Bowling Green State University Athletics
Friday, November 15
Ann Arbor, MI
7:00 PM
Bowling Green State University
at
Michigan (First Round)
BGSU's senior class advanced to the MAC Tournament's championship match three times, winning the title in each of the last two years
Photo by: Isaiah Vazquez/BGSU Athletics
BGSU Faces Michigan in the NCAA Championships
November 14, 2019 | Women's Soccer
BGSU NotesVote for Maureen Kennedy for the Senior CLASS AwardMatt Fannon Interview (Nov. 13, 2019)NCAA Program - Preliminary RoundsMichigan Women's Soccer2019 BGSU Women's Soccer Releases/Notes2019 Schedule2019 Roster2019 Media Guide / Record BookJoin the Falcon Club Today!
First touch is Friday evening in Ann Arbor
FALCONS at #19 MICHIGAN – Friday, Nov. 15
NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS FIRST ROUND
7:00 p.m. | U-M Soccer Stadium | Ann Arbor, Mich.
• Video/Web Stream: BTN+ ($$)
• Audio: Bowling Green Radio Sports Organization (BGRSO)
• Live Stats: MGoBlue.com | Twitter: @bgsuwsoc
MATCH DAY / FOLLOW THE FALCONS
• Links to any live audio/video/stats will be available on the women's soccer schedule page at BGSUFalcons.com on match day
–––––––
UP NEXT IN FALCON SOCCER
• The Bowling Green State University women's soccer team, after winning a Mid-American Conference Tournament title, now advances to the NCAA Championships. Head coach Matt Fannon and the Falcons, the MAC regular-season and tournament champions for the second-straight season, will travel to Ann Arbor, Mich., to face the 19th-ranked University of Michigan in first-round action. BGSU will battle the Wolverines on Friday (Nov. 15), with kickoff scheduled for 7:00 p.m. at U-M Soccer Stadium.
Â
Senior CLASS AWARD -- Vote for Maureen!
TICKETS
•  Tickets for Friday's NCAA Tournament first-round game against Bowling Green can be purchased online at MGoBlue.com/tickets.
• Tickets are $8 for reserved seating, $6 for general admission and $3 for students (with a valid student ID) and youths 18 and under.
• Groups of 10 or more can purchase tickets for $3 per person.
MATT FANNON INTERVIEW (Nov. 13, 2019) xxxxxx
THE FALCONS AND THE NCAA TOURNAMENT
• The Falcons have qualified for the NCAA Championships for the fourth time in program history, and the second time in as many seasons. BGSU also advanced to the national tournament in 2004 and 2005. The '04 team was seeded eighth in the MAC Tournament, but outscored opponents by an 8-2 aggregate en route to three upset wins. That club lost to Ohio State, 2-0, in NCAA action in Columbus.
• The 2005 club was the first team in school history to win both the MAC regular-season and tournament crowns. The '05 squad did not allow a goal in MAC Tournament play, but twice went to penalty kicks after scoreless draws, advancing past their opponent on both occasions.
• The Falcons were sent to South Bend, Ind., to face Michigan State in the 2005 NCAA Tournament. In a match that was much, much (much) closer than the score indicated, BG fell, 4-0. The Falcons outshot the Spartans, 8-1, in a scoreless first half, and it was a one-goal game until less than 20 minutes remained in the match.
• Last year, Matt Fannon's club went a program-best 10-1-0 in MAC regular-season play, then won a pair of one-goal matches in league tourney action to advance to the championship match. The Falcons tied Ball State, 1-1, but advanced via PKs in come-from-behind fashion, with Kathleen Duwve making a save when a BSU goal would have clinched the title for the Cardinals.
• BGSU headed to Penn State for the first round. The Falcons saw an early goal nullified due to an offside call, then fell behind by a pair of goals after 15 minutes. Erica Hubert scored the first NCAA Tournament goal in program history midway through the opening half, off of a Nikki Cox assist, but the Nittany Lions got a pair of goals in the latter half of the second period to seal a 4-1 victory.
