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Bowling Green State University Athletics
President's Day? Washington, Kennedy Sweep MAC Weekly Awards
October 15, 2019 | Women's Soccer
Duo helped BGSU to a pair of come-from-behind wins last week
A pair of Bowling Green State University women's soccer standouts have swept the Mid-American Conference weekly awards. Senior Chelsee Washington has been named the MAC Offensive Player of the Week, while classmate Maureen Kennedy has captured the MAC Defensive-Player-of-the-Week award. The conference office announced the award winners on Tuesday morning (Oct. 15).
Washington earns the MAC Offensive P-O-T-W award for the first time this season and the third time in her BGSU career. Kennedy earns the honor for the second consecutive week and the fifth time in her BGSU career.
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Additionally, Kennedy was named to the Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week, drawing a mention from that web site for the second-straight Tuesday. She earned honorable mention on last week's TDS National Team of the Week.
And, redshirt junior Nikki Cox joined Kennedy on this week's TDS team of the week, earning honorable mention.
Washington, a native of Carrollton, Texas (Hebron H.S.), had a stellar week as the Falcons won two more games to improve to 6-0-0 in the MAC. She had five points, including a pair of goals on the week, and both of her goals came in the 90th minute of the match or later.
On Thursday (Oct. 10), Washington had a three-point game against Central Michigan. She had an assist on BG's first-half goal, then scored a goal of her own. The latter goal tied the match with just 35 seconds left in regulation. She was indirectly involved in the winning goal in overtime as well, as her cross into the box began a sequence which saw sophomore Sarah Allen hit the crossbar with a shot and freshman Kennedy White score on the rebound for a 3-2 BGSU win. White's goal came in the 110th minute.
On Sunday (Oct. 13) at Eastern Michigan, Washington hit the crossbar with a second-half shot, and after BG tied the match with just 19.3 seconds to go, she scored the winning goal in the 95th minute for a 2-1 victory. It marked her second 'Golden Goal' of the season and the seventh game-winning goal of her career. She is only the third player in BGSU history to score two OT goals in the same season.
More Fun Facts...
• On the year, Washington now has 13 points on four goals and five assists.
• She now has 17 career goals, 19 assists and 53 points at BGSU.
• On the school career lists, she is now 10th in goals, sixth in assists and eighth in points.
• Washington has scored a goal in three-straight games – all wins – and has a total of seven points in that time.
• She had six shot attempts in each of last week's two contests.
• Washington has eight points, including three goals and two assists, in MAC matches this season.
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Kennedy, a native of Cypress, Calif. (Los Alamitos H.S.), again made major contributions at both ends of the field as the Falcons downed the Chippewas and the Eagles. Kennedy had three points on the week, with a goal and an assist – both coming on game-tying goals with under 30 seconds to go.
On Thursday, Kennedy, the 2018 MAC Defensive Player of the Year, had an assist on Washington's tying goal with just 25 seconds to go in regulation, as the Falcons went on to defeat CMU, 3-2 in double overtime. She served a ball toward the box that was headed into the path of the onrushing Washington.
Then, on Sunday, BGSU was down, 1-0, when White was fouled several yards outside of the penalty area. With the clock ticking down, Kennedy stepped up and blasted a free kick into the net with just 19.3 seconds remaining in the second half. Washington, as mentioned above, would score the winning goal in overtime to down the Eagles, 2-1. Additionally, earlier in the week, she was named one of just 10 finalists for the Senior CLASS Award.
Still More Fun Facts...
• Kennedy now has career totals of 15 goals, 28 assists and 58 points as a Falcon.
• She sits in 12th place on the career goals list, and is sixth in points.
• Kennedy ranks second in career assists, and is just four shy of tying the school record in that category.
• This season, she ranks second on the team in points (14) and is tied for second in both goals (five) and assists (four).
• Kennedy currently has a five-match scoring streak, with nine points (three goals and three assists) in that time.
• In MAC matches only, Kennedy leads the team with nine points.
BGSU is off to a 6-0-0 start in the MAC for just the second time in school history, and the second time in as many years. The Falcons are home for a pair of matches this weekend, facing Miami on Friday (Oct. 18) and Ball State Sunday (Oct. 20). The Miami match will begin at 7:00 p.m. at Cochrane Stadium, and is the team's annual Pink Game in recognition of breast cancer awareness.
Sunday's Ball State contest begins at 1:00 p.m. It will be Future Falcon Kids Club Day, and it is also a rematch of the 2018 MAC Tournament's championship match. Admission to all BGSU regular-season home soccer matches is free.
For more information on the women's soccer program, follow the Falcons on Twitter (@BGAthletics and @bgsuwsoc), Instagram (bgsuwsoc) and Facebook (bgsuwsoc) as well as on the web right here at BGSUFalcons.com.
