on that chart.
• With her 62 points, Hubert is ranked fifth on that school list. She needs two points to match her former teammate, Skylar Fleak (2014-17), for fourth place, and Hubert is just three points shy of third-place Jill Conover (1999-2002).
• Hubert has scored eight career match-winning goals, tying her for third on that BG list. She is just one behind second-place Corbie Yee (2005-08).
• Kristy Coppes (2001-04) owns all three school records, with 52 goals (including 14 match winners) and 111 points during her four years with the Falcons. The top-10 lists can be found on page 7 of these notes.
KENNEDY WATCH
• Junior Maureen Kennedy tied the school single-season record with 10 assists a year ago. She enters the Valpo match with a total of 14 career assists, tying her for 10th on that BGSU list.
• With a goal in the Oakland match, Kennedy now has 26 points as a Falcon. She is a perfect 4-for-4 on penalty kicks in her BGSU career.
THE 2018 CAPTAINS
• Seniors Morgan Abbitt and Erica Hubert and redshirt junior Victoria Cope are the captains of the 2018 Falcons.
THE OPPONENT
• Valparaiso is 1-2-1 on the young season. The Crusaders are 1-0-1 on the road, with a 2-1 win at Green Bay and a scoreless draw vs. Eastern Illinois, but VU is 0-2-0 at home after falling to Toledo (2-0) and Purdue Fort Wayne (2-1) last weekend. The Crusaders were picked to finish sixth in the Missouri Valley Conference preseason poll, while forward Cory Griffith was named to the preseason all-conference team. Head coach John Marovich welcomed back 20 letterwinners, including nine starters, from last year's club that went 9-10-0 overall and 3-4-0 in the MVC.
THE SERIES
• BGSU leads Valparaiso, 4-2-1, in the all-time series between the teams, and BG won the last meeting, 1-0 at Cochrane Stadium, two years ago. The Falcons' last trip to NW Indiana resulted in a 1-1 draw in 2015. BG is 3-1-0 in home games and 1-1-1 on the road vs. the Crusaders.
RANDOM BGSU-VALPO MEMORY
• The Falcons and Valparaiso have played seven times prior to this weekend. However, the teams attempted to play an eighth time, but were unsuccessful (but not for lack of trying).
• On Sept. 26, 2003, BG was in Northwest Indiana to face the Crusaders in the second half of a doubleheader. Thunderstorms rolled into the area during the men's soccer match between VU and Michigan State, and that match was halted with 1:20 remaining in the second half.
• The inclement weather did not subside until it was too dark for the women's match to be contested (the field did not have lights, obviously, and not enough daylight remained for the entire match to be played before dark). The Falcons and Crusaders attempted to move the match to a local high school, but could not get approval to play there.
• Then, the teams attempted to move the contest to Fairgrounds Park, but park officials were unable to get the lights turned on. In the waning daylight, the teams wound up having a penalty-kick contest, with the Falcons prevailing by a 17-14 margin before boarding the bus and heading home.
DOWN THE ROAD...
• Following the Valparaiso contest, the Falcons will return home to face Xavier on Thursday, Sept. 6. That match will begin at 5:00 p.m., and as always, admission to all BGSU soccer regular-season home matches is free.
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7:30 p.m. CT (8:30 p.m. ET) | Brown Field | Valparaiso, Ind.
MATCH DAY / FOLLOW THE FALCONS
• Live Stats: ValpoAthletics.com | Twitter: @BGSUWSoccer | Live Video: ESPN+
• Links to any live audio/video/stats will be available on the women's soccer schedule page at BGSUFalcons.com on match day
• Twitter updates for all BGSU women's soccer action, both home and away, can be found at @BGSUWSoccer
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BGSU WOMEN'S SOCCER LINKS
This Week's BGSU Notes
2018 BGSU Women's Soccer Releases/Notes
The Opponent: Valparaiso
RECAP: Falcons Blank Oakland in Home Opener
MAC Preseason Poll Released
2018 Women's Soccer... Schedule | Roster | Media Guide/Record Book
Join the Falcon Club Today!