MAC TOURNAMENT WRAPUP – HOW THEY GOT HERE
• For the second-straight season, BGSU finished MAC regular-season play with a 10-1-0 record. The Falcons are the first program in conference history to win 10 or more league matches in back-to-back seasons.
• The Falcons exploded for four second-half goals in a 4-1 win over Central Michigan in the quarterfinal round of the MAC Tournament, then posted a 2-1 win over Buffalo in the semifinals.
• BGSU advanced to the MAC Tournament's championship match for the third consecutive season, and saw that match go to overtime for the third-straight year as well. And, for the second consecutive November, 110 minutes were not enough to decide a champion, and the teams went to penalty kicks at Cochrane Stadium.
• On Sunday, after battling Eastern Michigan to a scoreless draw, the Falcons advanced, 3-1, via PKs. Chelsee Washington and Kennedy White scored for the home team in the first two rounds of the PK phase, but after EMU closed the second round with a goal, the teams combined to miss four consecutive attempts.
• Finally, Nikhita Jacob – a native of Ann Arbor, Mich. – began the fifth round by converting her PK to give the Falcons an insurmountable lead. Kathleen Duwve allowed just one of EMU's four attempts to get past her, making two diving saves while seeing one attempt go wide.
"HOMETOWN" HEROICS
• Junior Nikhita Jacob, as mentioned, made the clinching penalty kick as BGSU advanced past Eastern Michigan. Jacob is a native of Ann Arbor, Mich., and attended Pioneer High School, which is a short distance (just over six miles) from the EMU campus, and an even shorter distance (basically right across the street) from her team's next destination, the University of Michigan.
• Jacob was named the MAC Tournament's MVP, while sophomore Mackenzie Reuber and freshmen Katie Cox and Lena Kovar joined her on the MAC's All-Tournament Team.
PURE MICHIGAN
• Nikhita Jacob is not the only Michigan native on the BGSU roster. Redshirt sophomore Madi Wolfbauer (Canton), true sophs Zoe Hudson (Rochester Hills), Mackenzie Reuber (Macomb) and Lynsey Spotts (Temperance) and freshman Kennedy White (Canton) also hail from the state of Michigan.
  Â
THE STARTING XI (ELEVEN SOMEWHAT FASCINATING FALCON FACTS)
• BGSU, as mentioned, won both the MAC regular-season title and tournament titles for the second consecutive year. In 2018, the Falcons finished with an overall record of 14-5-3 and a league ledger of 10-1-0, setting overall and league wins records. This year, BG is 14-5-3 overall, and the Falcons went 10-1-0 in MAC play.
• BGSU has become the first program in MAC history to win 10 conference games in back-to-back seasons.
• The Falcons played in the MAC Tournament's championship match for the third consecutive year and the MAC-record eighth time overall.
• Following the championship match vs. Eastern Michigan, the Falcons are now 17-7-7 all-time in MAC Tournament matches.
• BGSU is now 9-1-4 in home league tourney contests through the years.
• That 17-7-7 MAC Tournament record, obviously, includes seven matches that ended in a tie and required penalty kicks. The Falcons advanced past the opponent via PKs in six of those seven matches, meaning that in the history of the program, BG has survived and advanced 23 times in 31 matches.
• With the Falcons' first goal of Friday's (Nov. 8) semifinal match vs. Buffalo, BG set a new record for goals in a season. The 2019 club has scored 45 goals entering the Michigan match. The 'old' record of 43 goals was set in 2017 and matched in 2018.
• That win over Buffalo was the Falcons' 14th victory of the season, tying the school record. The 2005 team originally set the mark, with a record of 14-7-2. That club won the first MAC regular-season championship in program history, then went on to capture the league tourney for the second consecutive year. Then, last year's BG bunch went 14-5-3, again winning regular-season and tourney titles.
• BGSU had opened MAC Tournament play with a 4-1 win over Central Michigan in the quarterfinal round. In that win, the Falcons tied the school record for goals in a league tournament match. BG also found the net four times in a 4-1 win over Western Michigan in the 2004 tourney's semifinal round.
• BG now has an overall record of 41-17-7 since Matt Fannon was named head coach prior to the 2017 season. The Falcons are 26-6-1 in MAC regular-season matches in Fannon's first three years at the helm, and BG has a record of 6-1-2 in league tourney games in Fannon's tenure.
