.png&type=webp)
Thursday, October 14
Bowling Green, OH
7:00 PM
Bowling Green State University
6-5-3, 5-1-1
3
vs
0
Eastern Michigan
2-10-2, 1-5-1
1
2
F
Eastern Mich.
0
0
0
Bowling Green
1
2
3
Photo by: Mallory Hiser, BGSU Athletics
Falcons Ground Eagles, 3-0
October 14, 2021 | Women's Soccer
Box ScoreBGSU-EMU StatsBGSU-EMU HighlightsN.Cox Post-Match InterviewM.Dean Post-Match InterviewBGSU Women's Soccer on TwitterBGSU Women's Soccer Media GuideGive to the Falcon ClubGet your Nike Sideline Gear
BGSU outshoots EMU by a 33-6 count en route to fourth-straight win
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – The Bowling Green State University women's soccer team controlled Thursday evening's (Oct. 14) match from start to finish, posting a 3-0 victory over Eastern Michigan University in Mid-American Conference action at Cochrane Stadium.
Madi Wolfbauer, Nikki Cox and Lynsey Spotts scored for the Falcons (6-5-3, 5-1-1 MAC), who enjoyed a 33-6 advantage in shots. BGSU had 15 shots on goal on the night, compared to just two for the Eagles (2-10-2, 1-5-1 MAC).
Lili Berg made two saves in goal as the BGSU defense recorded a shutout for the fourth time in seven MAC matches.
BGSU has won four-straight matches, with Wolfbauer having scored at least one goal in all four contests. Cox had a three-point night, assisting on Wolfbauer's goal before scoring herself.
Chelsea Abbotts had 12 saves, including several acrobatic stops, on the night for the visitors.
Through Thursday's matches, BGSU is tied for second place with Kent State in the MAC standings. Both the Falcons and Golden Flashes have 16 points, trailing league-leading Ohio by a single point.
NOTE OF THE NIGHT
• BGSU's total of 33 shot attempts was the Falcons' highest in nearly two years. BG also had 33 shots vs. Miami on Oct. 18, 2019.
• The Falcons have not had more than 33 shots in a game in over three years, since the Brown and Orange peppered Youngstown State for 40 shots on Sept. 16, 2018.
• BG's total of 15 shots on goal on Thursday night was the team's highest since firing 19 SOG in that same YSU match in September of '18.
FALCONS REACT
"We're starting to get to the point where we're all working very well together. We're finding passes and moving off each other really well. There's another level that we can get to, but today was a very good showing for us, and we're going to look to continue to get better game after game." – Nikki Cox
"I feel like we are getting better and better every game. We did a great job of connecting passes, and I think we are still building." – Maya Dean
HOW IT HAPPENED
• The chances came early and often for the Falcons. With two minutes gone, a Mackenzie Reuber diagonal ball sailed toward the far corner of the goal, and EMU goalkeeper Chelsea Abbotts was forced to swat the ball away for a corner kick. Just over a minute later, Nikki Cox got her head on an EMU goal kick, and Ruby Linton raced behind the defense and got a shot off, but Abbotts was able to make the point-blank save.
• Abbotts was busy all night long. With 14 minutes gone, she tipped a Katie Cox header over the bar after another Reuber cross, then saved an Isabelle Gilmore shot in traffic after the ensuing corner kick.
• Only a few minutes later, Madi Wolfbauer took a nifty pass from Kennedy White and fired a shot that was deflected just wide of the right post. Wolfbauer's one-time off of a Linton cross was off the mark several minutes later. But, she would make no mistake in the 28th minute.
• GOAL | Wolfbauer and Nikki Cox worked a combination play after Gilmore stole an attempted clearance by an Eagle defender. Gilmore headed the ball into space, and Wolfbauer, who had pressured the EMU player into the errant pass, came back and picked up the ball just outside the 18-yard box. She slid a pass to Cox on her left, cut past a defender, took a return pass and fired. She hard shot from near the penalty spot hit the netting just under the crossbar, and the Falcons had the lead for good.
• BG had several more chances to increase the lead before the half, but could not do so. After some nifty work by Madison Alberty on the left side of the field, she served a ball into the box. It sailed just over the leaping Nikki Cox and bounced toward the far post. White got her head on it, but the shot went just over the bar.
