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Falcons Host ETSU in 2021-22 Season Opener
November 10, 2021 | Women's Basketball
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• The Bowling Green State University women's basketball team begins the 2021-22 season with a pair of games this week. Head coach Robyn Fralick and the Falcons, the defending Mid-American Conference regular-season champions, welcome East Tennessee State University to town on Thursday (Nov. 11). BGSU will meet the Buccaneers in a 6:00 p.m. start at the Stroh Center.
• Then, on Sunday (Nov. 14), the Orange and Brown will face IUPUI in a 2:00 p.m. contest at the Stroh.
• Fralick, entering her fourth season at the helm of the Falcons, returns 10 players off of last year's roster.
• The Falcons, after going 10-21 overall and 3-15 in the MAC two years ago, were picked to finish 11th in the 12-team league in 2020-21, according to the preseason coaches' poll. BG proceeded to post a 14-4 MAC record to win the regular-season crown. Then, the Orange and Brown defeated Eastern Michigan and Buffalo in the MAC Tournament in Cleveland, before falling to Central Michigan in the championship game.
• BGSU advanced to the WNIT, and the Falcons finished with an overall record of 21-8. BG tied for the second-best turnaround in the nation, with an improvement of +12.0 games.
FOLLOW THE FALCONS
• There are multiple ways to keep up with the Falcons this season...
• TV/VIDEO: Both the ETSU and IUPUI contests will be available via ESPN3. All of BGSU's home games, as well as many road contests, will be streamed via ESPN3 or ESPN+.
• RADIO/AUDIO: All BGSU home games and selected road games will have an audio stream thanks to the Bowling Green Radio Sports Organization (BGRSO).
• LIVE STATS: Live stats are scheduled to be available for all BGSU games in 2021-22.
• 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.
• Everyone in attendance at BGSU home games is required to wear a mask which covers the nose and mouth throughout their entire time inside the Stroh Center, except when actively eating or drinking, regardless of vaccination status. This includes fans and media (including radio, TV and web-stream broadcasters).
• If spectators are unwilling to wear masks, they are encouraged not to attend games in person for the sake of their health and the health of others.
CAPTAINS
• Molly Dever, Lexi Fleming, Kadie Hempfling and Madisen Parker are the captains of the 2021-22 Falcons. "As we went through the process (of naming captains), it was clear that those four are really admired by their teammates," said Robyn Fralick. "I love that they are a very complementary group; they really bring different strengths. Together, they really have a good pulse on the team."
ABOUT THE FALCONS
• Have we mentioned that BGSU won 21 total games and the MAC regular-season title in 2020-21? We have? Well they did.
• A total of 10 letterwinners from that club, including all five starters, are on the roster in 2021-22. BG's top-five scorers are back from a year ago, including All-MAC performers Lexi Fleming and Kadie Hempfling. Fleming, a sophomore, was named the MAC Freshman of the Year after averaging a team-high 15.9 points per game, and she also was chosen to the All-MAC Second Team. Fleming's total of 67 steals was the highest by a freshman in BGSU history.
• Fleming recently suffered an injury, however, and will miss the 2021-22 season.
• Hempfling, a senior, earned all-league third-team honors a year ago after averaging 12.4 points and 5.9 rebounds per contest. She ranked among the top-three players on the team in scoring, rebounding and assists (3.0 apg), and led the Falcons in plus/minus ratio.
• Junior Elissa Brett rounds out BG's returning double-digit scorers. Brett averaged 12.0 ppg and led the Falcons in rebounding (6.7 rpg). She led the Orange and Brown in scoring at tournament time, averaging 13.8 ppg in BG's six tournament games (three MAC Tournament and three WNIT contests).
• Sophomore Nyla Hampton and fifth-year Falcon Madisen Parker scored 9.3 and 7.4 ppg, respectively, last season. Hampton joined Fleming on the MAC's All-Freshman Team, and also was chosen to the MAC All-Defensive Team. She was second on the Falcons in both assists (2.8) and steals (2.3) per game, and shot 63 percent from the field in BG's three WNIT games in Rockford.
• Parker, after leading the entire nation in three-point field-goal percentage two years ago, finished 11th in the country last season. She shot 45.0% from the arc, making a team-high 58 long-range attempts, and is fifth in BGSU history with a total of 201 career three-pointers made.