• For a span of nearly 20 minutes late in the first half of last Friday's Buffalo match, the Falcons' lineup included six freshmen. Lena Kovar, Makenzie Ortman and Audrey Shea were in the Starting XI, and they were joined on the field by Katie Cox, Jasmijn Dijsselhof and Kennedy White within the first 24-plus minutes of the half. Cox scored what proved to be the game-winning goal that evening. Then, BG had six freshmen in the match for the final 15 minutes of the first half in the championship match vs. EMU, and five frosh played all 20 minutes of the overtime periods in the league tourney title tilt.
THE OPPONENT
• Michigan enters Friday's BGSU match with an overall record of 15-5-1, and the Wolverines finished Big Ten Conference play with a record of 8-2-1, tying for second in the final standings. The Wolverines are ranked No. 19 in the nation in this week's United Soccer Coaches poll. In the league tournament, U-M defeated Maryland and Rutgers (on the Scarlet Knights' home field) before falling to Penn State in overtime in the championship match. Michigan is 8-2-1 at home, 7-2-0 on the road and 0-1-0 in neutral-site matches this year to date. Sarah Stratigakis, the Big Ten Midfielder of the Year, leads the team with 22 points, while Meredith Haakenson's 20 points include a team-leading nine goals. Raleigh Loughman has 19 points on the year. In goal, Hillary Beall has played every second of every match and has 65 saves, seven shutouts and a GAA of 0.83 this season. Coach Jennifer Klein welcomed back 22 letterwinners, including nine starters, from a year ago.
THE SERIES
• BGSU trails Michigan, 2-0-0,in the all-time series, as the Wolverines have captured a pair of 2-0 decisions in Ann Arbor. The first came in August of 2014, and the second was just over two months ago (Sept. 8).
DOWN THE ROAD...
• The BGSU-Michigan survivor will advance to the second round of the NCAA Championships, and will face either Texas Tech or Pepperdine next weekend.Â
Â
NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS FIRST ROUND
7:00 p.m. | U-M Soccer Stadium | Ann Arbor, Mich.
• Video/Web Stream: BTN+ ($$)
• Audio: Bowling Green Radio Sports Organization (BGRSO)
• Live Stats: MGoBlue.com | Twitter: @bgsuwsoc
MATCH DAY / FOLLOW THE FALCONS
• Links to any live audio/video/stats will be available on the women's soccer schedule page at BGSUFalcons.com on match day
–––––––
UP NEXT IN FALCON SOCCER
• The Bowling Green State University women's soccer team, after winning a Mid-American Conference Tournament title, now advances to the NCAA Championships. Head coach Matt Fannon and the Falcons, the MAC regular-season and tournament champions for the second-straight season, will travel to Ann Arbor, Mich., to face the 19th-ranked University of Michigan in first-round action. BGSU will battle the Wolverines on Friday (Nov. 15), with kickoff scheduled for 7:00 p.m. at U-M Soccer Stadium.
Â
Senior CLASS AWARD -- Vote for Maureen!
TICKETS
•  Tickets for Friday's NCAA Tournament first-round game against Bowling Green can be purchased online at MGoBlue.com/tickets.
• Tickets are $8 for reserved seating, $6 for general admission and $3 for students (with a valid student ID) and youths 18 and under.
• Groups of 10 or more can purchase tickets for $3 per person.
MATT FANNON INTERVIEW (Nov. 13, 2019) xxxxxx
THE FALCONS AND THE NCAA TOURNAMENT
• The Falcons have qualified for the NCAA Championships for the fourth time in program history, and the second time in as many seasons. BGSU also advanced to the national tournament in 2004 and 2005. The '04 team was seeded eighth in the MAC Tournament, but outscored opponents by an 8-2 aggregate en route to three upset wins. That club lost to Ohio State, 2-0, in NCAA action in Columbus.
• The 2005 club was the first team in school history to win both the MAC regular-season and tournament crowns. The '05 squad did not allow a goal in MAC Tournament play, but twice went to penalty kicks after scoreless draws, advancing past their opponent on both occasions.