• Two minutes later, Nikki Cox took a Wolfbauer pass and just missed finding the left side of the net. Only 90 seconds after that, Alberty drilled a shot off of the crossbar, and Maya Dean's shot off of the rebound sailed over the goal.
• With 90 seconds left in the half, Emilie Gardner ran onto a Wolfbauer pass  near midfield and made a long run. She slid the ball to Nikki Cox, who hit a hard shot from the top of the 18 that forced Abbotts into an acrobatic diving save.
• GOAL | Eight minutes into the second half, BGSU doubled the lead. Dean stole an errant pass in the Eagles' defensive third of the field, took the ball down the left side and hit a cross into the box. Nikki Cox ran onto the ball, and her header from 12 yards out found the lower-right-hand corner of the goal.
• Katie Cox nearly added to the BG lead moments later, with a nifty move in the box and a quick shot after an Audrey Shea free kick. But, Abbotts made a diving stop to deny Cox.
• With 17 minutes to go, Lacee Bethea blew past an EMU player on the right side of the field and saved the ball from going over the end line. With a lunging effort, Bethea found Katie Cox with a pass, and Cox hit a quick shot from the six-yard line on the right side. But, Abbotts had come off of her line to cut down the angle, and was able to block the shot.
• Just over a minute later, a turnover near midfield gave the ball to EMU's Sophia D'Ambra, who quickly slid a pass forward to Sam Lenahan. Lenahan was behind the defense, and beat BGSU goalkeeper Lili Berg to the ball by a split second near the top of the box. But, Berg blocked Lenahan's shot, and Zoe Hudson cleared the ball away.
• GOAL | The Falcons closed the scoring with just under eight minutes to go. With the Eagles pressing forward, Katie Cox stole the ball near the midfield stripe and quickly played the ball ahead to Lynsey Spotts. Spotts took the ball all the way into the penalty area, forced Abbotts to commit and put a shot past the 'keeper and into the far side of the net.
STATS, NOTES & NUMBERS
• The Falcons had season-high totals in total shots and shots on goal. BGSU enjoyed advantages of 33-6 in shots, 15-2 in SOG and 8-1 in corner kicks.
• The teams combined for just 14 fouls on the night, with EMU whistled for eight and BG six.
• Madi Wolfbauer now has team-leading totals of nine goals and 19 points. She has four of BGSU's six game-winning goals on the season.
• Wolfbauer now has 14 goals and 29 points in 22 career matches as a Falcon.
• And, Wolfbauer has totals of eight goals and 17 points in just 11 career contests at Cochrane Stadium.
• With three points on Thursday night, Nikki Cox now has career totals of 21 goals, 17 assists and 59 points in 66 games as a Falcon. she has moved into a tie for fifth place in BGSU history in career goals.
• Cox is now tied for eighth in BG annals in career assists, and she has moved into eighth place on the school's career points list.
• Lynsey Spotts scored her first goal of the season and the fourth of her career on Thursday night. All four goals have come against MAC opponents. Spotts now has 12 career points.
• Katie Cox picked up an assist on the Spotts goal. Cox now has three assists this season and four in her Falcon career.
• Maya Dean recorded her first assist of the year and the second of her young Falcon career on Thursday night.
• Four Falcons had at least four shot attempts in the win. Wolfbauer and Ruby Linton fired six shots apiece, while Nikki Cox had five and Katie Cox four. Both of the Cox sisters, along with Linton, had three shots on goal.
• Lili Berg made two saves en route to her fourth complete-match shutout of the season. In 22 career starts at BG, she has kept eight clean sheets and combined on three other shutouts.
• A total of 21 different players saw action for the Falcons on Thursday night.
• BGSU now has an overall record of 53-24-11 since the start of the 2017 season. The Falcons are 36-8-2 in MAC regular-season matches and 43-9-4 in all games vs. conference foes in that time.
• And, since the beginning of the 2018 campaign, the Falcons are now 40-17-10 overall, 30-4-1 in MAC regular-season action and 35-4-3 in all games vs. league opposition.
• BGSU is now 48-1-1 when scoring at least two goals in a match since the start of the 2017 season.
• In home games, BGSU is 32-6-5 since the start of the 2017 season. The Falcons are 25-3-3 against MAC teams at Cochrane Stadium in that time.