UP NEXT IN FALCON SOCCER
• The Bowling Green State University women's soccer team, after opening the home portion of the 2018 regular-season schedule with a shutout win, returns to the road this weekend. Head coach Matt Fannon and the Falcons travel to Northwest Indiana for a Friday evening (Aug. 31) matchup with Valparaiso University. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. local time (8:30 p.m. ET) at VU's Brown Field.
NOTE OF THE WEEK: TWO IS A MAGIC NUMBER
• The Falcons began the home schedule with a 3-0 win over Oakland on Saturday afternoon (Aug. 25). BGSU has now scored two or more goals in 14 of the 24 matches since Matt Fannon became head coach prior to the 2017 season.
• In the Fannon Era, BGSU is a perfect 14-0-0 when scoring at least two goals, and the Falcons are 0-8-2 when being held to fewer than two goals.
A FEW THINGS YOU MIGHT WANT TO KNOW ABOUT THE FALCONS
• The Falcons are 1-1-1 on the young season. After playing a pair of overtime matches in Hawai'i to open the campaign, BGSU topped Oakland, 3-0, at Cochrane Stadium on Saturday (Aug. 25).
• In that OU match, redshirt sophomore Nikki Cox scored her second goal in three matches as a Falcon, while senior Erica Hubert and junior Maureen Kennedy also found the back of the net. Junior Kathleen Duwve was called upon to make just one save as she and the BG back line kept a clean sheet.
• Head coach Matt Fannon and his staff – assistant coaches Cian McDonald, Dan Ball and Erin Kielmeyer – welcomed back 18 letterwinners, including seven starters, from last year's team. BGSU finished the 2017 season with an overall record of 13-7-1, and the Falcons placed second in the MAC's East Division.
• The Falcons were the most improved team in the Mid-American Conference a year ago, with a four-game improvement over the 2016 season. BGSU's turnaround tied the team for 28th in the country in that department.
• The Falcons' total of 13 victories a year ago was the second-highest in school history, while BG's six conference wins represented the team's most since 2008.
• Fannon was voted the 2017 MAC Coach of the Year, and the Brown and Orange had four All-MAC Team selections. Two of those four return, as Hubert was one of three Falcons to earn all-league first-team honors a season ago, while Alexis Fricke was named to the all-conference second team.
• Nikhita Jacob was named to the MAC's All-Freshman Team last November. Hubert, Fricke and Jacob are joined by returning starters Kennedy Morgan Abbitt, Victoria Cope and Jennifer Reyes.
• Hubert led the team with 12 goals in 2017, as seven of the top-10 scorers returned from a '17 club that set the school single-season record for goals scored.
• Kennedy tied the BGSU single-season mark with 10 assists, while Cope and Duwve combined to start all 21 matches in goal in '17.
THAT'S DEEP
• One hallmark of the 2018 Falcons, at least through the first three matches, is the depth that coach Matt Fannon and his staff have at their disposal. A total of 18 players saw action in the season opener vs. Loyola Marymount. Then, two days later, no fewer than 22 Falcons played against Hawai'i.
• On Saturday, 21 different players got on the field during the win over Oakland. A total of 19 Falcons have seen action in at least two of the three matches to date, and 15 players have made at least one start.
DUWVE CAN DO
• Junior goalkeeper Kathleen Duwve earned her fifth career shutout in Saturday's win over Oakland. Duwve, who battled injuries and played in just three matches last season, already has topped her 2017 totals in minutes played and saves.
• This fall, Duwve has 13 saves, a save percentage of ..867 and a goals-against average of just 0.61. In her BGSU career, the Sylvania, Ohio native has 105 total saves and a GAA of 1.17 in over 1,600 minutes between the posts.
