Falcons Put 4-0 Record on the Line at Purdue

Sunday, December 13

West Lafayette, Ind.

2:00 PM

Bowling Green State University

Purdue

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Fort Wayne native Madisen Parker & the Falcons face Purdue Sunday afternoon

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December 12, 2020 | Women's Basketball

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BGSU battles Boilers on Sunday in West Lafayette

By: by Mike Cihon, BGSU Athletics

BGSU at PURDUE
Sun., December 13, 2020 • 2:00 p.m.
Mackey Arena • West Lafayette, Ind.

TELEVISION / VIDEO: Big Ten Network+
AUDIO: Bowling Green Radio Sports Organization (BGRSO)
LIVE STATS: PurdueStats.com | TWITTER: @BGSUwbb
All audio, stats & video links can be found right here at BGSUFalcons.com on game day

SETTING THE SCENE
• The Bowling Green State University women's basketball team hits the road for the next two games, beginning Sunday afternoon (Dec. 13). Head coach Robyn Fralick and the Falcons travel to West Lafayette, Ind., to face Purdue University, with tipoff scheduled for 2:00 p.m. at Mackey Arena.

• BGSU is coming off of a 71-64 win over Eastern Michigan on Friday night (Dec. 11). Freshman Lexi Fleming and senior Angela Perry combined for 40 points, while senior Madisen Parker scored eight of her 12 points in the fourth quarter.

• The Falcons have begun the season with four wins for the first time in seven years, and the seventh time in the history of the program.

• Following the Purdue game, BGSU closes the December schedule with games at Morehead State next Saturday (Dec. 19) and at home vs. Miami (Dec. 22).

FOLLOW THE FALCONS
• Due to the COVID-19 global pandemic, BGSU will unfortunately not have any public attendance for women's basketball games in the 2020-21 season. However, there are multiple ways to follow the Falcons this winter...

• TV/VIDEO: All of BGSU's home games, as well as many road contests, will be streamed via ESPN3 or ESPN+ (NOTE: The Purdue game will be on BTN+).
• RADIO/AUDIO: All BGSU home games and a few road games will have an audio stream thanks to the efforts of the Bowling Green Radio Sports Organization (BGRSO).
• LIVE STATS: Live stats will be available for all BGSU games in 2020-21.
• TWITTER: In-game updates, along with key graphics and information, can be found on the BGSU women's basketball twitter account, @BGSUwbb.

Links to any and all ways to follow the Falcons will be available on the schedule page at BGSUFalcons.com on game day.

FOUR AND WHOA! BG OFF TO A 4-0 START
• Bowling Green improved to 4-0 on the season with Friday's 71-64 win over Eastern Michigan. This marks just the seventh time in school history, and the first time since 2013-14, that the Falcons have begun the season with four-straight wins.

• Additionally, the Falcons have won the MAC opener for the first time in five seasons, since the 2015-16 club picked up a 64-58 win at Miami in the league lidlifter.
BGSU RECORD BOOK – BEST STARTS TO A SEASON
Wins  Season(s)
8 2005-06
6 1974-75, 1988-89, 2007-08
5 1991-92
4 2013-14, 2020-21
3 1997-98, 2017-18, 2019-20

FOURTH-QUARTER SUCCESS
• It's no secret that, while the Falcons were in a lot of nail-biters in the fourth quarter last season, BGSU struggled to close out those games. BG has been getting the job done in that department in the early portion of the 2020-21 season.

• BGSU led Valparaiso by one point after three quarters in the season opener, but the Falcons began the fourth period on a 13-0 run en route to a 70-60 win.

• The Falcons built a double-digit lead early in the second half at Northern Kentucky, and removed any doubt about the outcome by ending the third quarter on a 9-0 run, then scoring nine-straight points early in the fourth period to cap an 18-2 surge that gave the Orange and Brown a 59-32 lead.

• Milwaukee took a five-point lead, the Panthers' largest of the game, with just 2:08 left in last Sunday's matchup at the Stroh. But, the Falcons proceeded to go on a game-ending 7-0 run to capture a 64-62 win.

• And, on Friday, BGSU and EMU were tied after three quarters. But, after spotting the Eagles the first basket of the fourth, the Falcons scored the next seven points and built a nine-point lead with 1:48 to go, eventually winning by seven.

A QUICK LOOK AT THE BOILERMAKERS
• Purdue is 2-1 on the young season, with all three games taking place at Mackey Arena. The Boilermakers posted double-digit wins over North Alabama and Buffalo, but dropped a 52-47 decision to Valparaiso in between. Most recently, Purdue topped UB, 82-70, on Wednesday (Dec. 9).

• Kayana Traylor has 16.7 points per game to pace three double-figure scorers, while Tamara Farquhar has 12.3 ppg and a team-leading 12.0 rebounds per contest. Brooke Moore has 11.3 ppg through three games.

• Head coach Sharon Versyp welcomed back 11 letterwinners, including three starters, from last year's club. The 2019-20 Boilermakers finished with an overall record of 18-14 and a Big Ten Conference mark of 8-10.

THE SERIES
• The Falcons trail Purdue, 7-3, in the all-time series, and the Boilers have captured the last five meetings. Last year's matchup was tied with seven minutes to go, and was a two-point game with just over five minutes left, before the hosts pulled out an 81-74 outcome at Mackey Arena (Dec. 21, 2019).

• BG's last win in the series came in November of 1991, a 75-72 triumph at venerable Anderson Arena. The Falcons are 2-2 in home games and 1-5 on the road vs. Purdue over the years.

DOWN THE ROAD
• Following the Purdue game, BGSU wraps up the December schedule with a road game vs. Morehead State (Dec. 19) and a home contest vs. Miami (Dec. 22).