Berg, BG Blank Ball State, 2-0

Thursday, October 7

Muncie, IN

4:00 PM

Bowling Green State University

4-5-3, 3-1-1

Ball State

4-6-1, 2-2-1

Bowling Green

Ball St.

Lili Berg made five saves en route to the shutout at Ball State

Photo by: Mallory Hiser, BGSU Athletics

October 07, 2021 | Women's Soccer

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Shea & Wolfbauer score as Falcons are victorious in rematch of 2020(-21) MAC Championship

By: by Mike Cihon, BGSU Strategic Communications

MUNCIE, Ind. – The Bowling Green State University women's soccer team scored in each half, posting an impressive 2-0 win at Ball State University on Thursday afternoon (Oct. 7). The Mid-American Conference match was held at Briner Sports Complex.

Audrey Shea and Madi Wolfbauer scored for the Falcons (4-5-3, 3-1-1 MAC), who have won four consecutive conference road matches dating to last season.

The Cardinals (4-6-1, 2-2-1 MAC) had a 15-8 lead in shots, but Lili Berg and the BGSU defense stood tall. Berg made five saves on the day, picking up her third shutout in five MAC matches this season to date.

The game was a rematch of the 2020(-21) MAC Championship match, won by the Orange and Brown at Cochrane Stadium in April.

Thursday's BGSU victory was the 150th win of BGSU coach Jimmy Walker's collegiate head-coaching career.

NOTE OF THE DAY – SUCCESS ON THE ROAD
• With Thursday's win, BGSU is now 18-5-1 in road matches vs. MAC opponents since the start of the 2017 season.
• The Falcons are 15-2-0 in conference road contests since the start of the 2018 campaign, having outscored the opponents, 46-10, in those 17 games.

FALCONS REACT
"I'm very pleased with our team today for a very professional performance. We executed our game plan really well, and we are very proud of the togetherness we showed in that performance!" – Jimmy Walker

With the win over Ball State, Head Coach Jimmy Walker has captured his 150th career wins!! Congratulations, Jimmy!! 🧡🔥 #AyZiggy pic.twitter.com/sLC0Q4O6d5
— BGSU Women's Soccer (@bgsuwsoc) October 7, 2021

HOW IT HAPPENED
• 3' | The Cardinals appeared to have a good scoring chance in the early going, but Audrey Shea stripped the ball away from a BSU forward in the penalty area before she could get a shot off.
• 15' | GOAL | The Falcons won a corner kick, as Kennedy White forced the Cards to put the ball over their own end line after a long ball forward by Shea. Jasmijn Dijsselhof took that corner kick and floated the ball toward the far post, where Shea headed it home.
• 21' | After a BSU turnover near the center line, Madi Wolfbauer blasted a shot from a long way away. The ball went just wide of the left post.
• 28' | Nikki Cox played a nifty through ball to White, who slid a right-side cross into the penalty area, but a BSU defender knocked it away just before Ruby Linton could get to it.
• 32' | White made a long run and hit a cross in the direction of Wolfbauer. Wolfbauer laid the ball off for Nikki Cox, but Cox's shot from just outside the 18-yard box was hit directly at Ball State goalkeeper Alex DeRuvo.
• 35' | As the clock ticked under the 10-minute mark, Emily Simmons made a long run for the hosts and hit a shot toward the right side of the net, but Lili Berg made a diving stop.
• 44' | A BSU corner kick was deflected toward the far post, where Simmons headed it back across. But, Berg grabbed the ball out of the air near the other goalpost.
• 47' | A giveaway led to a BG chance, as Linton received an errant pass and quickly slid the ball to Katie Cox. Cox turned and fired, but her shot whizzed just over the crossbar.
• 52' | Melissa Diceman hit a shot that was blocked by Rachel Muller. But, the shot caromed off of the crossbar, and Tatiana Mason's follow try was blocked out for a corner kick.
• 58' | A Dijsselhof free kick sailed toward the far post, where Linton's one-time shot went just wide.
• 59' | GOAL | Wolfbauer played a long ball forward to Linton on the left side of the field. Linton hit a cross that sailed over a BSU defender and through the six-yard box. White ran onto it on the far side of the goal, near the end line, and chipped the ball back into the path of the onrushing Wolfbauer. Wolfbauer leaned forward just slightly to head the ball into the right side of the net and double the BGSU lead.
• 61' | Linton was fouled just outside the penalty area on the left side, and a Nikki Cox free kick glanced off of the crossbar.
• 72' | Lacee Bethea raced past a would-be defender and found Wolfbauer with a pass. Wolfbauer quickly tapped the ball into the path of Nikki Cox for a shot, but that effort went just wide.
• 74' | The Cardinals fired several shots, trying to cut into their two-goal deficit. But, Berg made a save on one of those efforts over the next few minutes, and a pair of other shots were off the mark.
• 82' | A long cross/shot by Diceman was grabbed out of the air by a leaping Berg, and the Falcons would not allow another shot attempt.

