BGSU Athletics Making History In 2018-19
April 12, 2019 | General, Falcon Club, Student-Athlete Services
Bowling Green, Ohio – With 12 of Bowling Green's 18 NCAA Division I varsity teams having completed their 2018-19 competitive seasons, the BGSU Athletics Department heads into the spring campaign on a historic pace. BGSU baseball, softball, tennis, men's golf, women's golf and outdoor track & field will look to close out the academic year in strong fashion.
"Success in college athletics takes an investment from every member of our community, from the leadership in our University, to our staff, to Falcon Club members and season ticket holders, to coaches, and most importantly, student-athletes," BGSU Director of Athletics Bob Moosbrugger said. "The positive trajectory of our department should be a source of pride for each of those groups and many others as well. We still have a long way to go, but the effort and support is beginning to pay dividends. We will continue to search for ways to support the mission of Bowling Green State University by excelling in every area."
Help Make A Difference:
JOIN FALCON CLUB TODAY
REESE AND JACOBY STANDINGS
The Reese and Jacoby standings are the Mid-American Conference's version of an all-sports standings. For each sport, teams are ranked from top to bottom of the regular season standings (or MAC Championship results for men's and women's cross country, men's and women's golf, swim/dive, indoor and outdoor track & field).
Through the winter season, BGSU has already accumulated 80.5 Reese and Jacoby points. Prior to this year, the department's most Reese and Jacoby points in the past decade through the winter season was 75. The 2013-14 season saw BGSU accumulate 109.5 total Reese and Jacoby points for the year after garnering 75 through the winter.
Women's soccer gained the most points in the department this year, with 13 for a first place regular season finish, while volleyball added 12.5 (sharing a MAC regular season title). Men's cross country scored 11.5 points, while men's basketball had 10.5 and men's soccer had 10.
TOTAL WINS
Through April 7, BGSU Athletics has an overall win/loss record of 419-317-14 (.568). In the past six years, the department's best record came in 2013-14 when the department went 434-397-17 (.522). Two programs this year have won more than 70 percent of their competitions in men's cross country (.771) and women's soccer (.705). Hockey (.688), men's basketball (.647), volleyball (.633), women's golf (.627), and swim/dive (.615) are all above .600.
In conference action, the department has a win/loss record of 140-109-7 (.561). In the past six years, the best league record for the Falcons was in 2013-14 at 136-163-9 (.456). Women's soccer had an incredible .909 league win percentage in the fall, while men's cross country (.826) and volleyball (.813) were both remarkable as well. Women's golf is currently posting a .738 win percentage against MAC foes, while men's basketball (.667), hockey (.643), and men's soccer (.600) were all at .600 or better.
CHAMPIONSHIPS
BGSU has won numerous championships and made national tournament appearances so far in 2018-19. The year started with BGSU women's soccer winning both the MAC regular season and tournament championship, advancing to the NCAA Tournament. Following on the heels, BGSU volleyball earned a MAC regular season championship as well in the fall and competed in the 2018 NIVC Tournament.
As a team, BGSU Hockey qualified for the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 29 years, making it as an at-large bid after a WCHA Tournament runner-up finish.
Individually, the Falcons have had numerous individual championships. Redshirt senior Aliyah Gustafson won MAC titles during the indoor track & field season in both the shot put and the weight throw, qualifying for the NCAA Championships and earning first team All-American honors with a seventh place finish.
Talisa Lemke won a pair of MAC Diving Championships, doing so at both 1 meter and 3 meter heights. Freshman Daisy Platts added a title in the 200 backstroke. Jovannah East was the co-champion on balance beam at the MAC Gymnastics Championships. Listed below are BGSU's 2018-19 MAC Champions:
BIG WINS
Bowling Green has won 13 match-ups with teams from "Power Five" athletic departments throughout the year. Those wins are:
ACADEMIC SUCCESS
While BGSU's teams have excelled in competition in 2018-19, the student-athletes have also thrived in the classroom. Following the fall of 2018, BGSU's student-athletes posted the highest recorded cumulative GPA on record with a 3.284. A total of 69 percent on BGSU's 420 student-athletes hold a 3.0 cumulative grade point average or better and 40 percent have a 3.5 GPA or higher. Fifty-one Falcons have a cumulative 4.0 GPA and 86 had a 4.0 fall semester.
COMMUNITY SERVICE
BGSU's student-athletes have combined for 3,230 hours of community service in 2018-19, with the gymnastics team leading the way with 656 hours, followed by football (464 hours), track & field (437 hours), women's cross country (324 hours) and swim/dive (264 hours). BGSU has invested time into many initiatives, including (but not limited to) Special Olympics, Breakfast Buddies at local elementary schools, Feed My Starving Children, Falcons Fighting Hunger and Christmas with the Falcons.
"Success in college athletics takes an investment from every member of our community, from the leadership in our University, to our staff, to Falcon Club members and season ticket holders, to coaches, and most importantly, student-athletes," BGSU Director of Athletics Bob Moosbrugger said. "The positive trajectory of our department should be a source of pride for each of those groups and many others as well. We still have a long way to go, but the effort and support is beginning to pay dividends. We will continue to search for ways to support the mission of Bowling Green State University by excelling in every area."
Help Make A Difference:
JOIN FALCON CLUB TODAY
REESE AND JACOBY STANDINGSThe Reese and Jacoby standings are the Mid-American Conference's version of an all-sports standings. For each sport, teams are ranked from top to bottom of the regular season standings (or MAC Championship results for men's and women's cross country, men's and women's golf, swim/dive, indoor and outdoor track & field).