• Sophomore Kenzie Lewis was one of just two Falcons to start all 29 games last year, joining Hempfling in that category. Lewis averaged 4.9 ppg despite attempting fewer than three shots per contest, and led the team in assists (3.1 apg) while ranking second in both rebounds (6.1) and steals (2.0)
• Redshirt junior Molly Dever and sophomores Jasmine Clerkley, Sophie Dziekan and Olivia Hill round out the Falcons' returnees.
• Fralick and the Falcons welcome four newcomers (all Ohio natives) to this year's roster, including redshirt sophomore Morgan Sharps (Granville, Ohio), a transfer from Xavier. BG's trio of freshmen include Zoe Miller (Berlin, Ohio), Jocelyn Tate (Pickerington, Ohio) and Amy Velasco (Centerville, Ohio).
HOME COOKIN'
• The Falcons had a 10-2 record at the Stroh Center last season, and BGSU was 8-2 in MAC games at home. Both victory totals are the program's highest since 2013-14, when the Falcons were 16-1 overall and a perfect 9-0 in MAC games at the Stroh.
• The Falcons went 2-7 in MAC home games in each of the prior three years. Last season, BG's second home conference win came on Dec. 22. BGSU recorded a winning home record, both overall and in MAC games, for the first time since '13-14.
• BGSU's total of eight MAC wins at the Stroh last season surpassed the total for the previous four years combined (1-8 in 2016-17, 2-7 in each of the next three years).
A QUICK LOOK AT THE BUCCANEERS
• East Tennessee State comes to the Stroh Center with a record of 0-1, after dropping an 81-54 decision at Cleveland State on Tuesday night (Nov. 9). Damiah Griffin led the Buccaneers with 13 points, while Jaila Roberts added 11 off the bench.
• The Bucs were picked to finish seventh in the Southern Conference in 2021-22 under first-year head coach Simon Harris. ETSU returns seven players from last year's team that advanced to the semifinals of the SoCon Tournament. A year ago, the Bucs finished with an overall record of 4-16 and a 1-10 league mark.
THE SERIES
• The Falcons and ETSU have never met in women's basketball.
DOWN THE ROAD
• BGSU opens the 2021-22 season with three games in a seven-day span. Following the ETSU contest, the Falcons will be back at the Stroh on Sunday (Nov. 14), hosting Horizon League favorite IUPUI in a 2:00 p.m. start.
• Then, the Orange and Brown will hit the road for the first time, meeting Ohio State in Columbus on Tuesday night (Nov. 17). That contest will tip off at 7:00 p.m.
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• Then, on Sunday (Nov. 14), the Orange and Brown will face IUPUI in a 2:00 p.m. contest at the Stroh.
• Fralick, entering her fourth season at the helm of the Falcons, returns 10 players off of last year's roster.
• The Falcons, after going 10-21 overall and 3-15 in the MAC two years ago, were picked to finish 11th in the 12-team league in 2020-21, according to the preseason coaches' poll. BG proceeded to post a 14-4 MAC record to win the regular-season crown. Then, the Orange and Brown defeated Eastern Michigan and Buffalo in the MAC Tournament in Cleveland, before falling to Central Michigan in the championship game.
• BGSU advanced to the WNIT, and the Falcons finished with an overall record of 21-8. BG tied for the second-best turnaround in the nation, with an improvement of +12.0 games.
FOLLOW THE FALCONS
• There are multiple ways to keep up with the Falcons this season...
• TV/VIDEO: Both the ETSU and IUPUI contests will be available via ESPN3. All of BGSU's home games, as well as many road contests, will be streamed via ESPN3 or ESPN+.
• RADIO/AUDIO: All BGSU home games and selected road games will have an audio stream thanks to the Bowling Green Radio Sports Organization (BGRSO).
• LIVE STATS: Live stats are scheduled to be available for all BGSU games in 2021-22.
• 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.
• Everyone in attendance at BGSU home games is required to wear a mask which covers the nose and mouth throughout their entire time inside the Stroh Center, except when actively eating or drinking, regardless of vaccination status. This includes fans and media (including radio, TV and web-stream broadcasters).
• If spectators are unwilling to wear masks, they are encouraged not to attend games in person for the sake of their health and the health of others.
CAPTAINS
• Molly Dever, Lexi Fleming, Kadie Hempfling and Madisen Parker are the captains of the 2021-22 Falcons. "As we went through the process (of naming captains), it was clear that those four are really admired by their teammates," said Robyn Fralick. "I love that they are a very complementary group; they really bring different strengths. Together, they really have a good pulse on the team."