• In those 31 contests vs. conference competition at Cochrane, BGSU has outscored the opposition, 66-22.
AROUND THE MAC
Thursday's Results
at Bowling Green 3, Eastern Michigan 0
Ohio 0, at Ball State 0 (2-OT)
Kent State 3, at Miami 2 (OT)
at Toledo 1, Central Michigan 0
at Buffalo 4, Western Michigan 3
Northern Illinois 0, at Akron 0 (2-OT)
MAC STANDINGS
School (Overall)Â Â Â Â Â Â MACÂ Â Pts.
 1. Ohio (9-3-2)      5-0-2  17
 2. Bowling Green (6-5-3) 5-1-1  16
   Kent State (9-4-1)   5-1-1  16
 4. Buffalo (10-3-1)    4-2-1  13
 5. Central Mich. (7-6-0) 4-3-0  12
   Miami (7-5-3)     4-3-0  12
   Toledo (9-4-2)     4-3-0  12
 8. Ball State (4-7-2)   2-3-2   8
 9. Eastern Mich. (2-10-2) 1-5-1   4
   Northern Ill. (4-10-1) 1-5-1   4
   Akron (3-11-1)      1-5-1   4
12. Western Mich. (3-11-0) 1-6-0   3
UP NEXT
• The Falcons travel to Mount Pleasant for a matchup with Central Michigan on Sunday (Oct. 17). That contest is scheduled to begin at 1:00 p.m.
• The remainder of the regular-season schedule consists of home games vs. Buffalo (Oct. 21) and Toledo (Oct. 28) and a trip to Akron (Oct. 24).
FOLLOW THE FALCONS
• For more information on the women's soccer program, follow the Falcons on Twitter (@BGAthletics and @BGSUWSoccer), Instagram (bgsuwsoccer) and Facebook (bgsuwsoccer) as well as on the web right here at BGSUFalcons.com.
Â
Madi Wolfbauer, Nikki Cox and Lynsey Spotts scored for the Falcons (6-5-3, 5-1-1 MAC), who enjoyed a 33-6 advantage in shots. BGSU had 15 shots on goal on the night, compared to just two for the Eagles (2-10-2, 1-5-1 MAC).
Lili Berg made two saves in goal as the BGSU defense recorded a shutout for the fourth time in seven MAC matches.
BGSU has won four-straight matches, with Wolfbauer having scored at least one goal in all four contests. Cox had a three-point night, assisting on Wolfbauer's goal before scoring herself.
Chelsea Abbotts had 12 saves, including several acrobatic stops, on the night for the visitors.
Through Thursday's matches, BGSU is tied for second place with Kent State in the MAC standings. Both the Falcons and Golden Flashes have 16 points, trailing league-leading Ohio by a single point.
NOTE OF THE NIGHT
• BGSU's total of 33 shot attempts was the Falcons' highest in nearly two years. BG also had 33 shots vs. Miami on Oct. 18, 2019.
• The Falcons have not had more than 33 shots in a game in over three years, since the Brown and Orange peppered Youngstown State for 40 shots on Sept. 16, 2018.
• BG's total of 15 shots on goal on Thursday night was the team's highest since firing 19 SOG in that same YSU match in September of '18.
FALCONS REACT
"We're starting to get to the point where we're all working very well together. We're finding passes and moving off each other really well. There's another level that we can get to, but today was a very good showing for us, and we're going to look to continue to get better game after game." – Nikki Cox
"I feel like we are getting better and better every game. We did a great job of connecting passes, and I think we are still building." – Maya Dean
HOW IT HAPPENED
• The chances came early and often for the Falcons. With two minutes gone, a Mackenzie Reuber diagonal ball sailed toward the far corner of the goal, and EMU goalkeeper Chelsea Abbotts was forced to swat the ball away for a corner kick. Just over a minute later, Nikki Cox got her head on an EMU goal kick, and Ruby Linton raced behind the defense and got a shot off, but Abbotts was able to make the point-blank save.
• Abbotts was busy all night long. With 14 minutes gone, she tipped a Katie Cox header over the bar after another Reuber cross, then saved an Isabelle Gilmore shot in traffic after the ensuing corner kick.