BGSUÂ WOMEN'S SOCCER - UPCOMING SCHEDULE
OCTOBER
Fri., 18 - MIAMI, 7:00 (Pink Game)
Sun., 20 - BALL STATE, 1:00 (Future Falcon Kids Club Day)
Thu., 24 - at Northern Illinois, 8:00
Sun., 27 - at Western Michigan, 1:00
Thu., 31 - at Toledo, 3:00
HOME matches played at Cochrane Stadium
All times p.m. and Eastern
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Washington earns the MAC Offensive P-O-T-W award for the first time this season and the third time in her BGSU career. Kennedy earns the honor for the second consecutive week and the fifth time in her BGSU career.
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Additionally, Kennedy was named to the Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week, drawing a mention from that web site for the second-straight Tuesday. She earned honorable mention on last week's TDS National Team of the Week.
And, redshirt junior Nikki Cox joined Kennedy on this week's TDS team of the week, earning honorable mention.
Washington, a native of Carrollton, Texas (Hebron H.S.), had a stellar week as the Falcons won two more games to improve to 6-0-0 in the MAC. She had five points, including a pair of goals on the week, and both of her goals came in the 90th minute of the match or later.
On Thursday (Oct. 10), Washington had a three-point game against Central Michigan. She had an assist on BG's first-half goal, then scored a goal of her own. The latter goal tied the match with just 35 seconds left in regulation. She was indirectly involved in the winning goal in overtime as well, as her cross into the box began a sequence which saw sophomore Sarah Allen hit the crossbar with a shot and freshman Kennedy White score on the rebound for a 3-2 BGSU win. White's goal came in the 110th minute.
On Sunday (Oct. 13) at Eastern Michigan, Washington hit the crossbar with a second-half shot, and after BG tied the match with just 19.3 seconds to go, she scored the winning goal in the 95th minute for a 2-1 victory. It marked her second 'Golden Goal' of the season and the seventh game-winning goal of her career. She is only the third player in BGSU history to score two OT goals in the same season.
More Fun Facts...
• On the year, Washington now has 13 points on four goals and five assists.
• She now has 17 career goals, 19 assists and 53 points at BGSU.
• On the school career lists, she is now 10th in goals, sixth in assists and eighth in points.
• Washington has scored a goal in three-straight games – all wins – and has a total of seven points in that time.
• She had six shot attempts in each of last week's two contests.
• Washington has eight points, including three goals and two assists, in MAC matches this season.
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Kennedy, a native of Cypress, Calif. (Los Alamitos H.S.), again made major contributions at both ends of the field as the Falcons downed the Chippewas and the Eagles. Kennedy had three points on the week, with a goal and an assist – both coming on game-tying goals with under 30 seconds to go.
On Thursday, Kennedy, the 2018 MAC Defensive Player of the Year, had an assist on Washington's tying goal with just 25 seconds to go in regulation, as the Falcons went on to defeat CMU, 3-2 in double overtime. She served a ball toward the box that was headed into the path of the onrushing Washington.
Then, on Sunday, BGSU was down, 1-0, when White was fouled several yards outside of the penalty area. With the clock ticking down, Kennedy stepped up and blasted a free kick into the net with just 19.3 seconds remaining in the second half. Washington, as mentioned above, would score the winning goal in overtime to down the Eagles, 2-1. Additionally, earlier in the week, she was named one of just 10 finalists for the Senior CLASS Award.
Still More Fun Facts...
• Kennedy now has career totals of 15 goals, 28 assists and 58 points as a Falcon.
• She sits in 12th place on the career goals list, and is sixth in points.
• Kennedy ranks second in career assists, and is just four shy of tying the school record in that category.
• This season, she ranks second on the team in points (14) and is tied for second in both goals (five) and assists (four).
• Kennedy currently has a five-match scoring streak, with nine points (three goals and three assists) in that time.
• In MAC matches only, Kennedy leads the team with nine points.
BGSU is off to a 6-0-0 start in the MAC for just the second time in school history, and the second time in as many years. The Falcons are home for a pair of matches this weekend, facing Miami on Friday (Oct. 18) and Ball State Sunday (Oct. 20). The Miami match will begin at 7:00 p.m. at Cochrane Stadium, and is the team's annual Pink Game in recognition of breast cancer awareness.
Sunday's Ball State contest begins at 1:00 p.m. It will be Future Falcon Kids Club Day, and it is also a rematch of the 2018 MAC Tournament's championship match. Admission to all BGSU regular-season home soccer matches is free.
For more information on the women's soccer program, follow the Falcons on Twitter (@BGAthletics and @bgsuwsoc), Instagram (bgsuwsoc) and Facebook (bgsuwsoc) as well as on the web right here at BGSUFalcons.com.
BGSUÂ WOMEN'S SOCCER - UPCOMING SCHEDULE
OCTOBER
Fri., 18 - MIAMI, 7:00 (Pink Game)
Sun., 20 - BALL STATE, 1:00 (Future Falcon Kids Club Day)
Thu., 24 - at Northern Illinois, 8:00
Sun., 27 - at Western Michigan, 1:00
Thu., 31 - at Toledo, 3:00
HOME matches played at Cochrane Stadium
All times p.m. and Eastern
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