ABOUT THE FALCONS
• Have we mentioned that BGSU won 21 total games and the MAC regular-season title in 2020-21? We have? Well they did.
• A total of 10 letterwinners from that club, including all five starters, are on the roster in 2021-22. BG's top-five scorers are back from a year ago, including All-MAC performers Lexi Fleming and Kadie Hempfling. Fleming, a sophomore, was named the MAC Freshman of the Year after averaging a team-high 15.9 points per game, and she also was chosen to the All-MAC Second Team. Fleming's total of 67 steals was the highest by a freshman in BGSU history.
• Fleming recently suffered an injury, however, and will miss the 2021-22 season.
• Hempfling, a senior, earned all-league third-team honors a year ago after averaging 12.4 points and 5.9 rebounds per contest. She ranked among the top-three players on the team in scoring, rebounding and assists (3.0 apg), and led the Falcons in plus/minus ratio.
• Junior Elissa Brett rounds out BG's returning double-digit scorers. Brett averaged 12.0 ppg and led the Falcons in rebounding (6.7 rpg). She led the Orange and Brown in scoring at tournament time, averaging 13.8 ppg in BG's six tournament games (three MAC Tournament and three WNIT contests).
• Sophomore Nyla Hampton and fifth-year Falcon Madisen Parker scored 9.3 and 7.4 ppg, respectively, last season. Hampton joined Fleming on the MAC's All-Freshman Team, and also was chosen to the MAC All-Defensive Team. She was second on the Falcons in both assists (2.8) and steals (2.3) per game, and shot 63 percent from the field in BG's three WNIT games in Rockford.
• Parker, after leading the entire nation in three-point field-goal percentage two years ago, finished 11th in the country last season. She shot 45.0% from the arc, making a team-high 58 long-range attempts, and is fifth in BGSU history with a total of 201 career three-pointers made.
• Sophomore Kenzie Lewis was one of just two Falcons to start all 29 games last year, joining Hempfling in that category. Lewis averaged 4.9 ppg despite attempting fewer than three shots per contest, and led the team in assists (3.1 apg) while ranking second in both rebounds (6.1) and steals (2.0)
• Redshirt junior Molly Dever and sophomores Jasmine Clerkley, Sophie Dziekan and Olivia Hill round out the Falcons' returnees.
• Fralick and the Falcons welcome four newcomers (all Ohio natives) to this year's roster, including redshirt sophomore Morgan Sharps (Granville, Ohio), a transfer from Xavier. BG's trio of freshmen include Zoe Miller (Berlin, Ohio), Jocelyn Tate (Pickerington, Ohio) and Amy Velasco (Centerville, Ohio).
HOME COOKIN'
• The Falcons had a 10-2 record at the Stroh Center last season, and BGSU was 8-2 in MAC games at home. Both victory totals are the program's highest since 2013-14, when the Falcons were 16-1 overall and a perfect 9-0 in MAC games at the Stroh.
• The Falcons went 2-7 in MAC home games in each of the prior three years. Last season, BG's second home conference win came on Dec. 22. BGSU recorded a winning home record, both overall and in MAC games, for the first time since '13-14.
• BGSU's total of eight MAC wins at the Stroh last season surpassed the total for the previous four years combined (1-8 in 2016-17, 2-7 in each of the next three years).
A QUICK LOOK AT THE BUCCANEERS
• East Tennessee State comes to the Stroh Center with a record of 0-1, after dropping an 81-54 decision at Cleveland State on Tuesday night (Nov. 9). Damiah Griffin led the Buccaneers with 13 points, while Jaila Roberts added 11 off the bench.
• The Bucs were picked to finish seventh in the Southern Conference in 2021-22 under first-year head coach Simon Harris. ETSU returns seven players from last year's team that advanced to the semifinals of the SoCon Tournament. A year ago, the Bucs finished with an overall record of 4-16 and a 1-10 league mark.
THE SERIES
• The Falcons and ETSU have never met in women's basketball.
DOWN THE ROAD
• BGSU opens the 2021-22 season with three games in a seven-day span. Following the ETSU contest, the Falcons will be back at the Stroh on Sunday (Nov. 14), hosting Horizon League favorite IUPUI in a 2:00 p.m. start.
• Then, the Orange and Brown will hit the road for the first time, meeting Ohio State in Columbus on Tuesday night (Nov. 17). That contest will tip off at 7:00 p.m.
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