• Only a few minutes later, Madi Wolfbauer took a nifty pass from Kennedy White and fired a shot that was deflected just wide of the right post. Wolfbauer's one-time off of a Linton cross was off the mark several minutes later. But, she would make no mistake in the 28th minute.
• GOAL | Wolfbauer and Nikki Cox worked a combination play after Gilmore stole an attempted clearance by an Eagle defender. Gilmore headed the ball into space, and Wolfbauer, who had pressured the EMU player into the errant pass, came back and picked up the ball just outside the 18-yard box. She slid a pass to Cox on her left, cut past a defender, took a return pass and fired. She hard shot from near the penalty spot hit the netting just under the crossbar, and the Falcons had the lead for good.
• BG had several more chances to increase the lead before the half, but could not do so. After some nifty work by Madison Alberty on the left side of the field, she served a ball into the box. It sailed just over the leaping Nikki Cox and bounced toward the far post. White got her head on it, but the shot went just over the bar.
• Two minutes later, Nikki Cox took a Wolfbauer pass and just missed finding the left side of the net. Only 90 seconds after that, Alberty drilled a shot off of the crossbar, and Maya Dean's shot off of the rebound sailed over the goal.
• With 90 seconds left in the half, Emilie Gardner ran onto a Wolfbauer pass  near midfield and made a long run. She slid the ball to Nikki Cox, who hit a hard shot from the top of the 18 that forced Abbotts into an acrobatic diving save.
• GOAL | Eight minutes into the second half, BGSU doubled the lead. Dean stole an errant pass in the Eagles' defensive third of the field, took the ball down the left side and hit a cross into the box. Nikki Cox ran onto the ball, and her header from 12 yards out found the lower-right-hand corner of the goal.
• Katie Cox nearly added to the BG lead moments later, with a nifty move in the box and a quick shot after an Audrey Shea free kick. But, Abbotts made a diving stop to deny Cox.
• With 17 minutes to go, Lacee Bethea blew past an EMU player on the right side of the field and saved the ball from going over the end line. With a lunging effort, Bethea found Katie Cox with a pass, and Cox hit a quick shot from the six-yard line on the right side. But, Abbotts had come off of her line to cut down the angle, and was able to block the shot.
• Just over a minute later, a turnover near midfield gave the ball to EMU's Sophia D'Ambra, who quickly slid a pass forward to Sam Lenahan. Lenahan was behind the defense, and beat BGSU goalkeeper Lili Berg to the ball by a split second near the top of the box. But, Berg blocked Lenahan's shot, and Zoe Hudson cleared the ball away.
• GOAL | The Falcons closed the scoring with just under eight minutes to go. With the Eagles pressing forward, Katie Cox stole the ball near the midfield stripe and quickly played the ball ahead to Lynsey Spotts. Spotts took the ball all the way into the penalty area, forced Abbotts to commit and put a shot past the 'keeper and into the far side of the net.
STATS, NOTES & NUMBERS
• The Falcons had season-high totals in total shots and shots on goal. BGSU enjoyed advantages of 33-6 in shots, 15-2 in SOG and 8-1 in corner kicks.
• The teams combined for just 14 fouls on the night, with EMU whistled for eight and BG six.
• Madi Wolfbauer now has team-leading totals of nine goals and 19 points. She has four of BGSU's six game-winning goals on the season.
• Wolfbauer now has 14 goals and 29 points in 22 career matches as a Falcon.
• And, Wolfbauer has totals of eight goals and 17 points in just 11 career contests at Cochrane Stadium.
• With three points on Thursday night, Nikki Cox now has career totals of 21 goals, 17 assists and 59 points in 66 games as a Falcon. she has moved into a tie for fifth place in BGSU history in career goals.
• Cox is now tied for eighth in BG annals in career assists, and she has moved into eighth place on the school's career points list.
• Lynsey Spotts scored her first goal of the season and the fourth of her career on Thursday night. All four goals have come against MAC opponents. Spotts now has 12 career points.
• Katie Cox picked up an assist on the Spotts goal. Cox now has three assists this season and four in her Falcon career.
• Maya Dean recorded her first assist of the year and the second of her young Falcon career on Thursday night.