• The Falcons were sent to South Bend, Ind., to face Michigan State in the 2005 NCAA Tournament. In a match that was much, much (much) closer than the score indicated, BG fell, 4-0. The Falcons outshot the Spartans, 8-1, in a scoreless first half, and it was a one-goal game until less than 20 minutes remained in the match.
• Last year, Matt Fannon's club went a program-best 10-1-0 in MAC regular-season play, then won a pair of one-goal matches in league tourney action to advance to the championship match. The Falcons tied Ball State, 1-1, but advanced via PKs in come-from-behind fashion, with Kathleen Duwve making a save when a BSU goal would have clinched the title for the Cardinals.
• BGSU headed to Penn State for the first round. The Falcons saw an early goal nullified due to an offside call, then fell behind by a pair of goals after 15 minutes. Erica Hubert scored the first NCAA Tournament goal in program history midway through the opening half, off of a Nikki Cox assist, but the Nittany Lions got a pair of goals in the latter half of the second period to seal a 4-1 victory.
MAC TOURNAMENT WRAPUP – HOW THEY GOT HERE
• For the second-straight season, BGSU finished MAC regular-season play with a 10-1-0 record. The Falcons are the first program in conference history to win 10 or more league matches in back-to-back seasons.
• The Falcons exploded for four second-half goals in a 4-1 win over Central Michigan in the quarterfinal round of the MAC Tournament, then posted a 2-1 win over Buffalo in the semifinals.
• BGSU advanced to the MAC Tournament's championship match for the third consecutive season, and saw that match go to overtime for the third-straight year as well. And, for the second consecutive November, 110 minutes were not enough to decide a champion, and the teams went to penalty kicks at Cochrane Stadium.
• On Sunday, after battling Eastern Michigan to a scoreless draw, the Falcons advanced, 3-1, via PKs. Chelsee Washington and Kennedy White scored for the home team in the first two rounds of the PK phase, but after EMU closed the second round with a goal, the teams combined to miss four consecutive attempts.
• Finally, Nikhita Jacob – a native of Ann Arbor, Mich. – began the fifth round by converting her PK to give the Falcons an insurmountable lead. Kathleen Duwve allowed just one of EMU's four attempts to get past her, making two diving saves while seeing one attempt go wide.
"HOMETOWN" HEROICS
• Junior Nikhita Jacob, as mentioned, made the clinching penalty kick as BGSU advanced past Eastern Michigan. Jacob is a native of Ann Arbor, Mich., and attended Pioneer High School, which is a short distance (just over six miles) from the EMU campus, and an even shorter distance (basically right across the street) from her team's next destination, the University of Michigan.
• Jacob was named the MAC Tournament's MVP, while sophomore Mackenzie Reuber and freshmen Katie Cox and Lena Kovar joined her on the MAC's All-Tournament Team.
PURE MICHIGAN
• Nikhita Jacob is not the only Michigan native on the BGSU roster. Redshirt sophomore Madi Wolfbauer (Canton), true sophs Zoe Hudson (Rochester Hills), Mackenzie Reuber (Macomb) and Lynsey Spotts (Temperance) and freshman Kennedy White (Canton) also hail from the state of Michigan.
  Â
THE STARTING XI (ELEVEN SOMEWHAT FASCINATING FALCON FACTS)
• BGSU, as mentioned, won both the MAC regular-season title and tournament titles for the second consecutive year. In 2018, the Falcons finished with an overall record of 14-5-3 and a league ledger of 10-1-0, setting overall and league wins records. This year, BG is 14-5-3 overall, and the Falcons went 10-1-0 in MAC play.
• BGSU has become the first program in MAC history to win 10 conference games in back-to-back seasons.
• The Falcons played in the MAC Tournament's championship match for the third consecutive year and the MAC-record eighth time overall.
• Following the championship match vs. Eastern Michigan, the Falcons are now 17-7-7 all-time in MAC Tournament matches.
• BGSU is now 9-1-4 in home league tourney contests through the years.