COX CONNECTS
• Redshirt sophomore Nikki Cox has scored two goals in her first three matches as a Falcon. She found the back of the net against Loyola Marymount, and scored BG's second goal in the 3-0 win over Oakland.
• Cox, a transfer from UNCW, now has career totals of nine goals and 20 points in 26 career matches (23 with the Seahawks).
HUBERT WATCH
• Redshirt senior Erica Hubert has proven to be a potent offensive threat for the Falcons every time she takes the field. Hubert enters the Valparaiso match with a career total of 62 points, including 28 goals, for the Orange and Brown.
• Hubert's goal vs. Oakland moved her into a tie for second on the BGSU list for career goals. She has matched Samantha Meister (2002-05) on that chart.
• With her 62 points, Hubert is ranked fifth on that school list. She needs two points to match her former teammate, Skylar Fleak (2014-17), for fourth place, and Hubert is just three points shy of third-place Jill Conover (1999-2002).
• Hubert has scored eight career match-winning goals, tying her for third on that BG list. She is just one behind second-place Corbie Yee (2005-08).
• Kristy Coppes (2001-04) owns all three school records, with 52 goals (including 14 match winners) and 111 points during her four years with the Falcons. The top-10 lists can be found on page 7 of these notes.
KENNEDY WATCH
• Junior Maureen Kennedy tied the school single-season record with 10 assists a year ago. She enters the Valpo match with a total of 14 career assists, tying her for 10th on that BGSU list.
• With a goal in the Oakland match, Kennedy now has 26 points as a Falcon. She is a perfect 4-for-4 on penalty kicks in her BGSU career.
THE 2018 CAPTAINS
• Seniors Morgan Abbitt and Erica Hubert and redshirt junior Victoria Cope are the captains of the 2018 Falcons.
THE OPPONENT
• Valparaiso is 1-2-1 on the young season. The Crusaders are 1-0-1 on the road, with a 2-1 win at Green Bay and a scoreless draw vs. Eastern Illinois, but VU is 0-2-0 at home after falling to Toledo (2-0) and Purdue Fort Wayne (2-1) last weekend. The Crusaders were picked to finish sixth in the Missouri Valley Conference preseason poll, while forward Cory Griffith was named to the preseason all-conference team. Head coach John Marovich welcomed back 20 letterwinners, including nine starters, from last year's club that went 9-10-0 overall and 3-4-0 in the MVC.
THE SERIES
• BGSU leads Valparaiso, 4-2-1, in the all-time series between the teams, and BG won the last meeting, 1-0 at Cochrane Stadium, two years ago. The Falcons' last trip to NW Indiana resulted in a 1-1 draw in 2015. BG is 3-1-0 in home games and 1-1-1 on the road vs. the Crusaders.
RANDOM BGSU-VALPO MEMORY
• The Falcons and Valparaiso have played seven times prior to this weekend. However, the teams attempted to play an eighth time, but were unsuccessful (but not for lack of trying).
• On Sept. 26, 2003, BG was in Northwest Indiana to face the Crusaders in the second half of a doubleheader. Thunderstorms rolled into the area during the men's soccer match between VU and Michigan State, and that match was halted with 1:20 remaining in the second half.
• The inclement weather did not subside until it was too dark for the women's match to be contested (the field did not have lights, obviously, and not enough daylight remained for the entire match to be played before dark). The Falcons and Crusaders attempted to move the match to a local high school, but could not get approval to play there.
• Then, the teams attempted to move the contest to Fairgrounds Park, but park officials were unable to get the lights turned on. In the waning daylight, the teams wound up having a penalty-kick contest, with the Falcons prevailing by a 17-14 margin before boarding the bus and heading home.
DOWN THE ROAD...
• Following the Valparaiso contest, the Falcons will return home to face Xavier on Thursday, Sept. 6. That match will begin at 5:00 p.m., and as always, admission to all BGSU soccer regular-season home matches is free.
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