• Four Falcons had at least four shot attempts in the win. Wolfbauer and Ruby Linton fired six shots apiece, while Nikki Cox had five and Katie Cox four. Both of the Cox sisters, along with Linton, had three shots on goal.
• Lili Berg made two saves en route to her fourth complete-match shutout of the season. In 22 career starts at BG, she has kept eight clean sheets and combined on three other shutouts.
• A total of 21 different players saw action for the Falcons on Thursday night.
• BGSU now has an overall record of 53-24-11 since the start of the 2017 season. The Falcons are 36-8-2 in MAC regular-season matches and 43-9-4 in all games vs. conference foes in that time.
• And, since the beginning of the 2018 campaign, the Falcons are now 40-17-10 overall, 30-4-1 in MAC regular-season action and 35-4-3 in all games vs. league opposition.
• BGSU is now 48-1-1 when scoring at least two goals in a match since the start of the 2017 season.
• In home games, BGSU is 32-6-5 since the start of the 2017 season. The Falcons are 25-3-3 against MAC teams at Cochrane Stadium in that time.
• In those 31 contests vs. conference competition at Cochrane, BGSU has outscored the opposition, 66-22.
AROUND THE MAC
Thursday's Results
at Bowling Green 3, Eastern Michigan 0
Ohio 0, at Ball State 0 (2-OT)
Kent State 3, at Miami 2 (OT)
at Toledo 1, Central Michigan 0
at Buffalo 4, Western Michigan 3
Northern Illinois 0, at Akron 0 (2-OT)
MAC STANDINGS
School (Overall)Â Â Â Â Â Â MACÂ Â Pts.
 1. Ohio (9-3-2)      5-0-2  17
 2. Bowling Green (6-5-3) 5-1-1  16
   Kent State (9-4-1)   5-1-1  16
 4. Buffalo (10-3-1)    4-2-1  13
 5. Central Mich. (7-6-0) 4-3-0  12
   Miami (7-5-3)     4-3-0  12
   Toledo (9-4-2)     4-3-0  12
 8. Ball State (4-7-2)   2-3-2   8
 9. Eastern Mich. (2-10-2) 1-5-1   4
   Northern Ill. (4-10-1) 1-5-1   4
   Akron (3-11-1)      1-5-1   4
12. Western Mich. (3-11-0) 1-6-0   3
UP NEXT
• The Falcons travel to Mount Pleasant for a matchup with Central Michigan on Sunday (Oct. 17). That contest is scheduled to begin at 1:00 p.m.
• The remainder of the regular-season schedule consists of home games vs. Buffalo (Oct. 21) and Toledo (Oct. 28) and a trip to Akron (Oct. 24).
FOLLOW THE FALCONS
• For more information on the women's soccer program, follow the Falcons on Twitter (@BGAthletics and @BGSUWSoccer), Instagram (bgsuwsoccer) and Facebook (bgsuwsoccer) as well as on the web right here at BGSUFalcons.com.
Â
Team Stats
EMU
BGSU
Goals
0
3
Shots
6
33
Shots on Goal
2
15
Saves
12
2
Corners
1
8
Fouls
8
6
Scoring Plays
Madi Wolfbauer (9)
Assisted By: Nikki Cox
GOAL by BGSU Wolfbauer, Madi Assist by Cox, Nikki.
27:42
Nikki Cox (3)
Assisted By: Maya Dean
GOAL by BGSU Cox, Nikki Assist by Dean, Maya.
53:12
Lynsey Spotts (1)
Assisted By: Katie Cox
GOAL by BGSU Spotts, Lynsey Assist by Cox, Katie.
82:08
Game Leaders
Players
Shots
6
SOG
2
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Players Mentioned
F
/ Women's Soccer
F
/ Women's Soccer
D
/ Women's Soccer
M
/ Women's Soccer
M
/ Women's Soccer
M
/ Women's Soccer
D
/ Women's SoccerF
/ Women's Soccer
F
/ Women's SoccerF
/ Women's SoccerChris Fox Post-Match Interview (Sept. 7, 2025)
Sunday, September 07
Taylor Green Post-Match Interview (Sept. 7, 2025)
Sunday, September 07
Emma Stransky Post-Match Interview (Sept. 7, 2025)
Sunday, September 07
Off The Pitch: Chris Fox (Sept. 5, 2025)
Saturday, September 06