• That 17-7-7 MAC Tournament record, obviously, includes seven matches that ended in a tie and required penalty kicks. The Falcons advanced past the opponent via PKs in six of those seven matches, meaning that in the history of the program, BG has survived and advanced 23 times in 31 matches.
• With the Falcons' first goal of Friday's (Nov. 8) semifinal match vs. Buffalo, BG set a new record for goals in a season. The 2019 club has scored 45 goals entering the Michigan match. The 'old' record of 43 goals was set in 2017 and matched in 2018.
• That win over Buffalo was the Falcons' 14th victory of the season, tying the school record. The 2005 team originally set the mark, with a record of 14-7-2. That club won the first MAC regular-season championship in program history, then went on to capture the league tourney for the second consecutive year. Then, last year's BG bunch went 14-5-3, again winning regular-season and tourney titles.
• BGSU had opened MAC Tournament play with a 4-1 win over Central Michigan in the quarterfinal round. In that win, the Falcons tied the school record for goals in a league tournament match. BG also found the net four times in a 4-1 win over Western Michigan in the 2004 tourney's semifinal round.
• BG now has an overall record of 41-17-7 since Matt Fannon was named head coach prior to the 2017 season. The Falcons are 26-6-1 in MAC regular-season matches in Fannon's first three years at the helm, and BG has a record of 6-1-2 in league tourney games in Fannon's tenure.
• For a span of nearly 20 minutes late in the first half of last Friday's Buffalo match, the Falcons' lineup included six freshmen. Lena Kovar, Makenzie Ortman and Audrey Shea were in the Starting XI, and they were joined on the field by Katie Cox, Jasmijn Dijsselhof and Kennedy White within the first 24-plus minutes of the half. Cox scored what proved to be the game-winning goal that evening. Then, BG had six freshmen in the match for the final 15 minutes of the first half in the championship match vs. EMU, and five frosh played all 20 minutes of the overtime periods in the league tourney title tilt.
THE OPPONENT
• Michigan enters Friday's BGSU match with an overall record of 15-5-1, and the Wolverines finished Big Ten Conference play with a record of 8-2-1, tying for second in the final standings. The Wolverines are ranked No. 19 in the nation in this week's United Soccer Coaches poll. In the league tournament, U-M defeated Maryland and Rutgers (on the Scarlet Knights' home field) before falling to Penn State in overtime in the championship match. Michigan is 8-2-1 at home, 7-2-0 on the road and 0-1-0 in neutral-site matches this year to date. Sarah Stratigakis, the Big Ten Midfielder of the Year, leads the team with 22 points, while Meredith Haakenson's 20 points include a team-leading nine goals. Raleigh Loughman has 19 points on the year. In goal, Hillary Beall has played every second of every match and has 65 saves, seven shutouts and a GAA of 0.83 this season. Coach Jennifer Klein welcomed back 22 letterwinners, including nine starters, from a year ago.
THE SERIES
• BGSU trails Michigan, 2-0-0,in the all-time series, as the Wolverines have captured a pair of 2-0 decisions in Ann Arbor. The first came in August of 2014, and the second was just over two months ago (Sept. 8).
DOWN THE ROAD...
• The BGSU-Michigan survivor will advance to the second round of the NCAA Championships, and will face either Texas Tech or Pepperdine next weekend.Â
Â
# B G S U Â W O M E N ' S Â S O C C E R #
Â
Â
Players Mentioned
F/D
/ Women's Soccer
GK
/ Women's Soccer
F
/ Women's Soccer
D
/ Women's Soccer
M
/ Women's Soccer
D
/ Women's Soccer
M
/ Women's Soccer
M
/ Women's Soccer
D
/ Women's Soccer
F
/ Women's Soccer
M
/ Women's Soccer
F
/ Women's Soccer
F/D
/ Women's SoccerChris Fox Post-Match Interview (Oct. 12, 2025)
Sunday, October 12
Off The Pitch: Emma Stransky (Oct. 10, 2025)
Saturday, October 11
Chris Fox Post-Match Interview (Oct. 5, 2025)
Sunday, October 05
Off The Pitch: Lizzie Bultynck (Oct. 3, 2025)
Saturday, October 04