STATS, NOTES & NUMBERS
• The Cardinals had advantages of 15-8 in total shots and 7-4 in shots on goal. Lili Berg made five saves en route to her third shutout in five MAC matches this season.
• Alex DeRuvo had two stops for the hosts.
• Madi Wolfbauer scored her team-leading sixth goal of the season. She also leads the Falcons in points, with 13.
• Audrey Shea's goal was her third of the season, and also was the third of her BGSU career. She scored for the second-straight game, as she also found the back of the net in Sunday's 3-2 win at Kent State.
• Shea's goal was the first game-winning goal of her career.
• Berg now has been a part of 10 shutouts in 20 career starts as a Falcon. She has seven clean sheets and has combined on three others.
• Since the start of the 2017 season, BGSU now has a record of 46-1-1 when scoring at least two goals in a match.
• The Falcons, as mentioned, are 15-2-0 in MAC road matches since the start of the 2018 season. BGSU has scored at least two goals in 14 of those 17 matches, and the Falcons have put at least three goals on the board in 10 of those 16 contests.
• BGSU now has an overall record of 51-24-11 since the start of the 2017 season. The Falcons are 34-8-2 in MAC regular-season matches and 41-9-4 in all games vs. conference foes in that time.
• And, since the beginning of the 2018 campaign, the Falcons are now 38-17-10 overall, 28-4-1 in MAC regular-season action and 33-4-3 in all games vs. league opposition.

AROUND THE MAC
Thursday's Results
Bowling Green 2, at Ball State 0
at Central Michigan 3, Akron 1
Buffalo 2, at Eastern Michigan 1
at Kent State 2, Northern Illinois 0
at Miami 3, Toledo 1
at Ohio 3, Western Michigan 1

MAC STANDINGS
School (Overall) MAC Pts.
1. Ohio (8-3-1) 4-0-1 13
2. Miami (7-3-3) 4-1-0 12
3. Bowling Green (4-5-3) 3-1-1 10
   Kent State (7-4-1) 3-1-1 10
   Buffalo (9-2-1) 3-1-1 10
6. Central Mich. (6-5-0) 3-2-0   9
7. Ball State (4-6-1) 2-2-1   7
8. Toledo (7-4-2) 2-3-0   6
9. Eastern Mich. (2-8-2) 1-3-1   4
10. Northern Ill. (4-9-0) 1-4-0   3
   Western Mich. (3-9-0) 1-4-0   3
12. Akron (2-11-0) 0-5-0   0

UP NEXT
• The Falcons return home for the next two contests, beginning with a Sunday afternoon (Oct. 10) matchup with Miami. First touch is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. on Senior Day / Alumnae Day at Cochrane Stadium.
• Then, the Orange and Brown will meet Eastern Michigan next Thursday (Oct. 14), with that match set to begin at 7:00 p.m. at Cochrane.

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.