Through the winter season, BGSU has already accumulated 80.5 Reese and Jacoby points. Prior to this year, the department's most Reese and Jacoby points in the past decade through the winter season was 75. The 2013-14 season saw BGSU accumulate 109.5 total Reese and Jacoby points for the year after garnering 75 through the winter.
Women's soccer gained the most points in the department this year, with 13 for a first place regular season finish, while volleyball added 12.5 (sharing a MAC regular season title). Men's cross country scored 11.5 points, while men's basketball had 10.5 and men's soccer had 10.
TOTAL WINS
Through April 7, BGSU Athletics has an overall win/loss record of 419-317-14 (.568). In the past six years, the department's best record came in 2013-14 when the department went 434-397-17 (.522). Two programs this year have won more than 70 percent of their competitions in men's cross country (.771) and women's soccer (.705). Hockey (.688), men's basketball (.647), volleyball (.633), women's golf (.627), and swim/dive (.615) are all above .600.
In conference action, the department has a win/loss record of 140-109-7 (.561). In the past six years, the best league record for the Falcons was in 2013-14 at 136-163-9 (.456). Women's soccer had an incredible .909 league win percentage in the fall, while men's cross country (.826) and volleyball (.813) were both remarkable as well. Women's golf is currently posting a .738 win percentage against MAC foes, while men's basketball (.667), hockey (.643), and men's soccer (.600) were all at .600 or better.
CHAMPIONSHIPS
BGSU has won numerous championships and made national tournament appearances so far in 2018-19. The year started with BGSU women's soccer winning both the MAC regular season and tournament championship, advancing to the NCAA Tournament. Following on the heels, BGSU volleyball earned a MAC regular season championship as well in the fall and competed in the 2018 NIVC Tournament.
As a team, BGSU Hockey qualified for the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 29 years, making it as an at-large bid after a WCHA Tournament runner-up finish.
Individually, the Falcons have had numerous individual championships. Redshirt senior Aliyah Gustafson won MAC titles during the indoor track & field season in both the shot put and the weight throw, qualifying for the NCAA Championships and earning first team All-American honors with a seventh place finish.
Talisa Lemke won a pair of MAC Diving Championships, doing so at both 1 meter and 3 meter heights. Freshman Daisy Platts added a title in the 200 backstroke. Jovannah East was the co-champion on balance beam at the MAC Gymnastics Championships. Listed below are BGSU's 2018-19 MAC Champions:
- Volleyball – MAC Regular Season Champions
- Women's Soccer – MAC Regular Season Champions
- Women's Soccer - MAC Tournament Champions
- Aliyah Gustafson – Indoor Track & Field Shot Put Champion
- Aliyah Gustafson – Indoor Track & Field Weight Throw Champion
- Talisa Lemke – Swim/Dive 1-Meter Diving Champion
- Talisa Lemke – Swim/Dive 3-Meter Diving Champion
- Daisy Platts – Swim/Dive 200 Backstroke Champion
- Jovannah East – Gymnastics Balance Beam Champion
BIG WINSBowling Green has won 13 match-ups with teams from "Power Five" athletic departments throughout the year. Those wins are:
- 9/29/18 – Men's Cross Country over Vanderbilt, Louisville Cross Country Classic
- 9/29/18 – Men's Cross Country over Mississippi State, Louisville Cross Country Classic
- 9/29/18 – Men's Cross Country over Auburn, Louisville Cross Country Classic
- 10/9/18 – Men's Golf over Boston College, THP Mountaineer Invitational
- 10/12/18 – Women's Cross Country over Indiana, Bradley Pink Classic
- 10/12/18 – Women's Cross Country over Nebraska, Bradley Pink Classic
- 10/12/18 – Women's Cross Country over Missouri, Bradley Pink Classic
- 10/12/18 – Men's Cross Country over Kansas State, Bradley Pink Classic
- 10/12/18 – Men's Cross Country over Nebraska, Bradley Pink Classic
- 10/12/18 – Men's Cross Country over Missouri, Bradley Pink Classic
- 10/26/18 – Hockey defeats Ohio State 8-2
- 11/9/18 – Men's Cross Country over Ohio State, NCAA Regionals
- 11/9/18 – Swim/Dive defeats Michigan State 179-121
ACADEMIC SUCCESS
While BGSU's teams have excelled in competition in 2018-19, the student-athletes have also thrived in the classroom. Following the fall of 2018, BGSU's student-athletes posted the highest recorded cumulative GPA on record with a 3.284. A total of 69 percent on BGSU's 420 student-athletes hold a 3.0 cumulative grade point average or better and 40 percent have a 3.5 GPA or higher. Fifty-one Falcons have a cumulative 4.0 GPA and 86 had a 4.0 fall semester.
COMMUNITY SERVICE
BGSU's student-athletes have combined for 3,230 hours of community service in 2018-19, with the gymnastics team leading the way with 656 hours, followed by football (464 hours), track & field (437 hours), women's cross country (324 hours) and swim/dive (264 hours). BGSU has invested time into many initiatives, including (but not limited to) Special Olympics, Breakfast Buddies at local elementary schools, Feed My Starving Children, Falcons Fighting Hunger and Christmas with the Falcons.
Emme Butera Post-Match Interview (Sept. 14, 2025)
Monday, September 15
Chris Fox Post-Match Interview (Sept. 14, 2025)
Monday, September 15
Emma Stransky Post-Match Interview (Sept. 14, 2025)
Monday, September 15
BG Football Postgame 9.13 vs Liberty
Sunday, September 14